Today, the railroad operates on 92 miles of track and runs out of a restored station in Federalsburg, Maryland.

[6] At that time, the states of Maryland and Delaware were paying subsidies to Conrail for branch lines, still owned by Penn Central, serving rural communities.

[8] After years of using part of the Snow Hill branch for tank car storage, active rail service was restored in June 2019 to the Tysons Foods facility.

Each segment intersects the Delmarva Central Railroad, which interchanges with the Norfolk Southern Railway in Clayton, Delaware.

By the time the Maryland State Rail Administration had begun maintenance and repair of these lines in the late 1970s, the slag had been crushed into a fine dust that held moisture and promoted the decay of the wooden timbers.

[10] In 1892 Hurlock became the intersection of the Delaware Railroad and the Baltimore, Chesapeake and Atlantic Railway, which are no longer operating.