Current Status
Through a complex series of acquisitions in 1905, Queen Anne's Railroad ceased to exist and its assets became the property of the Maryland, Delaware and Virginia Railway Company (MD&V), a subsidiary of the Pennsylvania Railroad.
Much of the rairload's original track has been abandoned, but segments are still used for freight rail service by the Delaware Coast Line Railroad. In Queen Anne's County, Maryland, a project has converted much of the railroad right-of-way into part of the Cross Island Trail, a rail trail which is in turn part of the American Discovery Trail. The path of the railroad is approximated today by the following roads:
- Maryland Route 18
- U.S. Route 50
- Maryland Route 404
- Maryland Route 16
- Delaware Route 16
- Delaware Route 1
- U.S. Route 9.
A Delaware state historical marker in Milton and another in Ellendale's historic Railroad Square district commemorate the railroad. The original railroad stations in Stevensville and Sudlersville are both still in existence and serve as museums.
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