B&O RDC Commuter Train 131 on Washington Union Station leads, April 29, 1969
cr7998 commented on Train Orders: That's C Tower, between New York Ave and Florida Ave. In those days, it was still possible to gain access to the Washington Terminal tracks between Union Station and New York Avenue. By the mid 1970s, this area was fenced off, security was much tighter, and these shots were not possible. Washington Terminal's C Tower appears in photo #4, with the New York Avenue overpass beyond. C Tower was gone by late 1974 when I visited Washington Union Station for the first time.
The two tracks in front of C Tower were used by B&O passenger trains between Washington and Cumberland, MD. The track to the left of the tower was a B&O freight track that served a number of warehouses and a large coal yard on the west side of the Washington Terminal tracks. Today, the Washington Metro Red Line occupies the property where C Tower and the freight track once were. The Metro New York Ave / Florida Ave station is just south of this point, and photos can be taken from the Metro platform of trains on the Washington Terminal, although there is a fence between the Metro and WT tracks.
The tracks to the Northeast Corridor would be the furthest away from the photographer.
This train was coming from Brunswick MD or Martinsburg, WV.
B&O RDC Commuter Train 131 on Washington Union Station leads, April 29, 1969
cr7998 commented on Train Orders: That's C Tower, between New York Ave and Florida Ave. In those days, it was still possible to gain access to the Washington Terminal tracks between Union Station and New York Avenue. By the mid 1970s, this area was fenced off, security was much tighter, and these shots were not possible. Washington Terminal's C Tower appears in photo #4, with the New York Avenue overpass beyond. C Tower was gone by late 1974 when I visited Washington Union Station for the first time.
The two tracks in front of C Tower were used by B&O passenger trains between Washington and Cumberland, MD. The track to the left of the tower was a B&O freight track that served a number of warehouses and a large coal yard on the west side of the Washington Terminal tracks. Today, the Washington Metro Red Line occupies the property where C Tower and the freight track once were. The Metro New York Ave / Florida Ave station is just south of this point, and photos can be taken from the Metro platform of trains on the Washington Terminal, although there is a fence between the Metro and WT tracks.
The tracks to the Northeast Corridor would be the furthest away from the photographer.
This train was coming from Brunswick MD or Martinsburg, WV.