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CSX tracks in Point of Rocks, Maryland. They run next to the C&O Canal National Historic Park. #CSX #PointOfRocks #railroad #259 #rail
Amtrak train 29, the Capitol Limited, passes the venerable B&O depot at Point of Rocks, MD westbound on #2 main of CSXT's Metropolitan Subdivision, May 28, 2024.
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Westbound Amtrak Capitol Limited passenger train on CSX Transportation track at station in Point of Rocks, Maryland, on April 5, 1990. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-44-10-09
Colfax County, New Mexico, County Road C-52, looking north toward a spot on the Santa Fe Trail called Point of Rocks.
When I spotted this on Google Maps I thought it was just someone's jokey contribution to the database, but it's real. It's a Santa Fe Trail historical area and also happens to be the location of the 3rd highest elevation in Kansas.
In Point of Rocks, Maryland. designed by E. Francis Baldwin and built by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in 1873.
This is the last photo in the slideshow. After this we spent the night in D.C. and flew home in the morning.
For the first time since August of 2021, I found myself face-to-face with the black and red of a Canadian National unit, this time in Point of Rocks, Maryland. A clean 3226 led M371 past the old depot under golden light.
CSXT empty hopper train E725-30 glides through the interlocking from #4 to #1 main at Point Of Rocks MD on July 30, 2021.
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The classic Baltimore & Ohio Station at the division point of the "Old Main Line" and the Capitol Subdivision" observes a beautiful sunset on a fairly warm evening along to Potomac River.
Point of Rocks Station, Point of Rocks, MD
"Take Me To A Secret Place"
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On a day that weather and operations allowed for only one decent photo to be taken, at least caught a lucky break in the clouds. That KCSM AC44 trailing the obligatory "Grey Poupon" leader sure is a long way from home up here in Wyoming!
There's not a whole lot to Point of Rocks, Wyoming other than a truck stop on I-80 and a center siding on the Overland Route. But did find it is one of the few places east of Rock Springs with both easy access to the tracks and a nice scenic backdrop. Rolling at a good clip with a nice clean leader, an eastbound continues towards Cheyenne and North Platte.
MARC train P879 pulls away from the depot at Point of Rocks, MD on May 28, 2024.
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CSXT L124 is westbound on the #1 main as it passes the historic former B&O station at Point of Rocks MD on October 11, 2023. In the background. MOW employees are unloading section rail behind the station.
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During the afternoon commuter rush, MARC P877 offloads passengers at the historic Point Of Rocks station in Maryland while CSXT's Q416 waits at the stop signal on #2 track for traffic to clear up and space to park in nearby Brunswick yard. A rare treat for 2017 was the appearance of GP39PH #73 in the lead. MARC trains as of late have become more homogenous in their appearance with the MP36s dominating operations here as well as on Amtrak's NEC.
March 16, 2017
A Brunswick, MD based local returns westbound towards home after a trip to Mt Airy on the B&O's Old Main Line at Point of Rocks, MD.
Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe). Point of Rocks, C&O Canal Historical Park, Frederick County, Maryland.
Westbound empty racks shut me out from shooting the westbound Capitol Limited at Point of Rocks.
Unknown CSX @ Point of Rocks Station, Point of Rocks, MD
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Westbound coal cars roll off of the Old Main Line at Point of Rocks, MD behind WM GP40-2 #4314. WM's fleet of GP40-2s were built after the Chessie System merger and delivered in full Chessie paint.
4/2021 - Point of Rocks, MD
Not 100% sure what was going on here, but I think a westbound stopped at Point of Rocks to spin their lead engine so it was facing west. CSX 838 creeps around the wye as a couple young fans look on.
I've seen pictures of this tunnel before, but didn't realize it was as close as it was to me. I say close when it's about an hour and twenty minute drive from my house. I found a brief history of the tunnel on the "canaltrust.org" website and thought it pretty much sums it up pretty nicely.
From the canaltrust.org website:
First constructed in the 1860s, the tunnel was enlarged in 1902 to accommodate larger trains. In the early 1960s, the eastbound track was moved to the outside of the tunnel to accommodate still larger trains. This was done by blasting the rocks on the old alignment outside the tunnel, enlarging the road bed, and dumping the excavation rocks into the canal bed, where they remain today.
A westbound "one engine wonder" passes the famous B&O depot at Point of Rocks, MD on the Metropolitan Subdivision.
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Amtrak P029-13 threads it's way through the interlocking at Point Of Rocks, MD, March 13, 2018. The clouds this day were both interesting and annoying. Just 30 seconds before the train arrived, a nice sized cloud had parked itself in front of the sun but fortunately chose to move on as the engineer called the signal at East Rocks. P42 #184 is painted in one of the "heritage schemes" that Amtrak adopted for a few locomotives to celebrate their 40th anniversary in 2011.
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