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The CSX OCS splits the WB signals at Point of Rocks as it heads toward Cumberland from the Met Sub Division
Amtrak 366 leads the Floridian out of Point of Rocks and towards its station stop in Harpers Ferry. It's only faintly visible here, but the 366 is wearing a "America 250" decal to commemorate the nation's birthday.
CSXT westbound autorack train Q217 rounds the curve at Point Of Rocks MD on July 5, 2021. The 7208 is a recent rebuild from a CW44AC.
Kodak Portra 400
At least I'm assuming this parent was feeding the chicks. They must have been pretty small as I never saw them.
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This mixed freight heads off "The Old Main" at Point of Rocks.
Nikon D610 & Nikkor 24-120mm f/4 @ f/7.1
The parent was removing all of the feathers at a location away from the chicks. Then it was taken to feed the chicks.
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The Point of Rocks station rumbles as a CSX unit train of all Autoracks heads through town is led by CSXT 4767 (SD70MACe).
Nikon D610 & Nikkor 24-120mm f/4 @ f/7
Amtrak train #440, the Capitol Limited, is eastbound on the B&O's Metropolitan Subdivision at Point of Rocks, MD.
Train C769's DPU helper shoves on the rear of the eastbound coal train as it passes the historic B&O depot at Point of Rocks, MD on June 27, 2024. The train is running the Old Main Line to Baltimore which bypasses the congested Washington DC area and keeps the slower and longer freight out of the commuter traffic.
Kodak Ektar 100
Pentax MX, 40mm f2.8
MARC SC44 #84 departs the depot at Point of Rocks, MD on May 28, 2024. Next stop is Brunswick, just a few miles ahead.
Ektachrome E100
Pentax MX, 40mm f2.8 lens
Autoracks head east onto the OML as sunset approaches. Summer solstice means some light falls on the north face of the venerable Baldwin-designed station.
MARC GP39H-2 #70 leads the Frederick Local (P891-16) onto the the Old Main Line via the east leg of the wye at Point Of Rocks, MD, March 16, 2018. Nikon F, Fujichrome RDP-100.
Sunset on the shores of Crescent Beach in Siesta Key at an area known as "Point-of-Rocks."
Point-of-Rocks is a natural outcropping of flat, smooth beach rock located at the far southern end of Crescent Beach. It can be thought of as a natural boundary between Crescent Beach and Turtle Beach. The rocks begin on the beach and extend out into the water for about 300 feet.
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Amtrak train approaches Point of Rocks station in Maryland. The train is on CSX trackage for this run.
Nikon D610 & Nikkor 24-120mm f/4
First attempts at a daytime long exposure shot using my new Hoya ND400 filter. 50 second exposure. Added a little split-toning to the BW image.
When this male, Spring form of the Summer Azure (Celastrina ladon ladon), takes wing the upper surface is a deep blue. It is a stunning little butterfly. This male is feeding on the flower of a Speedwell (Veronica sp.). Point of Rocks, C&O Canal National Historical Park, Frederick County, Maryland.
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Point of Rocks train station in monochrome.
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White Tree among the green Trees along the Virginia shoreline on the Potomac River - Point of Rocks MD
The afternoon MARC local train P873 has stopped at Point Of Rocks MD on October 7, 2020.
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I look for one of these shells every time I'm down in Florida, yet all I can ever find is ones with no vacancy, the tenent giving me the eye(s).
Someday I'll find one empty in good condition, but I'm sure not going to evict anyone to get it. This guy was tossed back into deeper water to continue on his way.
CSXT CW44AC #362 leads the empty Rockrunner back to Millville, WVA at Point Of Rocks, MD on the #2 track, March 13, 2018.
Nikon F, Fomapan 100.
Eastbound Union Pacific Railroad steam locomotive no. 8444 leads special Shriners train on August 31, 1968 at Point of Rocks, Wyoming. Photograph by Victor Hand. Hand-UP-C64-19.JPG;
I have long wanted to visit the classic station at Point of Rocks, Maryland. I finally got the chance on March 14, 2012 after spending most of the day at the Smithsonian Air & Space Museum Annex at Dulles Airport. This westbound from Baltimore is one of several freights we saw that beautiful late afternoon.