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Westbound Maryland Area Regional Commuter 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-44-10-12
shot on the walkway over to the platform where riders wait to Brunswick MARC Train to The Nations Capital.
As the clouds rolled in to block the sun behind me, an afternoon MARC train departed the venerable B&O depot at Point Of Rocks MD on March 14, 2024.
The tracks to the left of the train are the Old Main Line Subdivision of CSXT.
Kodak Ektar 100
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Surrounded by a haze of coal dust, helpers push on the rear of a loaded coal drag heading eastbound on the Metropolitan Subdivision at Point of Rocks, Maryland. The helpers were added in Brunswick to assist getting the heavy load over the upcoming grade in Barnesville.
CSXT M21728's DPU passes the historic B&O depot at Point of Rocks, MD on May 28, 2024. The station's steeple is the only part of the building that is visible in this slide. Meanwhile, a dove has taken flight headed for safer grounds.
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Each of them has over 4.7 million miles of service under the belt, but their work is not yet finished. Amtrak AEM-7s 942 and 928 ride westward in train 29(11), the westbound Capitol Limited, en route to their new owners. Shown at Point of Rocks, Maryland, 2017-07-11.
Prothonotary Warblers have become increasingly hard to find near my Howard County home. It's a pleasure to go where they are still abundant. They can certainly divert one's attention from Odonates. :)
CSXT L112 (the trash train) heads east lite through the interlocking at Pt Of Rocks, MD from Brunswick Yard on May 28, 2024.
Ektachrome E100
Pentax MX, 40mm pancake lens
Tachihara 4x5 | Schneider Krueznach f5.6 135mm | Fomapan 100
Secondary building behind the main train station in Point of Rocks, MD. Perhaps an old switch tower in its former life.
MARC #85, one of eight brand-new Siemens Chargers purchased by the agency, leads P877 into Point of Rocks, Maryland on rails that have seen over a century and a half of commuter trains.
In the foreground is the Baltimore and Ohio's Old Main Line dating back to 1832, the oldest mainline in the nation. The Point of Rocks depot was established in 1873 after the Metropolitan Branch was built to connect the OML with Washington D.C.
Spring form of Summer Azure (Celastrina neglecta). C&O Canal National Historical Park, Point of Rocks, Frederick County, Maryland.
1952 Zeiss Super Ikonta 532/16 | Zeiss-Opton 80mm 2.8 Tessar RED T | AstrHori AH-M1 | Kodak TMAX 100 | Kodak HC110b | www.JohnnyMartyr.com
We look for one of these shells every time we're 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.
An eastbound freight passes the passenger platform at the Point of Rocks station.
Nikon D610 & Nikkor 24-120mm f/4 @ f/22
Amtrak's Capitol Limited passes by the Point of Rocks station en-route to Chicago. Scott can be seen giving a friendly hello.
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;
The Capitol Limited glides westward through the interlocking at Point Of Rocks, MD, August 31, 2017.
Train 877 arrives at Point of Rocks, Maryland on a hot 96F (35C) day with a real feel temp of 114F (45C). Built in 1873, the historic depot still stands & there are plans to transfer ownership from CSX to the Maryland Department of Transportation to restore and reopen the building.
Westbound Maryland Area Regional Commuter 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-44-11-19
GP38-2 #2742, an ex Conrail/former Penn Central unit, leads the Frederick Local long hood forward back to Brunswick Yard passing through Point Of Rocks MD on March 14, 2024. Meanwhile the shuttle bus for the next MARC train arrival idles to the left of the station.
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A westbound empty rockrunner makes it's way through Point Of Rocks on #2 main. July 20, 1997. Mamiya Super 23, Fujichrome Velvia 50.
Helpers from CSXT's Brunswick yard lean into a loaded unit coal train as it enters the Old Main Line Subdivision at Point Of Rocks, MD. The CEFX and Union Pacific locomotives made a welcome change from the usual CSX GEVOs in their YN3 paint schemes. Nikon F-50mm f2 lens, Fomapan 100.
Westbound CSX Transportation locomotives at station in Point of Rocks, Maryland, on April 5, 1990. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-44-10-20
An attempt at a pnned shot of MARC train P875 was had at Point of Rocks MD on October 11, 2023 as the train was accelerating from the station stop. I still need practice at these. I am no J Parker Lamb. The wave from the engineer was a nice touch though.
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Victoria West, commonly called Vic West, is an historic neighbourhood of the city of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, located just west of downtown across Victoria Harbour, bordering on the Township of Esquimalt. When the Hudson's Bay Company arrived in Victoria in 1842 to establish Fort Victoria, the neighbourhood now known as Victoria West was the site of a village of the Songhees, the aboriginal people of the Victoria area. The Songhees people were relocated in 1911 to permit industrial development of Victoria West. Much of the residential and early commercial development of Victoria West occurred in the 1890s up until 1913. Residential development was facilitated by the arrival of streetcar service in 1890. While a few expensive homes were located in the neighbourhood, particularly in the area of the Gorge waterway, much of the development in the area was for working-class families. The Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway line passes through Victoria West, and the roundhouse was located in the neighbourhood. In addition, at one time there were as many as seven shipbuilding companies in the area. The largest and grandest of the homes built along the Vic West shore of the Gorge was Burleith, the residence built in 1892 by James Dunsmuir, son of Robert Dunsmuir and set among 20 acres of lawns and gardens.
The Victoria West Post Office was established - 1 August 1892 - it became Victoria Sub Office No. 5 - 1 June 1909.
LINK to a list of the Postmasters who served at the VICTORIA WEST Post Office - www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/postal-heritage-philately/...;
sent from - / VICTORIA • WEST / MR 12 / 95 / B.C. / - split ring cancel - this split ring hammer (A-1) was proofed - 26 July 1892 - (RF D).
via - / SEATTLE, WASH. / AM / MAR 13 / 5 / TRANSIT / - transit backstamp.
Addressed to: John D. Reid Esq. / Almond Post Office / Point of Rocks, / Wyoming, / U.S.
Legend has it that Butch Cassidy buried his loot near the historic Point of Rocks Stage Station east of Rock Springs. The last person to reside at the stage station was Jim McKee, supposedly at one time a member of the Hole-in-the-Wall gang. McKee is said to have spent much of his time looking for a cache of unrecovered loot from one of Butch Cassidy's robberies.
Point of Rocks is an unincorporated community in Sweetwater County, Wyoming, United States. As of the 2000 census, Point of Rocks had a total population of three, when it was a census-designated place. One household was a married couple living together, while the other was a male individual.
Point of Rocks - GHOST TOWNS OF WYOMING ~WYOMING’S HISTORIC RANCHES - Point of Rocks is located in Sweetwater County, near Wamsutter and Rawlins. It was originally known as the Almond Post Office, a relay point for the Ben Holladay-Overland trail stages in 1862. The Almond Post Office was a less frequent stop for the Union Pacific with the town consisting of only the postmaster and his family. At one time it was said that it was used as a Pony Express stop, but the reality is that it was not even on the Pony Express Route. All that remains in Point of Rocks are the remnants of the original Almond Stage Station. Because of repeated attacks by Indians, Holladay wished to move the stage coach line further south. The station was constructed of local sandstone with a sod covered roof, which allowed it to survive at least one major attack and attempted burning. In 1868, the stage was converted to a stop along the transcontinental railroad and the Overland Trail. When mining declined in the area the station was sold and used as a private home before being taken up by the Wyoming State Parks and restored.
Chukars have been introduced as a game bird into the high desert areas of California from Afganistan and Nepal.
This Chukar was photographed in March at the Point of Rocks area of Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge, Nevada.
Colfax County, New Mexico, County Road C-52, looking north toward a spot on the Santa Fe Trail called Point of Rocks.