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As the night turns to day, a MARC commuter train transitions from the Old Main Line to the Metropolitan Subdivision at Point of Rock, pushing morning commuters from Frederick to Washington.
Originating in Martinsburg, WV, MARC P878 rounds the bend while slowing for a stop to pick up morning commuters at Point of Rocks, Maryland.
"Point Of Rocks", Image size, 14 x 20 inches. This is a painting by Harry Richardson of a well-known railroad station near Point of Rocks, Maryland.
Point of Rocks Station was designed in the 1870s by Baltimore architect E. Francis Baldwin in the Victorian Gothic Revival style. Here along the Potomac River just south of Brunswick, Md., the Baltimore rail line merges with the tracks of the Chesapeake and Ohio system.
Signed prints are available.
Approximate overall framed size is 25 x 31 inches. Other sizes available.
The historic Victorian era station at Point Of Rocks, MD still looks fabulous in the late afternoon light although the signals and the ADA cabinet clutter the picture somewhat. Designed by E. Francis Baldwin and built by the Baltimore And Ohio Railroad in 1873. It is situated at the junction of CSX's Old Main Line and the Metropolitan Subdivision.
March 16, 2017
This stop on our field trip was to look at the 7 ash and sediment deposits of the late Eocene Bell Top formation.
Too much geology, however, usually results in yawns, blank stares, and in this case, flipping to next photo on your Flickr stream.
So, instead, I will point out some historical features in this photograph while Dr. Mack lectures on the Bell Top (it was a really good lecture!).
Our cars and vans are parked just above the Panama hat on the gentleman on the right side of photograph (by the way, I have known him since elementary school). Two low hills separate the cars from the famous Jornada del Muerto. The Jornada has a very long and interesting history that stretches all the way back to the Conquistadores of the 1500's. The mountains on the left horizon are the Caballo Mountains and the Rio Grande river flows just on the other side of them.
The river makes a jog to the west and the Jornada represented a slightly shorter route from the El Paso de Norte (El Paso in Texas) to the capital of Nuevo Mexico, Santa Fe. Most caravans would stock up on food, water, and feed and head up the flat Jornada, which has none of these items. I would have just kept by the river and arrived a little later. Point of Rocks was a landmark on the route.
There are several versions of how this flat basin got its name and what the name actually translates to. North of here is a very small community named Aleman. It is supposedly named for a German immigrant who was fleeing the Inquisition and died in this harsh desert in the late 1700's. The northern end of the Jornada ususlly was the Pueblo and surrounding community that the Spanish named Socorro which translates to "aid" or "assistance". I am surprised it wasn't named "Gracias de Dios".
Linkin Park wrote a song/introduction named "Jornada del Muerto" that was included on their "Thousand Suns" album because the Trinity site is located at the northern end of the Jornada.
The newest chapter in the history of the Jornada is the construction of the Virgin Galactic Spaceport just north of the Point of Rocks. Let's just hope that it doesn't live up to the "Muerto" moniker...
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PS The geologic map under Dr. Mack's arm covers the area seen in the previous photograph.
AC4400CW #6755 * C44ACM #7135 * SD70ACe #8938 -- US30, MP-422.2, Point of Rocks, NE 06/24/2022 -5526
The historic Baltimore and Ohio depot at Point of Rocks, Maryland, located at the junction of the Old Main Line from Baltimore and the Metropolitan Branch from Washington D.C.
Commuters from a severe weather delayed MARC train, depart and cross the tracks to their waiting vehicles.
AC4400CW #6755 * C44ACM #7135 * SD70ACe #8938 * SD40N #1871 -- US30, MP-422.2, Point of Rocks, NE 06/24/2022 -5529
Still in Chessie pait, GP40 6544 leads a repanited sibling past the old B&O signal & depot at Point of Rocks, MD
" Point Of Rocks, Engine 614", Image size, 14 x 20 inches. This is a painting by Maryland artist Harry Richardson of the famous railroad station at Point of Rocks, Maryland, where the Baltimore line and Washington tracks come together near the Route 15 bridge over the Potomac River. Also featured is the Chesapeake and Ohio steam engine # 614.
Point of Rocks Station was designed in the 1870s by Baltimore architect E. Francis Baldwin in the Victorian Gothic Revival style and is on the National Register of Historic Places.
In 2015, the National Railroad Museum in Green Bay, Wisconsin selected this scene for its holiday card series. The cards are available through the Holiday Card Center in Baltimore, Md.
Signed prints are available.
Approximate overall framed size is 25 x 31 inches. Other sizes available.
Harry's painting "Point Of Rocks, Engine 614" was selected for two years in a row as a Holiday card image by the National Railroad Museum in Green Bay, Wisconsin. A portion of the profit from sales of the card goes towards operation of the museum.
Jim Bridger Coal fired power plant at Point of Rocks, Wyoming March 11, 2025. The plant was scheduled to shut down, but after a recent assessment, its retirement has been cancelled.
Click on the photo to view the large version of this for best details. Taken with my Canon s100 P&S camera.
On a snowy evening, the lead engine on P811 patiently waits for evening commuters to detrain at Point of Rocks, MD.
Spent a super fun day exploring areas in/around Leesburg, VA this past Saturday.
This tunnel is right off of the C&O path that runs along the Potomac at Point of Rocks.
CSX manifest freight Q388 blasts around the Old Main Line past historic Point of Rocks station. The Q388 runs from the Belt Railway of Chicago to Selkirk, New York, and today has an all-General Electric consist: ET44AH 3364, NS E44DC 7686, NS Dash 9 9560, and CSX Dash 8 7679. 2017-07-11.
The depot at Point of Rocks, MD is a national landmark. The building is on an "island" where the railroads to and from Washington and Baltimore split/join. This is one of the oldest railroads in the USA.
In August 1998 I saw the Capitol Limited here, when it was on it's way to Chicago.
While a band of snow moves through Point of Rocks, Maryland, MARC train P895 begins its trek up the Old Main Line with a load of passengers bound for Frederick.
MARC commuter train out of Washington DC at Point of Rocks Maryland. October 1987. Scan from 35mm slide.