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The Point of Rocks was a landmark along El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro. Perched atop, a look to the northwest is a view of the railroad that now follows much of the trail's original route.
The El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro (Spanish for "The Royal Road of the Interior Land") is an ancient travel route between Santa Fe and Mexico City, whose use started in the late 16th century. The portion that travels through New Mexico passes through an arid desert known as the Jornada del Muerto (Spanish for "Journey of the Dead Man"), within which was recently created a National Historic Trail. Portions of this trail are open for hiking.
Streaking past the station, a westbound manifest lead by foreign power rolls through Point of Rocks, Maryland shortly before 7 AM.
View of the Potomac River near Point of Rocks, Maryland in Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park.
I needed a little jaunt to get my motorcycling legs back under me. I've never stopped off at Point of Rocks, so this was a good time. I still didn't visit the tunnel. Or the canal. So there are future trips to be had.
The Point of Rocks Railroad Station is a historic passenger rail station on the MARC Brunswick Line between Washington, D.C. and Martinsburg, WV located at Point of Rocks, Frederick County, Maryland, United States.[2] The station was built by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in 1873, and designed by E. Francis Baldwin. It is situated at the junction of the B&O Old Main Line (running to Baltimore) and the Metropolitan Branch (running to Washington, D.C.). The Met Branch also opened in 1873 and became the principal route for passenger trains between Baltimore, Washington and points west.
The main station building is a 2 1⁄2-story, triangular Gothic Revival with a four-story tower and a 1 1⁄2-story wing at the base. The tower has a pyramidal roof containing a dormer on each side. On top is a square cupola supporting a pyramidal peaked roof.[3].
The station building itself is not open to the public and is used by CSX as storage and offices for maintenance of way crews. In 2008, new platforms and platform shelters were built for MARC commuters traveling east towards Washington DC, replacing older bus shelter–style structures which were erected in the mid 90's.
During the blizzard of 2010, the south side awning on the main building collapsed under the weight of record snow fall, and was later removed leaving half the building missing cover. In January 2011, work to rebuild the destroyed part of the structure began.
The Point of Rocks Railroad Station was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973,[1] and reopened for the Maryland Rail Commuter Service, now called MARC, which established the Brunswick Line.
The Point of Rocks Railroad Station is a historic passenger rail station on the MARC Brunswick Line between Washington, D.C. and Martinsburg, WV located at Point of Rocks, Frederick County, Maryland, United States.[2] The station was built by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in 1873, and designed by E. Francis Baldwin. It is situated at the junction of the B&O Old Main Line (running to Baltimore) and the Metropolitan Branch (running to Washington, D.C.). The Met Branch also opened in 1873 and became the principal route for passenger trains between Baltimore, Washington and points west.
The main station building is a 2 1⁄2-story, triangular Gothic Revival with a four-story tower and a 1 1⁄2-story wing at the base. The tower has a pyramidal roof containing a dormer on each side. On top is a square cupola supporting a pyramidal peaked roof.[3].
The station building itself is not open to the public and is used by CSX as storage and offices for maintenance of way crews. In 2008, new platforms and platform shelters were built for MARC commuters traveling east towards Washington DC, replacing older bus shelter–style structures which were erected in the mid 90's.
During the blizzard of 2010, the south side awning on the main building collapsed under the weight of record snow fall, and was later removed leaving half the building missing cover. In January 2011, work to rebuild the destroyed part of the structure began.
The Point of Rocks Railroad Station was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973,[1] and reopened for the Maryland Rail Commuter Service, now called MARC, which established the Brunswick Line.
MARC, which stands for Maryland Rail Commuter was formed in 1983 to take over funding and operation of the commuter services formerly operated by B&O and Conrail. The agency operated (and continues to operate three routes. One (pictured here) from Washington to Martinsburg, WV. Another runs on CSX from Washington to Baltimore. The third provides local service on the Northeast Corridor between Washington, Baltimore and Perryville, Maryland.
MARC P875 is stopped to discharge passengers at the historic Point Of Rocks station in Fredrick County, MD, March 16, 2017.
The Point of Rocks Railroad Station is a historic passenger rail station on the MARC Brunswick Line between Washington, D.C. and Martinsburg, WV located at Point of Rocks, Frederick County, Maryland, United States.[2] The station was built by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in 1873, and designed by E. Francis Baldwin. It is situated at the junction of the B&O Old Main Line (running to Baltimore) and the Metropolitan Branch (running to Washington, D.C.). The Met Branch also opened in 1873 and became the principal route for passenger trains between Baltimore, Washington and points west.
The main station building is a 2 1⁄2-story, triangular Gothic Revival with a four-story tower and a 1 1⁄2-story wing at the base. The tower has a pyramidal roof containing a dormer on each side. On top is a square cupola supporting a pyramidal peaked roof.[3].
The station building itself is not open to the public and is used by CSX as storage and offices for maintenance of way crews. In 2008, new platforms and platform shelters were built for MARC commuters traveling east towards Washington DC, replacing older bus shelter–style structures which were erected in the mid 90's.
During the blizzard of 2010, the south side awning on the main building collapsed under the weight of record snow fall, and was later removed leaving half the building missing cover. In January 2011, work to rebuild the destroyed part of the structure began.
The Point of Rocks Railroad Station was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973,[1] and reopened for the Maryland Rail Commuter Service, now called MARC, which established the Brunswick Line.
Looking southeast from the Point of Rocks along El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro. In the immediate valley below lies a railroad that follows much of the trail's original route, and to the far left lies the tail end of the Robledo Mountains northwest of Las Cruces.
The El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro (Spanish for "The Royal Road of the Interior Land") is an ancient travel route between Santa Fe and Mexico City, whose use started in the late 16th century. The portion that travels through New Mexico passes through an arid desert known as the Jornada del Muerto (Spanish for "Journey of the Dead Man"), within which was recently created a National Historic Trail. Portions of this trail are open for hiking.
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When we visit my wife'a relatives in MD, I run down to Point of Rocks for a sure thing, the afternoon commuter rush. A CSX auto train preceded this train, but I had just pulled up and didn't have the camera ready.
Shutter stuck on my Canon Powershot A95, creating this unintentional vignette. It's a shot of the beach rock tidepools at Point-of-Rocks beach in Sarasota, FL.
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.
taken at point of rocks beach in sarasota florida taken with my nikon d80 and a sigma 10-20 with a cicular polerizer and a 4stop grad nd on a manfrotto tripod
Southeast of the Point of Rocks along El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro lies Upham Road, running from I-10 north to Spaceport America.
The El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro (Spanish for "The Royal Road of the Interior Land") is an ancient travel route between Santa Fe and Mexico City, whose use started in the late 16th century. The portion that travels through New Mexico passes through an arid desert known as the Jornada del Muerto (Spanish for "Journey of the Dead Man"), within which was recently created a National Historic Trail. Portions of this trail are open for hiking.
Just prior to the train's arrival, a dark storm was passing to the east behind the depot. The sun came out for a bit too, giving that perfect golden storm light. Unfortunately, the train was running 5 minutes late and conditions changed before it's arrival.
Crescent Beach, Sarasota.
Plenty of walkers are out getting their exercise before the sun burns off the early-morning haze.
In the distance is the local landmark known as the Point of Rocks. A short scramble over the rocks and through some of the Gulf of Mexico leads to another white sand beach around the corner, one that's more pristine and much less-visited than this one and extends for several miles, to the end of Siesta Key.
I shot this from the eastbound Amtrak Capitol Limited as we were passing through Point of Rocks, Mayryland. I was enroute to my visit with flickr contact John H. Bowman and his wife Ruth Ann in Richmond, Virginia and rode the Capitol Limited from South Bend, Indiana to Washington, DC, where I changed trains for the final leg to Richmond.
The unique and charming old railroad station in Point of Rocks, Maryland has become a landmark of railroad architecture. Designed in Gothic Revival style by E. Francis Baldwin, the station was opened by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in 1876 at the point where their mainline from Washington, DC joins the mainline from Baltimore. The four-story steeple at the front is the most notable feature of the station. Point of Rocks Station
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