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| Title: |
Color position lights |
| Description: |
A classic B&O signal is silhouetted against a late summer sky at Point of Rocks MD. Thirty years later, these would become rare as PTC forced updates in signal hardware, dooming the more interesting systems such as on the B&O, N&W and Pennsy. |
| Photo Date: |
9/12/1986 Upload Date: 12/12/2014 2:26:03 AM |
| Location: |
Point of Rocks, MD |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Signal |
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209 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Late day helpers |
| Description: |
A set of helpers rolls past the Point of Rocks station late in the afternoon as a couple of home bound commuters take in the action |
| Photo Date: |
9/12/1986 Upload Date: 12/12/2014 1:59:06 AM |
| Location: |
Point of Rocks, MD |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Station,Signal,Action |
| Locomotives: |
CO 8638(SD50) CO 7526(SD40) |
| Views: |
607 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Coming off the Old Main Line |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
10/12/1986 Upload Date: 6/19/2007 6:10:44 PM |
| Location: |
Point of Rocks, MD |
| Author: |
Jack Toomey |
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582 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Point of Rocks Tunnel |
| Description: |
By Esther Fairchild: Maryland Department of Transportation "F" unit 7182 emerges westbound from the tunnel just west of Point of Rocks, Maryland, in the Spring of 1987 (date approx.) |
| Photo Date: |
4/1/1987 Upload Date: 11/9/2011 10:51:13 PM |
| Location: |
Point of Rocks, MD |
| Author: |
Esther Fairchild |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Tunnel,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
MARC 7182(F9PHA) |
| Views: |
524 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
6070 ROCKS |
| Description: |
By Esther Fairchild. CSXT 6070 (still showing its former C&O initials) and three others bring a train westbound off the B&O "Old Main Line" by the beautiful Point of Rocks station and on toward Brunswick and Cumberland, Maryland in the Spring of 1987 (date approx). About this picture, Esther says: "In the little room at the front of the station (closest to the camera) there was a radio which the maintenance guys left on all the time, so if you stood by the window for a while you could hear different trains talking and get an idea of what trains might be coming. My main interest at the time was the old buildings in the area, not the trains, but pretty soon I got hooked on train-watching. That shadow on the brick platform isn't a UFO following me around; it's the shadow of a platform lamp - the long shape is the famous cast-iron Point of Rocks station sign." (thanks to contributor Jim Bruce for correcting us on the owner of the 6070) |
| Photo Date: |
5/4/1987 Upload Date: 9/18/2011 10:25:19 PM |
| Location: |
Point of Rocks, MD |
| Author: |
Esther Fairchild |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Station,Action |
| Locomotives: |
CSX 6070(GP40-2) |
| Views: |
541 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
30 Rocks |
| Description: |
By Esther Fairchild: Westbound evening Maryland DOT (B&O) commuter train unloads at Point of Rocks, Maryland in the Summer of 1987. Round "30" sign indicates speed restriction. |
| Photo Date: |
6/1/1987 Upload Date: 9/18/2011 11:34:51 PM |
| Location: |
Point of Rocks, MD |
| Author: |
Esther Fairchild |
| Categories: |
Station,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
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| Views: |
169 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Historic station |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
6/16/1987 Upload Date: 11/17/2012 11:37:45 PM |
| Location: |
Point of Rocks, MD |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Station,Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
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| Views: |
343 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
B&O 6577 west |
| Description: |
Passing Point of Rocks Station |
| Photo Date: |
6/20/1987 Upload Date: 1/29/2013 7:44:47 PM |
| Location: |
Point of Rocks, MD |
| Author: |
Bob Kise |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
CSX 6577(GP40) |
| Views: |
318 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
MDOT in the mist |
| Description: |
By Esther Fairchild: MDOT 7182 carries afternoon commuters home toward Brunswick, Maryland in the Summer of 1987 (date approx). About this picture, Esther says "Looking at this scene I can still feel the mist hanging in the air and the smell of the Potomac valley in the summer time." |
| Photo Date: |
7/30/1987 Upload Date: 11/9/2011 11:28:38 PM |
| Location: |
Point of Rocks, MD |
| Author: |
Esther Fairchild |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
MARC 7182(F9PHA) |
| Views: |
452 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Triple the Fun |
| Description: |
Three Budd RDC cars make their afternoon station stop at Point of Rocks, Maryland on the B&O "Metropolitan Sub" in the Summer of 1987 (date approx.). |
| Photo Date: |
8/4/1987 Upload Date: 9/18/2011 2:50:32 AM |
| Location: |
Point of Rocks, MD |
| Author: |
Esther Fairchild |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Station,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
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| Views: |
173 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Capitol and a classic |
| Description: |
The 11 car eastbound Capitol Limited rolls past the classic B&O Point of Rocks station on its way to DC. |
| Photo Date: |
10/24/1987 Upload Date: 6/12/2015 1:43:01 AM |
| Location: |
Point of Rocks, MD |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Station,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
AMTK 344(F40PH) AMTK 275(F40PH) |
| Views: |
531 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Dome east |
| Description: |
The only dome Amtrak ran on a regular basis in the east was this car on the Capitol. Almost all the other routes could not clear it, since most of then went to New York, which did not have the clearance for it. Wcshingon Union Station did, and the Capitol riders were blessed with this car, seen eastbound at Point of Rocks. |
| Photo Date: |
10/24/1987 Upload Date: 6/15/2015 3:04:39 AM |
| Location: |
Point of Rocks, MD |
| Author: |
Tom:Beckett |
| Categories: |
RollingStock,Signal,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
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| Views: |
264 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Westbound at a classic |
| Description: |
A 114 car westbound comes off the line from Baltimore, passing the beautiful Point of Rocks station as it joins the Metropolitan Sub for the trip west. We'll see this guy again at Brunswick |
| Photo Date: |
10/24/1987 Upload Date: 6/16/2015 2:48:42 AM |
| Location: |
Point of Rocks, MD |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Station,Signal,Action |
| Locomotives: |
BO 3753(GP40) CSX 6545(GP40) BO 4055(GP40) CSX 6779(GP40) |
| Views: |
569 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
377 past the station |
| Description: |
Train 377 rolls 89 cars west off the Metropolitan Sub behind a mix of Chessie power and an ex SCL SD 45. The onset of CSX brought some interesting consists as the fleet mixed. |
| Photo Date: |
10/24/1987 Upload Date: 6/12/2015 2:41:20 AM |
| Location: |
Point of Rocks, MD |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Station,Signal,Action |
| Locomotives: |
BO 4287(GP40-2) CSX 8943(SD45) CSX 8408(SD40-2) |
| Views: |
759 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Helper set |
| Description: |
A set of three engines working in helper service passes through Point of Rocks. CSX is starting to mix power in earnest, as this Seaboard unit on the B&O shows. |
| Photo Date: |
10/24/1987 Upload Date: 6/16/2015 2:50:21 AM |
| Location: |
Point of Rocks, MD |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Signal,Action |
| Locomotives: |
CSX 2580(GP38-2) CSX 6039(GP40-2) CSX 8375(SD40) |
| Views: |
530 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Chessie east |
| Description: |
A pair of Chessie units lead this 99 car eastbound past Point of Rocks. |
| Photo Date: |
10/24/1987 Upload Date: 6/12/2015 2:46:20 AM |
| Location: |
Point of Rocks, MD |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Station,Signal,Action |
| Locomotives: |
CSX 6621(GP40) BO 4330(GP40-2) |
| Views: |
602 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Classic power |
| Description: |
This helper set has a unit that was becoming rare at this time-a U30C. It is an ex L&N unit, now working on the B&O, today on the rear of a 99 car eastbound headed down the Metropolitan Sub. |
| Photo Date: |
10/24/1987 Upload Date: 6/16/2015 2:55:12 AM |
| Location: |
Point of Rocks, MD |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Station,Action |
| Locomotives: |
CSX 7221(U30C) BO 7617(SD40-2) |
| Views: |
569 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
New paint |
| Description: |
It took a while, but CSX started to paint its power in their new corporate image, one a safety officer-and, it turned out, everyone else-would hate. One can interepret the blue/gray theme any number of ways, but this scheme was most unremarkable. Two of the three units on this helper set pass Point of Rocks heading west. |
| Photo Date: |
10/24/1987 Upload Date: 6/16/2015 3:01:36 AM |
| Location: |
Point of Rocks, MD |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
CSX 8375(SD40) CSX 6039(GP40-2) CSX 2580(GP38-2) |
| Views: |
572 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Coming off the Metropolitan branch |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
12/15/1987 Upload Date: 4/25/2006 3:45:25 PM |
| Location: |
Point of Rocks, MD |
| Author: |
Jack Toomey |
| Categories: |
Station,Action |
| Locomotives: |
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| Views: |
356 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
A westbound comes off the Metropolitan branch |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
10/15/1988 Upload Date: 5/5/2006 4:13:18 PM |
| Location: |
Point of Rocks, MD |
| Author: |
Jack Toomey |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
CSX 6826(GP40) |
| Views: |
786 Comments: 4 |
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| Title: |
CSX 8534 |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
1/1/1989 Upload Date: 3/27/2007 7:19:53 PM |
| Location: |
Point of Rocks, MD |
| Author: |
max linder |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
CSX 8534(SD50) |
| Views: |
572 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
CSX 8426 at Point of Rocks |
| Description: |
Alan Tillotson photo |
| Photo Date: |
3/25/1989 Upload Date: 3/14/2022 8:00:12 PM |
| Location: |
Point of Rocks, MD |
| Author: |
Alan Tillotson |
| Categories: |
Station,Action |
| Locomotives: |
CSX 8426(SD40-2) CSX 2605(GP38-2) |
| Views: |
167 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Heading east on the Metropolitan branch towards Washington |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
3/1/1990 Upload Date: 5/3/2006 4:16:26 PM |
| Location: |
Point of Rocks, MD |
| Author: |
Jack Toomey |
| Categories: |
Station,Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
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| Views: |
260 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Monday Evening Commuters |
| Description: |
MARC GP39-2PH 71 leads an afternoon commuter train into Point of Rocks Station on this Monday evening with MDoT painted coaches. Ektachrome by C. Hash |
| Photo Date: |
7/30/1990 Upload Date: 7/30/2013 7:38:41 AM |
| Location: |
Point of Rocks, MD |
| Author: |
Chris Hash |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Station,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
MARC 71(GP39H-2) |
| Views: |
579 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
MARC 84 |
| Description: |
WB MARC 84 Point of Rocks, MD |
| Photo Date: |
7/30/1990 Upload Date: 7/2/2013 11:38:05 PM |
| Location: |
Point of Rocks, MD |
| Author: |
Chris Hash |
| Categories: |
Roster,Station,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
MARC 84(F9PHA) |
| Views: |
515 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
MARC RDCs |
| Description: |
MARC RDCs eastbound in 1992 |
| Photo Date: |
8/30/1992 Upload Date: 8/1/2007 7:37:27 PM |
| Location: |
Point of Rocks, MD |
| Author: |
Jim Mullison |
| Categories: |
RollingStock,Action |
| Locomotives: |
MARC 22(RDC1) |
| Views: |
1016 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
MARC 64 in the Snow |
| Description: |
MARC E9A 64 leads a set of VRE coaches on a snowy Saturday at Point of Rocks, MD. Kodachrome by C. Hash. |
| Photo Date: |
1/9/1993 Upload Date: 2/21/2014 10:14:59 PM |
| Location: |
Point of Rocks, MD |
| Author: |
Chris Hash |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Winter,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
MARC 64(E9AM) |
| Views: |
536 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
Amtrak's Capitol Limited |
| Description: |
Amtrak's EB Capitol Limited P030 is led by a trio of F40PH at Point of Rocks, MD. It is switching onto the Metropolitan SD for the final leg of the Journey to Washington, DC. Kodachrome by C. Hash. |
| Photo Date: |
4/3/1993 Upload Date: 4/25/2014 10:50:50 PM |
| Location: |
Point of Rocks, MD |
| Author: |
Chris Hash |
| Categories: |
Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
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| Views: |
641 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
CSX 8574 East |
| Description: |
Nearing Point of Rocks Station, alongside an old B&O color position light signal |
| Photo Date: |
3/13/1994 Upload Date: 10/16/2013 8:38:16 PM |
| Location: |
Point of Rocks, MD |
| Author: |
Bob Kise |
| Categories: |
Signal,Action |
| Locomotives: |
CSX 8574(SD50) |
| Views: |
327 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Marc 82 on westbound 283 at Point of Rocks, MD |
| Description: |
Marc #82 leads westbound train #283 at Point of Rocks, MD |
| Photo Date: |
4/25/1994 Upload Date: 12/8/2019 7:26:27 PM |
| Location: |
Point of Rocks, MD |
| Author: |
HE Brouse - Brian Sopke Collection |
| Categories: |
Tunnel,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
MARC 82(F9PHA) |
| Views: |
422 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
CSX SD40-2 #8125 |
| Description: |
Former L&N 8125 Eastbound thru Point Of Rocks. Headed up old main, Station behind photographer. |
| Photo Date: |
5/1/1994 Upload Date: 3/3/2015 11:25:38 PM |
| Location: |
Point of Rocks, MD |
| Author: |
Ray Soderberg |
| Categories: |
Roster,Station,Action |
| Locomotives: |
CSX 8125(SD40-2) |
| Views: |
514 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Westbound CSX GP40 6553 |
| Description: |
West end of Point of Rocks tunnel with Chessie GP30 |
| Photo Date: |
5/1/1994 Upload Date: 3/3/2015 11:16:53 PM |
| Location: |
Point of Rocks, MD |
| Author: |
Ray Soderberg |
| Categories: |
Roster,Tunnel,Action |
| Locomotives: |
CSX 6553(GP40) |
| Views: |
360 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
CSX 8236 & 8172 |
| Description: |
Westbound SD40-2 Helpers |
| Photo Date: |
5/1/1994 Upload Date: 3/3/2015 11:34:55 PM |
| Location: |
Point of Rocks, MD |
| Author: |
Ray Soderberg |
| Categories: |
Roster,Station |
| Locomotives: |
CSX 8236(SD40-2) |
| Views: |
773 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
Westbound at Point of Rocks |
| Description: |
West end of tunnel |
| Photo Date: |
5/28/1994 Upload Date: 6/3/2017 9:58:51 PM |
| Location: |
Point of Rocks, MD |
| Author: |
Ray Soderberg |
| Categories: |
Roster,Tunnel,Action |
| Locomotives: |
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| Views: |
137 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
MARC F9 & E8 |
| Description: |
F9PH #85 & E8 westbound |
| Photo Date: |
7/1/1994 Upload Date: 3/3/2015 11:10:07 PM |
| Location: |
Point of Rocks, MD |
| Author: |
Ray Soderberg |
| Categories: |
Roster,Station |
| Locomotives: |
MARC 85(F9PHA) |
| Views: |
748 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Amtrak 269 west |
| Description: |
With the "Capitol Limited" |
| Photo Date: |
7/6/1994 Upload Date: 2/10/2013 2:09:28 PM |
| Location: |
Point of Rocks, MD |
| Author: |
Bob Kise |
| Categories: |
Station,Signal,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
AMTK 269(F40PHR) |
| Views: |
387 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
MARC 67 pausing at Rocks |
| Description: |
Westbound |
| Photo Date: |
7/8/1994 Upload Date: 9/10/2013 7:38:18 PM |
| Location: |
Point of Rocks, MD |
| Author: |
Bob Kise |
| Categories: |
Station,Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
MARC 67(E9AM) |
| Views: |
300 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
MARC 72 at Rocks |
| Description: |
Pushing east |
| Photo Date: |
7/8/1994 Upload Date: 9/10/2013 7:38:45 PM |
| Location: |
Point of Rocks, MD |
| Author: |
Bob Kise |
| Categories: |
Station,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
MARC 72(GP39H-2) |
| Views: |
288 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
CSX 5506 East with auto-racks |
| Description: |
At ROCKS Interlocking, heading to DC and beyond |
| Photo Date: |
7/8/1994 Upload Date: 9/10/2013 7:41:00 PM |
| Location: |
Point of Rocks, MD |
| Author: |
Bob Kise |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
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| Views: |
402 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
MARC 31 West, with an E9 |
| Description: |
At Point of Rocks Station |
| Photo Date: |
7/8/1994 Upload Date: 9/10/2013 7:44:21 PM |
| Location: |
Point of Rocks, MD |
| Author: |
Bob Kise |
| Categories: |
Station,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
MARC 31(GP40) |
| Views: |
326 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
MARC 66 West |
| Description: |
At the old B&O station |
| Photo Date: |
7/8/1994 Upload Date: 9/10/2013 7:45:54 PM |
| Location: |
Point of Rocks, MD |
| Author: |
Bob Kise |
| Categories: |
Station,Signal,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
MARC 66(E9AM) |
| Views: |
381 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
MARC 67 West |
| Description: |
At Point of Rocks Station |
| Photo Date: |
7/8/1994 Upload Date: 9/10/2013 7:46:28 PM |
| Location: |
Point of Rocks, MD |
| Author: |
Bob Kise |
| Categories: |
Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
MARC 67(E9AM) |
| Views: |
369 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Eastbound at Point of Rocks |
| Description: |
Exiting tunnel near RT15 overpass |
| Photo Date: |
6/10/1995 Upload Date: 6/3/2017 9:57:37 PM |
| Location: |
Point of Rocks, MD |
| Author: |
Ray Soderberg |
| Categories: |
Roster,Action |
| Locomotives: |
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| Views: |
145 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
AC44CW |
| Description: |
AC44CW at Point of Rocks |
| Photo Date: |
8/7/1996 Upload Date: 2/10/2011 6:17:00 AM |
| Location: |
Point of Rocks, MD |
| Author: |
Larry Burk |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
CSX 59(AC44CW) |
| Views: |
351 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
SD50 |
| Description: |
SD50 at Point of Rocks |
| Photo Date: |
8/7/1996 Upload Date: 2/10/2011 6:17:47 AM |
| Location: |
Point of Rocks, MD |
| Author: |
Larry Burk |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
CSX 8511(SD50) |
| Views: |
339 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Coal train going down the Old Main line |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
10/31/1996 Upload Date: 4/25/2006 5:10:34 PM |
| Location: |
Point of Rocks, MD |
| Author: |
Jack Toomey |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
CSX 8361(SD40-2) |
| Views: |
749 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
CSX Units pass Point of Rocks Station |
| Description: |
CSX GP38 2524 w 3 more head back to Brunswick off the old main line past Point of Rocks Md |
| Photo Date: |
11/3/1996 Upload Date: 10/21/2006 9:55:38 PM |
| Location: |
Point of Rocks, MD |
| Author: |
Ben Helsel |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
CSX 2524(GP38-2) |
| Views: |
824 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
A Must See Site |
| Description: |
The old B&O station |
| Photo Date: |
1/1/1998 Upload Date: 3/16/2008 9:33:53 AM |
| Location: |
Point of Rocks, MD |
| Author: |
Zachary DeVore |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
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| Views: |
258 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Must See Site 2 |
| Description: |
A pair of CSX trucks behind Point of Rocks station with an old tower |
| Photo Date: |
1/1/1998 Upload Date: 3/16/2008 9:37:19 AM |
| Location: |
Point of Rocks, MD |
| Author: |
Zachary DeVore |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
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| Views: |
248 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Eastbound Capitol Limited on the way to Washington |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
1/1/1998 Upload Date: 4/15/2006 12:19:20 PM |
| Location: |
Point of Rocks, MD |
| Author: |
Jack Toomey |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
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| Views: |
258 Comments: 0 |
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