It is possible to spend an entire day sitting by railroad tracks and not see a single train. That isn't always a bad thing, especially if you're willing to get dirty, climb trestles and shoot everything you find. Above: Looking west on the CSX bridge over the Monocacy River near Dickerson, MD in 1993.
Okay, so there is ONE train in this set, but it's far away and of little overall consequence to this composition. This is westbound CSX Q397 approaching the east end of the yard at Brunswick, MD in 1992.
Winchester Station in Winchester, VA - 1997.
Old B&O target signal at Barnsville, MD - 1995.
It's not always pretty. Grafton, WV is the second ugliest place I have ever seen. Sorry, midwestern city who shall not be named here - you're still number one. This shot includes CSX "D" Tower and the hulking old B&O Railroad Willard Hotel, both of which stand as symbols of the Great American Railroad, as well as its decline. The year was 1997.
"WB" Tower in Brunswick, MD in 1999. One of the last of its kind.
The iconic B&O station at Point of Rocks, MD in 1991. Its church-like appearance is no accident. It was designed by E. Francis Baldwin, a devout Catholic responsible for many of the B&O stations in Maryland, as well as several churches and seminary buildings.
The east portal of the Sykesville, MD tunnel on B&O's Old Main Line.
Silver rails and the old "HO" Tower at Hancock, MD - 2001.
Slightly less silver rails leading into the yard at Brunswick, MD in 1991.Right. I think that'll do it for trains for a while. Miles to go before I get to my digital material...
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