“Victorian Gothic Icon”
Although completed in 1875, what you see here in 1984 (and even today) is essentially the result of the 1931 restoration of the E. Francis Baldwin-designed st... (more)

N769 loaded coal train passes the Point of Rocks station onto the Old Main Line sub from the Metropolitan sub with a load of coal destined for Curtis Bay in Baltimore, MD. Some old school power ha... (more)

N769 loaded coal train enters the Old Main Line sub from the Metropolitan sub with a load of coal destined for Curtis Bay in Baltimore, MD.

The Capitol Limited lead by AMTK 198 rounds the bend by the historic Point of Rocks station on the Metropolitan Sub. CSX Q372 can be seen on the left heading east on the Old Main Line towards Balt... (more)

An eastbound local carrying containers of ash passing the popular railfan location of Point of Rocks.

The Eastbound "Capital Limited" passing through Point of Rocks, Maryland.

Not April Fools. Point of Rocks, MD is one of the more known locations on the @officialcsx system, but on April 1, 2019, train K631-31 was lead by @norfolksouthern 8431 (D8-40CW, ex-Conrail 6251).... (more)

CLEAR WASHINGTON JUNCTION! Well, that was the name of this location when the B&O built the Metropolitan Branch from DC to Point of Rocks. E792 runs off the Old Main Line from Baltimore whereas M... (more)

“Autumn Glory”
The Autumn Glory Special, symbolled P945, transitions from the Old Main Line to the Metropolitan Subdivision at Point of Rocks, at 10:38 on the westbound leg of... (more)

MARC 875 pauses briefly after unloading passengers from DC and surrounding suburbs as CSX local D786 led by slug set 2290 (ex B&O GP35) and CSX 6484 (ex C&O SD40-2) begins to merge off the Old Mai... (more)

An increasingly rare sight with MARC 70 GP39-2 leading the P877 bringing commuters from Washington DC to the suburbs. Shown stopping at the beautiful Point of Rocks station.

CSX B667 passes the famous E Francis Baldwin designed station on the Metropolitan Sub at Point of Rocks, MD on the evening of June 15, 2018. B667 is one of the many symbols being used by the railr... (more)

A SCENE WITHIN A SCENE CSX B705 helper set returning to Brunswick, MD passes Point of Rocks as a local painter looks on practicing his craft.

Arriving at Point of Rocks

Westbound on the Old Main Line