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.
During the evening rush MARC P877 broke down at the Point of Rocks station. Pictured after it arrived Brunswick 1 1/2 hours late being pushed by P879. A crew member inspects the train during the s... (more)
A new face in a well known place.
The first Martinsburg train arrives at Harpers Ferry with what looks like Santa Claus at the controls.
Martinsburg, West Virginia, bound P877 rolls pass WB tower. In the distance P875 is taking on fuel and water before yarding for the night.
A westbound MARC train begins to slow as it crosses the Potomac River preparing to make the station stop at Historic Harpers Ferry.
Upon close inspection it appears the engineer of this MARC train is an urban cowboy complete with a matching hat pictured exiting the Harpers Ferry tunnel with suburban bound commuters
MARC 877 arrives at the newly restored Harpers Ferry Station as other railfans enjoy a beautiful spring afternoon.
MARC train 877 exits the tunnel below Maryland Heigts and prepares to stop at Harpers Ferry station to release the herd of D.C. commuters.
Westbound P877 helps show the size of this tunnel opening. The West portal of the Harpers Ferry Tunnel has 3 tracks but the East portal only has 2. There is a switch for the Shenandoah Sub. just i... (more)
Westbound at the Hobbs signal. - Click Here for another MARC shot taken with a different lens.
Westbound P877 passing the signal @ Hobbs only has a few more miles to the last stop for the day, Martinsburg West Virginia. The last two stops were Harpers Ferry and Duffields W.V.
There's no stopping at Germantown for P877, this train only makes two stops between DC and Point of Rocks.
MARC 70 is still in the curve, short of the POR home signal, because of thunderstorm caused problems. Nikon D70.
P877 pulls into the station in Brunswick on a warm spring afternoon. Canon EOS 10D w/ 70-200mm F/4L lens. 1/400 sec. @ F/8.
