Point of Rocks, MD and Shenandoah Junction, WV

When you read the subject line you would think that we did a LOT of driving today. We drove less than 100 miles and covered a lot of road in 3 states. Ah yes...the 3 state tour. Eric and I both stayed home from work today....a little R&R or what have you. We slept in and then decided around 10:30 to head out for Point of Rocks. We picked up some blunch (breakfast/lunch) on the way and got to Point of Rocks a little after 11. We heard some chatter of an EB train and headed over the tracks to park. We climbed up the bank to get in position and got what I think is my best railfan picture ever. The shot I was talking about with Eric and my parents of hoping to get one day....yes friends...I got the train coming through the tunnel.



I told Eric that all we need now is a cam corder so we can get audio AND still shots. hehee....it would have been awesome to hear the sounds of the whistle bouncing off the tunnel walls.

We hung around to catch 2 more trains after this one and then got into that lull where there isn't a lot of movement on the rails. We decided that we would head out and started back towards home. All of a sudden I got an idea to head up to Shenandoah Junction, WV to a hot spot for railfanning. We turned around and headed back towards Point of Rocks up through Lovettsville and Brunswick and into WV via US - 340.

When we got to Shenandoah Junction there were a couple of other railfans there already so we grabbed a spot and waitied. Not long after we got an EB train and then a SB on the Norfolk Southern line. It was a busy day.

SB NS.


We stood outside with the other railfans and had a good time talking with them and getting info on different sites, webgroups, etc.

It was an awesome day and a much needed one. Here is a link to all of our pictures from January 21 and January 28. I'm working on captions so you have the feeling of actually being there. :)

Railfanning

Certainly, travel is more than the seeing of sights; it is a change that goes on, deep and permanent, in the ideas of living. - Miriam Beard