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Towson is the Baltimore County seat, and as
such, has both the police and fire department headquarters in the town center.
There are 4 paid stations, 3 volunteer stations, and 2 precincts on the map, in
addition to the Fire Museum of Maryland in Lutherville.
Baltimore County Fire Station #1 - Towson
Baltimore
County Police Precinct 6 - Towson Baltimore County built a new Towson Police
Station in the 90's, replacing the old one on Washington Ave. For more info on the BaltCo police precincts:
http://www.baltimorecountymd.gov/Agencies/police/precinctsall.html
The "new" home of precinct 6, opened for business in 2001
Former Baltimore
County Police Towson Station Around the corner on Washington Avenue
from the current precinct. Floobydust
and History Section A few M&Pa pictures from the
past Streetcars in Towson Disclaimers: I love trains, and I love signals. I am not an
expert. My webpages reflect what I find on the topic of the page.
This is something I have fun with while trying to help others. My
webpages are an attempt at putting everything I can find of the subject in
one convenient place. There are plenty of other good websites to help
me in this effort, and they are listed in the links section on my indexa
page, or as needed on individual pages. Please do not write to me
about something that may be incorrect, and then hound the heck out of me if
I do not respond to you in the manner you would like. I operate on the
"Golden Rule Principle", and if you are not familiar with it, please
acquaint yourself with how to treat people by reading Mathew 7:12 (among
others, the principle exists in almost every religion). If you contact
me (like some do, hi Paul) and try to make it a "non-fun" thing and start
with the name calling, your name will go into my spambox list! :-) Please Note:
Since the main focus of my two websites is railroad signals, the railfan guides
are oriented towards the signal fan being able to locate them. For those
of you into the modeling aspect of our hobby, my
indexa page has a list of
almost everything railroad oriented I can think of to provide you with at least a few pictures to
help you detail your pike. If this is a railfan page, every effort has
been made to make sure that the information contained on this map and in this
railfan guide is correct. Once in a while, an error may creep in,
especially if restaurants or gas stations open, close, or change names.
Most of my maps are a result of personal observation after visiting these
locations. I have always felt that a picture is worth a thousand words",
and I feel annotated maps such as the ones I work up do the same justice for the
railfan over a simple text description of the area. Since the main focus
of my website is railroad signals, the railfan guides are oriented towards the
signal fan being able to locate them. Since most of us railheads don't have just
trains as a hobby, I have also tried to point out where other interesting sites
of the area are.... things like fire stations, neat bridges, or other
significant historical or geographical feature. While some may feel they
shouldn't be included, these other things tend to make MY trips a lot more
interesting.... stuff like where the C&O Canal has a bridge going over a river (the Monocacy Aqueduct) between Point of Rocks and Gaithersburg MD, it's way cool to
realize this bridge to support a water "road" over a river was built in the
1830's!!!
My philosophy: Pictures and maps are worth a
thousand words, especially for railfanning. Text descriptions only
get you so far, especially if you get lost or disoriented. Take
along good maps.... a GPS is OK to get somewhere, but maps are still
better if you get lost! I belong to AAA, which allows you to get
local maps for free when you visit the local branches. ADC puts
out a nice series of county maps for the Washington DC area, but their
state maps do not have the railroads on them. If you can find em,
I like the National Geographic map book of the U.S..... good, clear, and
concise graphics, and they do a really good job of showing you where
tourist type attractions are, although they too lack the railroads.
Other notes about specific areas will show up on that page if known. Beware: If used as a source, ANYTHING from Wikipedia must be treated as
being possibly being inaccurate, wrong, or not true.
RAILFAN GUIDES HOME New 09/04/2007
For more info and pictures:
http://tuspcoll.blogspot.com/2013/01/100-years-ago-today-deed.html
http://catonsvillerailstotrails.com/trails-2/8-streetcar-path/
http://quirkyguywithacamera.blogspot.com/2014/11/classic-kodachrome-monday-17.html
ex M&Pa Bridge Abutments
Luckily, Towson decided to keep the old Ma and Pa bridge abutments and make them part of the Towson renewal. They are located at the south "entrance" to the CBD of
Towson at York Road and Towsontowne Blvd.
Jan 5th, 2016
Before bridge removal
After bridge removal
The Towson Station is also home to the Baltimore County Fire Headquarters.
On the 1st of December 2015, they moved into a brand new station house down yonder a bit on Bosley Ave.
For more info on the BaltCo fire stations: http://www.baltimorecountymd.gov/Agencies/fire/stationinfo/index.html
Their old digs on the corner of Bosley Ave and York Road.
Jan 5th, 2016.... Available for immediate move-in! :-)
Reserve Ambulance #117
Engine #1
Oooooops
Truck #1
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Patrol car outfitted with a nice pair of cameras, I want one! They are
used for automatic license plate ID'ing.
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5th, 2016
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The old Towson Station
The last train
departing Towson June 11th, 1958. The freight shed remained into the late
60's. (from Wikipedia)
Same spot
as above, maybe 1950???
On York Road across from Towson University, around Cedar Ave
Maybe 1980? or so....
Towson Plaza, way, way before the Towson Centre was even thought of......
Towson State Univ Shift Commanders SUV - caught at Jerry's Chevrolet for service
Providence Road Volunteers Truck 292 going home from fire in Towson.
Bus on route 11 in Riderwood off Charles St, waiting for operations to give it the go-ahead.
The Towson Diner, on York Rd, north of Washington Ave and the circle.... It was completely rebuilt maybe around 2000?
Seen somewhere around Towson.... Love the double 443
By the way, floobydust is
a term I picked up 30-40 years ago from a National Semiconductor data
book, and means miscellaneous and/or other stuff.
Pictures and additional information is always needed if anyone feels
inclined to take 'em, send 'em, and share 'em, or if you have
something to add or correct.... credit is always given! BE NICE!!! Contact info
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