Aberdeen
Antietam
Baltimore
Boonsboro
Brooklandville
Braddock Heights
Brunswick
Chesapeake Beach
Cockeysville
Cumberland
Dorsey
Eastpoint (E Baltimore suburb)
Edgemere (SE Baltimore suburb)
Elkridge (Thomas Viaduct)
Ellicott City
Emory Grove (Glyndon)
Frederick
Gaithersburg
Glydon
Hagerstown
Halethorpe
Hampstead
Highlandtown Pt 1 (Baltimore)(all bridges)
Highlandtown Pt 2 (all bridges)
Laurel
Linthicum
Lutherville
Mt Airy
Monkton
Oakland
Ocean City
Perryville
Point of Rocks
Riderwood
Rockville
St Denis/Relay
Sykesville
Thomas Viaduct / Elkridge
Towson
Union Bridge
Walkersville

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Most of the postcards were found on EBay unless noted, other pictures, mostly the more recent ones, come from Google and/or Bing images - credit given if the source is known.

Dates are in the picture name, x means the date is approximate.  If they were available, and interesting, I included the back side of the postcards.  1901a and 1910b would be the same card, both sides.

If the picture was really, really bad, some of them have been cleaned up and/or repaired when I had the energy.

This page is mostly for historical reference, as MANY of these stations are not around anymore!

What's the difference between a station and a depot?  Most people will say "nuttin", it's a matter of preference, although many will use depot for older buildings.  By the strictest U.S. definition: a station is any point named in the Timetable, and a depot is a building.

Additional sources of train station pictures:
http://www.kilduffs.com/Maryland_TrainStations_Old_AtoL.html
https://ggwash.org/view/71451/check-out-these-historic-train-stations-in-the-washington-region covers stations from Fredericksburg VA, to Frederick and Perryville MD


Aberdeen -- Former B&O Depot

Ex B&O depot of Frank Furness design, as is the Riderwood NC Station.  The picture on the left is from 2004, way before the station was fenced off and moved.
The picture on the right is from 2015, and is courtesy Tony Kobilski.







Aberdeen -- Amtrak/MARC station

Former Pennsy depot, looks like it's maybe from the 30's.... have to do some digging....







Antietam -- Former N&W depot



     



Baltimore

Additional pictures of stations in Baltimore can be found here


Baltimore -- Camden Station


B&O's great Camden station, on Howard St at the end of i395.  The "new" station adjacent to this great structure is used as the northern terminus for MARC on the  (what else) Camden line.





Baltimore -- Lake Ave

Former M&Pa station on Lake Ave, between Charles St and Falls Rd.  Please don't go snooping around, as this is a private residence.





Baltimore -- Mt Royal Station

Ex B&O station, located on Mt. Royal Ave, and is easily accessible via the Mt. Royal Light Rail stop.  It has been occupied by the Maryland Art Institute for just about ever.



  1907.


 
Baltimore -- Penn Station

Baltimore's premier railroad station, with an extensive remodeling project finished around 2004 ago by Amtrak. 
Originally used by the Pennsy, then Penn Central, it now services Amtrak, MARC (Penn line), and the Light Rail.

  Before they added the "art".



Baltimore -- President St Station

Former BP&W/NC depot at the end of President Street, just east of the downtown area, south of Pratt St.  It now houses a Civil War Museum.





Baltimore -- West Baltimore

A MARC commuter stop on the Penn line to DC and a little variety of what you will see about every five minutes during the rush hours, missing, some Amtrak stuff, I was a little too busy with two cameras.



       




The area of Baltimore, known as Highlandtown, is about 2 miles east of downtown. Highlandtown, up until maybe 10 years ago, was the predominantly Polish area of town.




Boonsboro MD -- Wood Trestle

https://mht.maryland.gov/nr/NRDetail.aspx?NRID=442&COUNTY=Washington&FROM=NRCountyList.aspx
GPS Coordinates: 39.50439, -77.71347
Built around 1867 by the B&O, it is one of the few surviving wood bridges in Maryland.  This timber trestle carries the Washington County branch of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, now part of CSX, over the ravine formed by the Antietam Creek northwest of Keedysville.   The Washington County branch of the B&O is a spur which extends from Weverton at the main line on the Potomac River for 24 miles to Hagerstown.  Construction of this section of railroad was completed in November of 1867.  The wooden bridge, approximately 400' in length, is supported by a series of timber bents resting on concrete sills.  Today because of the undergrowth, it is hard to find, this track into Hagerstown MD was abandoned maybe sometime in the late 70's or early 80's.









Braddock Heights MD

  courtesy Kilduffs



Brooklandville MD

An ex Northern Central and Pennsy depot, at Falls Rd and Hillside Rd (near where i83 ends above the Beltway).  It's now a private home, and WAS owned by the fellow who owns the pub across the street. Sold in 2021.
More info and pictures on map 1 of the Baltimore guide





Brunswick MD

Former B&O depot now used for MARC.
Click here for my Brunswick railfan guide page.





Chesapeake Beach





Cockeysville -- PRR Freight Shed

Just about the only thing left in Cockeysville to remind someone that there used to be a railroad coming through is the old freight shed.  At one time, maybe 10 years ago (2005 or so), the freight shed was used by the MTA on a regular basis.  The MTA also had a make-shift shed put together to house a speeder, but it is gone now.  A little bit of rail is still on the ground.
More pictures on my Cockeysville page here.

 



Cockeysville -- PRR Depot

I can't find a whole lot of information about the Cockeysville station.  Not even sure where I found this picture, and a search in February of 2017 did not turn up anything on Google or Bing images, the Maryland Historical Society, Shorpy, or the Library of Congress.  The station was gone by the time I started driving in 1969.  The older pictures are from a time when York Road was probably York Turnpike, and only a 2-lane dirt road.  Interesting octagon shaped building to the one side, wish we had a better picture of it!









Cumberland

Built in 1903 by the Western Maryland, it saw service until 1956.  Renovated sometime in the early 2000's.







Dorsey

Brand new station built by Maryland for MARC commuter service (maybe 1998?).
Great view of northbound CPL's at the south end of the stations platforms - well, not anymore, they got replaced in 2015 :-(
Conveniently located off MD Rt 100, between US 1 (and i95) and the Baltimore Washington Parkway with its own exit...
However, you can't access any of the local roads from the parking lot or exit.
My guide to the Dorsey area is here





Eastpoint - NS over Merritt Blvd

Another set of steel girder bridges used by the Pennsy, the Penn Central, Conrail, and Norfolk Southern get into the old Patapsco & Back River RR Gray's yard.  There are two of them to get over the NB and the SB lanes of Merritt Blvd.  Notice that the north span had been built to accommodate two tracks, but a second track was never installed!

NB Merritt looking north

NB Merritt looking south

SB Merritt looking south

SB Merritt looking north





Eastpoint - NS over Eastern Ave

Another one of the four bridges on the NS/Pennsy line down into Sparrows Point.

looking east

looking west



Edgemere

This is how the Pennsy, the Penn Central, Conrail, and now Norfolk Southern get into the old Patapsco & Back River RR Gray's yard, now Northern Interchange Yard.











Ellicott City

ex B&O depot now houses a museum that is part of the B&O Transportation Museum.  Just off Frederick Rd in Ellicott City where CSX goes over.
Ellicott City also appears on this map



         

 



Emory Grove

Emory Grove was a division point on the Western Maryland in the Baltimore County "suburb" of Glyndon, about 25 miles due north of Baltimore.  On the north side of Butler Rd was the tower, and on the south side of Butler Rd was the Glyndon station.  Butler Road goes over the tracks, and in the Western Maryland days, sported a set of signals.

 

~1917

~1977

~1917 

~1977



Frederick

An ex B&O depot located in the downtown area of Frederick.
A complete railfan guide to Frederick is here

     



Frederick / Monacacy

A new station for MARC, slightly east of Frederick, right off of i70.  The commuter trains tie up here overnight and on weekends.

               



Gaithersburg -- Former B&O Depot

Houses a small sandwich and sub shop.  A number of pieces of rolling stock and a Buffalo Creek steam engine sit off to the right.  MARC stops here.





Glyndon -- Former WM Depot

It currently houses the Glyndon post office.  Emory Grove tower was just north of here.
For pictures of the tower that used to be just north of here on the other side of Butler Road, click here.
More pictures and info here

  



Hagerstown











Halethorpe

A "rebuilt" MARC commuter stop on the Penn line to DC in southwest Baltimore.  It has a nice passenger crossover where you can get some elevated shots from.
The station was given high level platforms sometime around 2010?  More info and pictures in my Baltimore railfan guide, map 6 here

 

 

And a few from Google Maps

  Before

  Before

  After



Hampstead MD

An ex Western Maryland depot in the town where DeWalt used to make it's tools, remodeled around 2007 or so.  Located off MD Rt 30, about 10 miles north of the end of i795 in Reisterstown.
Check out my railfan guide to Hampstead here

   






Highlandtown MD Part 1 (Baltimore)

The area of Baltimore, known as Highlandtown, is about 2 miles east of downtown, and until maybe 10-15 years ago, was the historically Polish area of town.




Highlandtown -- Steel Girder Bridge

One of three railroad bridges going over Eastern Ave in Highlandtown.
This one, on the eastern side, used to have a nice "Welcome to Highlandtown" mural on it!
This bridge has/had three Pennsy tracks on it, none of which have been used for at least 50 years.

looking west

looking east



Highlandtown -- Steel Girder Bridge

Second of three railroad bridges going over Eastern Ave.
This one has three former Pennsy tracks on it, and is how NS gets into Canton.
There used to be four tracks on it.

looking east

looking west



Highlandtown -- Steel Girder Bridge

Third of three railroad bridges going over Eastern Ave.  This one has a single track on it, and is how CSX gets into Canton and Penn Mary Yard.

looking east

looking west



Highlandtown -- Steel Girder Bridge

Short and small girder bridges going over Eastern Ave extended.  This one has a single track on it, and is part of how CSX gets into Canton.

looking east



Highlandtown -- Steel Trestle

CSX going over the Norfolk Southern line into Canton.
According to Bridgehunter.com, this is a Whipple through truss bridge.









Highlandtown -- Steel Girder Bridge

CSX going over O'Donnell St on its way into Canton from Bayview Yard.  Notice in the Google aerial view, there appears to be a new siding!

looking east

looking west







Highlandtown -- Steel Girder Bridge

CSX going over Boston St on its way into Canton from Bayview Yard.

looking east

looking west



One of the reasons Boston St has probably NOT been widened is the B&O/CSX bridge going over.  If Baltimore and CSX wanted to do that, they should take the opportunity of building a new bridge, and get rid of the huge curve that used to go around a tank farm. :-)  :-)  This bridge is also one of the most neglected in Baltimore, and until the city lowered Boston St, used to be the scene of many a truck "crashes", almost as bad as the one in Durham!






Highlandtown MD (Baltimore) -- Part 2

This section of Highlandtown contains 11 of the 18 bridges in the area.  Five of them are no longer in service (14-18), they were part of the Pennsy's track to get from the EB corridor to Canton, without having to do a reverse move thru Bayview Yard.




Highlandtown -- Steel Girder Bridge

CSX going over Lombard St on its way from Bayview Yard into Canton.

looking east

looking west



Highlandtown -- Steel Trestle

CSX going over the Northeast Corridor, just after leaving CSX's Bayview Yard.  It's confusing here, because both the B&O and the PRR used Bayview for the names of their yards that are adjacent to one-in-other.





Highlandtown -- Steel Girder Bridge

Amtrak NEC going over Rt 40/Pulaski Highway.



looking east

looking west



Highlandtown -- Steel Girder Bridge

Amtrak NEC/NS going over North Kresson St.








Here are the next four bridges, since they are all within the same confined area:





Highlandtown -- Steel Girder Bridge

Amtrak NEC/NS going over Monument St.  Difficult to get east looking pictures because of the limited sight distance.

looking east

looking west



Highlandtown -- Steel Girder Bridge

Amtrak NEC/NS going over North Haven St.

looking north

looking south



Highlandtown -- Steel Girder Bridge

Former PRR over North Haven St, going from the NEC into Canton, abandoned R-O-W.





Highlandtown -- Steel Girder Bridge

PRR going over East Monument St, abandoned R-O-W.

looking east







Highlandtown -- Steel Girder Bridge

PRR going over RT 40/Pulaski Hwy, abandoned R-O-W.

looking east

looking west



Highlandtown -- Steel Girder Bridge

B&O going over North Kresson St.  In the SB view, you can see the right-of-way is no longer :-)

looking north

looking south

Both this bridge, and the next one, #18, were so the B&O could service the (now gone) Esskay sausage and meat packing plant that used to be located here in Highlandtown.  If you were not aware of the fact that a railroad siding came thru here, you would not know why the building with an "X" in it was shaped like it is.





Highlandtown -- Steel Girder Bridge

B&O going over the Pennsy heading into Canton, both abandoned.  Need pictures.....



2023/photo courtesy Steve Okonski
A parking lot has been built adjacent to the abandoned B&O bridge that goes over and abandoned PRR R-O-W - it's the only such site that Steve is aware of.
The Pennsy track used to connect the Canton Yard with the NEC at Haven St in East Baltimore.  The track paralleled Haven St.
The B&O bridge went over the Pennsy on its way to the Esskay Meat Processing Plant in Highlandtown.


Highlandtown -- Steel Girder Bridge

CSX going over Rt 40/Pulaski Highway, the CSX sign on the right is their entrance to Bayview Yard.







Laurel

Ex B&O depot, it now services MARC..... off Main and 1st Sts.





Linthicum

The Maple Road depot is a former Baltimore and Annapolis RR station, and housed their offices up untill the time the MTA took over the rails and ended freight service.
The depot shows up on the Baltimore railfan guide here

             



Lutherville

An ex Pennsy station now a private home, located just off Seminary Ave adjacent to the Light Rail tracks.
More info and pictures on map 1 of the Baltimore guide





Mt Airey

This ex B&O depot used to be on the Old Main Line.
Click here for my railfan guide to Mt. Airy...

               



Monkton

An ex Northern Central and PRR station.
One of five surviving Northern Central / PRR  stations.
It has been very nicely remodeled and is used as the headquarters (and rest stop) on the Northern Central hikey-bikey trail.
Monkton appears on map 1 of the Baltimore guide.

 



Oakland

Ex B&O station.





Ocean City





Perryville

Ex Pennsy station.  It now services MARC at it northern most point.  MARC did a very nice job "fixin the place up". It also houses a small NRHS museum and layout at the far end, in addition to the ticket office.  This is a great spot to watch and take pictures of trains from, and a lot of railfans will come up here around 10pm to watch the NS freights come off the Harrisburg line.  MARC is doing a feasibility study on extending service to Wilmington.
Check out the large Perryville page here

             



Point of Rocks

A much photographed ex B&O depot that now services MARC - I missed the CPL's that used to be here  :-(
Click here for my Point of Rocks page.



   



Riderwood

Another Frank Furness design, formerly used for the Northern Central and the Pennsy.  Used till 1964 and then sold and became a private home for the station agent that used to work the station.  The widow sold it 2000, but not before I got it on the Baltimore County historical list, which pissed off the realtor, the owner, and the prospective developer who wanted tear it down and put five houses on the acre and a half.  She sold it for $250K, and it sold in mid 2008 for $650K.
Riderwood appears on map 1 of the Baltimore guide





Rockville

Ex B&O depot.  Currently houses law offices.  The current MARC station is about a quarter of a mile west (to the left) of here, along with a Metro station.  On MARC's Brunswick line.





St Denis / Relay

Located on the site of the old B&O commuter stop, the old station was torn down sometime in the late 70's (I think), I would come over here to study in between classes back in the late 60's, early 70's.  Typical of MARC's plain stations.  As can be seen, this is a popular spot with railfans on Saturday mornings.  On MARC's Camden line to DC.
Lots more on the St Denis station and Thomas Viaduct here

 



Sykesville

An ex B&O depot located in a very historic town.  B&P tower also resides here after being "moved" from Penn Station and rebuilt here.
Check out the Sykesville railfan guide here - lotsa stuff!

     



Thomas Viaduct / Elkridge

More info here











Town Creek





Towson

An ex M&Pa (Maryland & Pennsylvania) freight shed.



  picture by Charles T. Mahan



Union Bridge

An ex WM depot serves as home to the Western Maryland Historical Society.  They have a fair number of signals for a small museum, and outside they have a WM semaphore on a full height mast.
The HQ for the Maryland Midland RR is across the street, as well as their yard.
Want to find out where the MMid goes, check here







Walkersville

Small depot for the operations of the Walkersville Southern RR, a very shortline excursion railroad north of Frederick.

Plenty more stuff here

   



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