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Below are some
shots taken between 1987 and 1989 in and
around JD. Many of the shots were taken from
inside the tower. I loved JD because you
never knew what you would see. CSX owned the
tracks but transfer runs from, Conrail, NS,
RF&P and even Guilford could be seen. The
late 80's was a transition period for CSX so
there were still plenty of B&O, Chessie, and
even Western Maryland engines floating
around. As I get time to go through more
slides, I will post them here.
Don Smith |
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Below are a
few shots from
Dale Jacobsen taken
in and around JD
in the 1970's. |
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Below are a
few shots from Steve Martin & Fred
Dunn ca
1975-76. Steve has also graciously provided
pics of some of the other area towers. You
can reach Steve by email here
spmartin@optonline.net
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Langdon
derailment |
Langdon
derailment |
Langdon
derailment |
Langdon
derailment
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Langdon
derailment |
Bridge Damage in Anocostia |
GP-38-2 Idles near
Hyattsville in 75' |
Riverdale Looking West toward JD |
Riverdale Looking West toward JD |
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Mike Maser at JD |
Mike Smith at HX Tower |
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Bob Uhland Diagram |
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HX Tower (Baltimore MD) |
Inside HX Tower |
Mike Smith at HX |
Virginia Ave
Tower |
QN Tower |
QN Tower Small Model Boards |
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BP Junction Tower
(Baltimore MD) |
Annacostia Tower (DC) |
Annacostia Model Board |
HB Tower Baltimore |
NA Tower |
NA Tower Crossing |
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CX Tower
(Baltimore MD) |
CX Tower
Small Board
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CX Tower Main
board |
CX Tower Rear
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CX Tower Rear #2 |
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Here are some
shots & captions from
Gordy Bjoraker. Click his name to
email him |
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This shot is an
interior self-portrait that tower operator
Bob Uhland took in 1977. He had a
squeeze-bulb to trigger the shutter on his
camera to record the
scene.
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Next, is a
thunderstorm in the summer of 1985. The sky
was nearly
black, but Bob and JD Tower were nicely
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The premier
train during second trick was the eastbound
Orange Blossom Special, which always had RF&P
power due to the need for cab signals. On
this day Barry Mayer was the engineer. I
brought along my Frisco semaphore. Bob told
Barry
over the radio to expect an unusual aspect
while picking up train orders. Barry
responded by lighting one of the 2 red
marker lights on
RF&P 145. I was waiting to catch the shot.
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