Sunday, March 19, 2023

Harpers Ferry, WV: (Amtrak+MARC)/B&O Depot and Interlocking Tower (HF)

(Satellite, 538 photos)

Marty Bernard posted
6. B&O GP40 3695 built November 1966 and became CSX 6511, then SP GP40M-2 7127, then UP GP40M-2 1505 and seen leading a westbound freight at Harpers Ferry, WV July 4, 1971. Bill Howes photo

Street View, Sep 2019

The approach to the northern bridge that leads to the tunnel is in the right foreground.
Street View, Sep 2019

The interlocking tower was rebuilt as part of $2.2m renovation
Stephan GrĂ¼tering, Nov 2009

Dale Sumner posted
The Harpers Ferry Train Station
The original "station" was located on Ferry Lot #1. It was a one-story brick building with a fully exposed basement on the west and north sides. It was primarily a freight depot with a small ticket office. The passengers usually waited in the Wager Hotel's public parlor for the train instead of on the benches by the freight depot.
The train station at today's Harpers Ferry was built in 1894 by the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad.
Designed by architect E. Francis Baldwin, it came during a time of increased tourism for Harpers Ferry and a golden age of railroad passenger travel. Initially overlooking the confluence of the Shenandoah and Potomac Rivers, it was moved to its present location in 1931, when the "newest" bridge was built.
In 2007, the station was restored after a $2.2 million renovation. Today the Harpers Ferry station continues its original role as a transportation center, servicing Amtrak and MARC trains. It is a part of Harpers Ferry National Historical Park and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places
Randall Hampton shared
The restoration mentioned in the narrative included building a replica of the tower, which had been demolished years earlier.

Darren Reynolds posted two photos with the comment: "B&Os 'HF' tower  Harper's ferry, West Virginia"
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Marty McCarthy commented on Darren's post
Great place to take pictures!

A waiting room without and benches is not very friendly.
Anitha Kapu, Aug 2022

bhuvana Malli, May 2021


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