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| 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 |
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| Street View, Sep 2019 |
The approach to the northern bridge that leads to the tunnel is in the right foreground.
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| Street View, Sep 2019 |
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| David Adair posted Looks like moving Harpers Ferry Station and tower from former location to new( present ) location and track alignment. Clayton Breeden: Circa 1931 |
The interlocking tower was rebuilt as part of $2.2m renovation
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| Stephan Grütering, Nov 2009 |
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| 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 sharedThe restoration mentioned in the narrative included building a replica of the tower, which had been demolished years earlier. |
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| Terry Tabb posted Harpers Ferry Station almost finished a $2.2 million renovation. CSX E819 with 8 engines pulls a empty coal drag Westbound. 9-19-2006. |
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! |
Darren Reynolds posted three photos with the comment:
Baltimore and Ohio RailroadsHarper's Ferry train station..and"HF" towerHarper's Ferry, West Virginia
John Murphy: I never noticed the tower when I’d been there-
Charles Wingate: John Murphy That's because if you hadn't been there relatively recently, it wasn't there..Not having Harwood at hand, I don't know exactly when the tower was removed (it might have been as early as 1931, when they moved the station to where it is now when they realigned the river crossing) but it was reconstructed as part of the 2007 renovation.
Mike Maddox: Check the historical archives for this station. It has a really interesting history. the tower on top was there until the chessie era then torn down. during the remodel, it was put back on but lost the bay window on the ground level (wear and tear plus a lot of wood rot if memory serves). A good friend built me a model of it in HO scale as it stands in the 40s with the bay window and upper level.
John Famini: I have seen several posts on several pages about this tower. This tower is a recreation of the original which was done between 2005 and 2007.
Some are under the impression that this is the original tower.
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A waiting room without any benches is not very friendly.
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| Anitha Kapu, Aug 2022 |
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| bhuvana Malli, May 2021 |
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| Marc Laborde posted An interesting photo of Harpers Ferry WV, from the Maryland Heights side. A lot in this picture remains uncharged, but it's the few changes that are fascinating. Of course, Harpers Ferry is the confluence of the Shenandoah River and Virginia on the left, Harpers Ferry, WV in the middle, and the Potomac River and Maryland on the bottom and right. A train is seen on the Shenandoah sub, leaving town westbound. The ROW appears to be at ground level. A road bridge is intact on the left side, crossing the Shenndoah River into VA that I was not aware of. The Bollman Truss bridge from the original alignment is intact, but the rails have been removed, and the alignment have been redirected to the newer bridge. Today only the stone abutments of the Bollman bridge survive. I didn't know a station existed at the westbound end of the bridge on the newer ROW. A curious structure in the bottom center, along the Potomac, between the two railroad bridges, is a small building on stilts against the river wall. I hope its not what I fear it is! The buildings along the Shenandoah and out of the picture along the Potomac, had to be close the the river to take advantage of the moving water to power the mill. Today that seems so short sighted. The B&O decided that two bridges across the Potomac wasn't enough and erected a third one and built a tunnel on the Maryland side. You still hike to this location and enjoy the same view, with only a few changes! Potomac Chapter, NRHS Archive. Lee Wagner: Any idea about what year this picture was taken? Marc Laborde: Lee Wagner The Bollman Truss bridge in still intact, so its pre 1930. The industies appear inactive, my guess is 1920. Ken Heitzenrater shared |
Darren Reynolds posted three photos with the comment: "Baltimore and Ohio "Harper's Ferry" (HF) tower West Virginia"
Jim Kelling: Tower was rebuilt when the station was restored by the National Park Service about 2008
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So far, this 1930 photo is the only view from the river side.
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| Viral Media posted B&O Harpers Ferry 1930 photo of the Harpers Ferry train station. The two-story signal tower was easily its most distinctive feature. The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad (B&O) Harpers Ferry station was designed in 1894 by architect E. Francis Baldwin. Baldwin built 136 train stations during a 50-year career. The depot is now part of the Harpers Ferry National Historical Park, which preserves a historic community located at the confluence of the Shenandoah and Potomac rivers. The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Crossings at the Potomac River are two railroad bridges that span the Potomac River between Sandy Hook, Maryland, and Harpers Ferry, West Virginia. The station was built in conjuction with a B&O bridge in 1894. In 1930, the B&O began a new series of improvements, building another bridge and realigning the tracks. In 1931, the train station was moved several hundred yards to its current location. The floor plan was also altered closer to its current state. In 1951, advances in technology rendered the station’s signal tower redundant, and it was removed. In 2007, the station was rededicated following a $2.2 million renovation, which included restoration of the station's tower. (Photo courtesy of HFNHP) Kirke Fay: That is the junction of the Baltimore and Ohio's Winchester branch line serving the northern Shenandoah Valley, connecting here with the eastbound mainline track after crossing a bridge which also at the time also had a highway along with the track. (Reason for the tower, which was restored to the station in the early 2000s.) Tim Shanahan shared |
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