Point of Rocks RR station in Maryland

Harry Heike had one at York last fall.

fisch330 posted:

Just wondered if anyone has built a credible model of the Point of Rocks station in Maryland.  I'd a beautiful structure, built out of red brick, fairly old and situated right at the junction of the old C&O (B&O?) lines from he West and divides between the line going to Baltimore and the one going to Washington, DC.  We pass it whenever we go to our daughter's for a visit and always admire it's stately beauty.

Paul Fischer

I am looking to have one of them on my layout I have asked roger farkash to do one some time ago he would do it but it was very costly so I have asked someone else to do one as well I hope to have this on my layout someday

fisch330 posted:

Just wondered if anyone has built a credible model of the Point of Rocks station in Maryland.  I'd a beautiful structure, built out of red brick, fairly old and situated right at the junction of the old C&O (B&O?) lines from he West and divides between the line going to Baltimore and the one going to Washington, DC.  We pass it whenever we go to our daughter's for a visit and always admire it's stately beauty.

Paul Fischer

That's all original B&O lines there, the C&O ran in Virginia.
The station was built in 2 parts; the eastern 1 story part was apparently built in 1871, the western portion that is larger and 2-story  was built in 1875. In June, 1931, lightning struck the station; the resulting fire badly damaged the structure. Fortunately B&O management saw fit to rebuild back to its original state.

I started train-watching there in 1986, spent much time in that general area over the next 20 years.
The station building itself is probably the least changed thing in Point of Rocks, as creeping suburbia has transformed the little village into a bedroom community, with the parking lots for the MARC service extended to where the original town site stood; all buildings in the Potomac River flood plain have been removed since 1996.

I drove down to see and photograph this several Yorks ago since l had heard about it and the guy in the

Oops..Accidentally sent msg. incomplete....The guy in the Blue Ridge Summit hobby shop suggested l check it out. Don't remember Heike's but must have seen it 

The late, great John Armstrong built a model for his Canadaigua Southern. Some lucky man bought it when his layout was broken up after his passing. I believe there's a photo of it in one of the MR articles on his railroad.

Here is Harry's station at York.  Tis beautiful!

I meant to comment that a kit would be nice, but a look at the detail on Heike's says the kit would be too expensive to sell enough.  Real estate for an accurate model might be a problem, too.

beautiful station, wish I could buy one.