RailwayStation.com - Aerial and Satellite Photographs of Northeast US Railroads
The following links will open a new window and take you to selected locations on the Microsoft Terraserver. The resolution varies from 16-meters down to 1-meter per pixel, which is detailed enough to recognize individual railcars and railroad roadbed. Once at the Terraserver site you can zoom, navigate and search for other
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Index
Washington, D.C.
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Washington, DC - Union Station - Color Image!
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Washington, D.C. - The large structure on the tracks is Amtrak maintenance. Further down you will see the VRE (Virginia Railway Express) yard where they keep cars and locos during the non-rush hour period. Also interesting on this shot is Metrorail storage and maintenance which you will find on the more north/southbound tracks - that odd shaped white box between the tracks. To the south of this shot is Washington Union Station. To the East the tracks head for Baltimore and then on to New York and Boston. The Acela Express uses these tracks. To the North, well. They head North. Some of Amtrak's trains go through Cumberland and Harper's Ferry, WV from these tracks. Thanks to Matthew E. Abbott
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Connecticut
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New Haven, CT - Color Image! New Haven Railroad’s Cedar Hill Freight Yard facility in
New Haven, Connecticut, currently owned and operated by CSX
Transportation. Submitted by John Payne.
One “click” on the “down” arrow (South, arrow at bottom center of frame)
and 2 “clicks” on the “down, lower left” arrow (Southwest, arrow at bottom
left of frame) on this 2 meter resolution image brings you to the former
New Haven Railroad’s Cedar Hill engine maintenance facility. Currently
owned and operated by AMTRAK. Little used these days as most work has been
transferred to the engine maintenance facilities at the New Haven Union
Station facilities, currently owned and operated by AMTRAK and can be further
found from this second location by 1 “click” on the “down” arrow and 3
“clicks” on the “down, lower left” arrow” on the 2 meter resolution image.
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Canaan, CT - Northeast of the crossing stands a beautiful Victoran station. In 1872 the Housatonic Railroad and Connecticut Western Railroad constructed the building at the junction in North Canaan. Unfortunately, the depot was severly damaged by a fire in October, 2001
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Delaware
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Maryland
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Baltimore, MD
This is the B&O Railroad Museum. You can see a fully enclosed roundhouse with a working turntable inside. Their more precious exhibits are in here. To the left of the roundhouse is their yard that you enter through the roundhouse. They have some locomotives and rolling stock. Looking down you will see a structure shaped like the #1. I believe this is the place where they fix up their equipment. This is where the first mile of track in the country was laid (headed southwest on this image). - Thanks to Matthew E. Abbott
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Cumberland, Maryland - Western Maryland Scenic Railroad Cumberland railroad station. It is the rectangular building to the East of the river immediately north of the highway. Also on this very interesting scene can be seen (on the right hand side) the current main line through Cumberland (whereas the WMSR rides on the former mainline). Just north of the highway you will find the Amtrak station to the East of the tracks. To the west of the tracks is a Holiday Inn which is the large dark building right on the tracks. This Holiday Inn is very railfan friendly - if you ask, you will recieve a room facing the mainlines. They also have a webcam facing the tracks. Thanks to Matthew E. Abbott
Western Maryland, WMSR's own Horseshoe curve - Thanks to Matthew E. Abbott
Western Maryland, Frostburg terminus and turntable (which is still used to turn the locos around on this tourist line)
- Thanks to Matthew E. Abbott
Western Maryland, WMSR's yards (follow tracks East to get to Cumberland station). They allowed visitors when I spent a weekend here during a railfan event. They allowed people to enter their structures. As you can see, they have quite a number of retired cars here. - Thanks to Matthew E. Abbott
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Massachusetts
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New Hampshire
New Jersey
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Pattenburg Tunnel, NJ - (East Portal) Also shown on maps as the Musconetcong Tunnel, this 4,893-foot-long tunnel was opened by the Lehigh Valley on November 28, 1928. Now used by Norfolk Southern, it was reduced from two tracks to one in 1999 to accomidate NS stack trains. West Portal
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Elizabeth, NJ - Amtrak's four-track Northeast Corridor crosses over former Conrail (now CSXT-NS joint) track here. Served by frequent Amtrak and New Jersey Transit trains.
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New York
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Pennsylvania
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Fort Littleton, PA - A major section of William H. Vanderbilt's South Pennsylvania Railroad work sites can be found just south of the Fort Littleton, exit 13, interchange is found on the Pennsylvania Turnpike. The line can be seen coming from the top right corner of the photo down through the center to a curve headed like a slide toward the 9:00 position of this photo. It is just about to be rejoined back onto the turnpike about one mile west of the turnpike interchange. interchange. Thanks to Russ Love - check out his website to learn more about the South Pennsylvania RR:
The South Pennsylvania Railroad
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Friedens, PA - A double horseshoe curve on the abandoned B & O Boswell Branch..just a few miles from Friedens, Pa. in Somerset County. The coal hauling line was abandoned...roughly 55 - 60 years ago. Thanks to Quentin Mong.
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Marienville, PA - This is the base for the Knox and Kane railroad
(the railroad that runs over Kinzua viaduct). You can see the roundhouse,
turntable, station, and wye.
Submitted by Matt Stolzenfels
- Nicholson, PA -
Nicholson Viaduct, built 1915, 2375 feet long, 240-feet high, concrete. Formerly Lackawanna Railroad. Was considered "Ninth Wonder of the World." Declared a National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark in 1975 submitted by John Boxmeyer
- Lanesboro, PA - Starrucca Viaduct, built 1847-1848, 1200 feet long, 110-feet high, stone arch, formerly Erie Railroad submitted by John Boxmeyer
- Philadelphia, PA -
30th Street Station, (Amtrak and Septa) submitted by John Boxmeyer
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Philadelphia, PA - Zoo tower was once the largest interlocking in the world, and is the junction between the main lines to the West, Northeast, and South. Thanks to Gerard M Foley.
- Rockville, PA, north of Harrisburg on the Susquehanna River - Rockville Bridge, originally P.R.R., built 1902, 3830 feet in length submitted by John Boxmeyer
- near Mt. Jewett, PA -
Kinzua Viaduct. Highest R.R. bridge in the world when built. Built 1882, replaced 1900. steel construction, 2,038 feet from hillside to hillside and is 301 feet high Tourist trains now cross the bridge. The visitor's area and zig-zag path can be seen leading to the bottom of the valley. submitted by John Boxmeyer
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Ex-Erie Lackawanna yard in Scranton PA, now the home of Steamtown. submitted by Rob Sterne
- Rockhill Furnace, PA East Broad Top narrow gauge
- The Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania with the Strasburg Railroad across
the street. submitted by Rob Sterne
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Horseshoe Curve - Pennsylvania Railroad's most famous spot Thanks to Tom Phillips for correcting our previous error in locating this famous spot!
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Muleshoe Curve is on a PRR branch which connects
with the PRR main at Galitzin near the summit of the Allegheny Mountain range. Thanks to Tom Phillips for correcting our previous error in locating this famous spot!
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Enola, PA - Across the Susquehanna River from Harrisburg are Norfolk
Southern's Enola Yards (formerly Conrail, PC, PRR).
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