Point of Rocks station (MARC)

Point of Rocks
MARC Commuter rail station

Amtrak's Capitol Limited passing through the Point of Rocks station.
Location 4000 Clay Street
Point of Rocks, MD 21777
Coordinates 39°16′24.7″N 77°32′00″W / 39.273528°N 77.53333°W / 39.273528; -77.53333Coordinates: 39°16′24.7″N 77°32′00″W / 39.273528°N 77.53333°W / 39.273528; -77.53333
Line(s)
  Brunswick Line
Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 2
Construction
Parking Yes
Disabled access Yes
History
Opened 1873
Traffic
Passengers (2013) 465 (MARC)
Services
Preceding station   MARC   Following station
toward Martinsburg
Brunswick Line
  Former services  
Baltimore and Ohio
Main Line
TerminusOld Main Line
Point of Rocks Railroad Station
Location Off of U.S. 15
Point of Rocks, Maryland
Area 4 acres (1.6 ha)
Built 1875 (1875)
Architect Baldwin, E. Francis
Architectural style Gothic
NRHP Reference # 73000918[1]
Added to NRHP April 11, 1973

The Point of Rocks Railroad Station is a historic passenger rail station on the MARC Brunswick Line between Washington, D.C. and Martinsburg, WV located at Point of Rocks, Frederick County, Maryland, United States.[2] The station was built by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in 1873, and designed by E. Francis Baldwin. It is situated at the junction of the B&O Old Main Line (running to Baltimore) and the Metropolitan Branch (running to Washington, D.C.). The Met Branch also opened in 1873 and became the principal route for passenger trains between Baltimore, Washington and points west.

The main station building is a  2 1⁄2-story, triangular Gothic Revival with a four-story tower and a  1 1⁄2-story wing at the base. The tower has a pyramidal roof containing a dormer on each side. On top is a square cupola supporting a pyramidal peaked roof.[3]

The station building itself is not open to the public and is used by CSX as storage and offices for maintenance of way crews. In 2008, new platforms and platform shelters were built for MARC commuters traveling east towards Washington DC, replacing older bus shelter–style structures which were erected in the mid 90's.

During the blizzard of 2010, the south side awning on the main building collapsed under the weight of record snow fall, and was later removed leaving half the building missing cover. In January 2011, work to rebuild the destroyed part of the structure began.

The Point of Rocks Railroad Station was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973,[1] and reopened for the Maryland Rail Commuter Service, now called MARC, which established the Brunswick Line.

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ MARC station list (includes Point of Rocks) MARC official website
  3. ↑ Arthur Townsend (June 1972). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Point of Rocks Railroad Station" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-01-01.

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