The Georgetown Branch: Gallery:The William Duvall collection 11/29/2004 - I recently visited a Chevy Chase native who shot many gorgeous photos of the GB back in the 50's - 70's. Here are the slides, digitized. They are arranged in geographic order, beginning at MP 0 of the GB, Georgetown Jct. All photos are © William Duvall. The date in parentheses in the title is the development date printed on the slide. The slides, mainly KodaChrome, were scanned with a Polaroid SprintScan 120 at 4000dpi.
	MDOT Commuter Westbound in the evening, Georgetown Junction (May 1979) B&O (Chessie) GP9 6606 (Blt. 1955-9) leads a string of 4 passenger cars past the west end of the Silver Spring (Westbound) yard lead where a string of boxcars sits. The junction crossovers are seeen in the distance along with the B&O Color Position Lights (one hiding in the trees to the right.) 16th St. overpass is in the distance.
	B&O H-10-44 #9700 Brings cars across the Met. (Dec 1967) #9700 was built in 1948 as an order of 10 H-10-44's from Fairbanks-Morse. Here #9700 leads a string of 9 cars from the west end of the Silver Spring yard. The cars will be switched down and through the junction crossovers and onto the GB. Caboose is C-2808. Other reporting marks are: B&O, B&O, SP, ?, ?, ?, SP, PRR.
	9700 leading a string down the GB (Dec 1967) Here 9700 switches 14 cars and prepares to head down the GB. In the background is Mason-Dixon Recycling. Car reporting marks: RI, ?, ?, P&LE 1214, ?, ?, SP, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?.
	GP9 #6484 passing westbound through Lyttonsville. (Apr 1972) Brookville Rd. in the background. Reporting Marks: C-2177, SOO LINE 13587, ANN ARBOR, GN, FGE, FGE, ?, ?, ?, ...
	B&O GP38 #3823 beneath Lyttonsville Pl. (?) GP9 in the background(?)
	Brookville Rd. overpass (Nov 1966) One of my favorite views.
	Rock Creek trestle, westbound ca. 1946 A B&O mikado Q-1c 4320 makes its way across the tall wood trestle over Rock Creek near Chevy Chase, MD.
	Bobby Stevens' wife on the Rock Creek Trestle Mar 1942 Mr. Duvall maintains that this is a photo by Bobby Stevens, a native of Chevy Chase and a professional ballplayer for 1 season in Philadelphia. View is East.
	Rock Creek Trestle Fire 1967 Arsonists set fire to the trestle one day, severely damaging it. This photo is by G. Fred Stork.
	Rebuilding after Hurricane Agnes (Oct 1972) This trestle had a troubled history, and 1972 was a red letter year. One half of the trestle was washed away in the flooding following Agnes. The B&O rebuilt, this time out of steel beams. Some equipment was trapped in Georgetown for some time and really became a large part of the impetus for rebuilding the trestle. The rebuilding of 1972 was the last major rebuilding of the trestle until 2003 when the trestle was rehabilitated and reopened for pedestrian use.
	#6608 heads West to Georgetown across Rock Creek (Mar 1977) EMD GP9 #6608 (blt. 1955-6) leads a freight consist down the branch. Reporting marks: C-2958, B&O 486372,
	Chevy Chase Lake, ca. 1931 This Curtiss Wright aerial shot is full of goodies. The GB runs across the bottom of the frame. What you see is a long string of cars on the passing siding. The team track is directly above it. In the lower left hand corner you can see 2 Capital Traction (ex. Chevy Chase Lake & Kensington Railway) cars waiting at the carbarn (out of sight). The line will be abandoned 4 years later. Heading up Connecticut Ave., you can make out the terminal loop for the line, right in front of the Chevy Chase Pool. The Chevy Chase station of the CCL&KRy is there too. To the north one can make out some gardens and houses; these belonged to workers for the CCL&KRy. In the upper right corner is the Columbia Country Club. To the upper left is a pavilion & park part of the original complex built to attract people to the area in the mid 1890's. Note the tall water tower just above the two street cars.
	Chevy Chase Lake, facing South. ca. 1890s My favorite photo of all. Here we see the CCL&KRy's carbarn (large building w/ 5 pointed doors) and power house (behind, with smoke stack) which was the reason the GB was built in the first place! And, the real gem, in the background there is a train parked across Connecticut Ave! You can see the old style B&O boxcar with the B and then a white globe as an O. The GB was built in 1892 to this point to service this coal burning power plant for the town and electric railway. CCL&KRy #11 awaits passengers
	B&O 10-wheel "camel" Built in 1873 @ B&O Mt. Clare shops. Mr. Duvall believes these were used in the building of the CCL&KRy in the mid 1890's.
	Chevy Chase swimming pool & CCL&KRy station ca. 1940 Looking a bit worn, the station has been out of service for 5 years when this photo was taken. The swimming pool doesn't look that neat either. Note the interesting sign on the pool of a person diving. The old streetcar tracks have not yet been removed and are still embedded in the street. View is East.
	#9700 leads a freight westbound across Conn. Ave. (Oct 1967) The passing siding seems to have been shortened (would have been in the foreground). Reporting Marks: C-2808, ?, ?, SP, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?.
	#9717 & C-2602 cross Conn. Av. westbound Apr 1969 View is East of the T.W. Perry building. part of the sign reads "T.W. PERRY, ...FUEL - OIL...". Note the boxcar on the siding behind the building. 9717 is an H-12-44 built in 1951 by Fairbanks-Morse.
	Chevy Chase Lake carbarn (Sep 1967) The carbarn still stands, as a car dealership. Amazingly, the powerhouse is still standing (note smoke stack behind building). View is west. GB track pass next to the building, just out of sight to the left.
	West end of Chevy Chase passing siding (May 1972) B&O 6518, an EMD GP9 (blt. 1955-7) leads a string of cars Eastbound toward Conn. Av. Boxcars are LV 62739, SP, CP, ?, ?, ?, ?....
	Steam Freight at Columbia CCB ca. Feb 1947 Printed in the Sunday Washington Star newspaper. Reporting Marks: ?, NP...
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