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Front
piston Closeup |
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Front
piston From a slightly lower angle. Valve gear. |
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Another
neat oil filler tube This one aided the "oiling around" engineer once again this time getting the oil to drop straight onto the piston shaft. |
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Piston
& valve From front. |
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Fairfax
Stone marker Full of legend and signifigance, this marks the boundary between WV & MD. The marker is believed to have been set there by a young George Washington, and also marks the beginning of the South Branch of the Potomac River. |
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Stone
marker |
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The
Fairfax Stone It's located under a tree, in a really neat, quiet area. |
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Fairfax
Stone tablet The text. |
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The
Fairfax stone in its environs Note the little "stream" beginning from beneath it. Also note the stone "pit" it sits in. One walks down the stairs to get to it. |
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Another
shot of the Historical Marker Really beautiful setting. |
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Oakland,
MD B&O RR Station Designed by famous architecht Francis Baldwin and built in 1884. Restored, it's now the local Railroad history museum. The CSX train still passes by here quite frequently. Here is a nice article about the station and its restoration from Maryland.com. Here is some info from Oakland's website. The station is located at 2nd & Liberty Streets, Oakland, MD 21550, (301) 334-1948 |
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Southern
end The restoration crews really went to great effort to get the station back to its original appearance. |
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Front,
Western side CSX mainline in foreground. |
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Tower Bell-shaped tower is the trademark of this building. |
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Northern
end Station platform in front. |
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Northern
end, view is South Platform and mainline. |
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Front
side w/ platform This was a quiet day. |
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Facing
North Some nearby industries. |
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CR
368326 Box Car Parked on siding, possibly a donation to the museum or local Railroad Preservation Society chapter? |
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North
end Baggage room. |
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