The Point of Rocks Tunnel was first constructed between 1866 and 1868 through the Catoctin Mountain. The tunnel was enlarged between 1902 and 1903. It's been around for quite a while, but that's okay. If it ain't broke, don't fix it.
Great video , especially with the MARC train making an appearance. I first saw this tunnel on our way to Leesburg, VA. I was impressed by the brick work.
Talk about close fits and intermodal stacktrains....check out the NS Heartland Corridor through VA and WV where NS notched several existing tunnels to clear the stacks and the pedestrian bridge in Roanoke, VA near the VA Transportation Museum, those are close fits for stacks. Great video, thanks for sharing.
Nick Hill..........nice city and the railroad action there is great to watch. I was surprised about the minimal clearance on that pedestrian bridge, it’s a wonderful place to sit and watch trains, you can almost touch the containers moving beneath the bridge😀
@@richarddrum9970 Yes Roanoke has a lot to offer for a small town- city. The transportation museum, mill mountain. Did you know that Norfolk- Southern is closing in Roanoke?
Nick Hill....Our daughter and her family lived in Roanoke several years and we visited her often to see our newest grandson. I spent several hours at the Transportation museum with the grandson watching trains. I didn’t know NS was closing that shop up, sad. We are just 5 miles from the Pritchard, WV NS Heartland Corridor Intermodal Yard, sadly being sold now to a new operator. Fun to watch them loading and unloading containers there. Be safe Nick.
BaltimoreAndOhioRR, Clip - 1:02: In this video, you see all intermodal stack trains are all stacked together with a TTX railcar under the end of the CSX locomotive. Good work with that video and your phone camera has been recorded! Thankyou ❤💛💚💙💜
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Awesome meet and catch of the CSX double stack train and that was a tight squeeze but got it through with no problem! 5 stars Dave and have a safe day!
1:02 Whoa, Nelly! I remember one time I parked under that bridge. The car windows got all foggy for some reason. We never did go hiking.... Never mind....
What a superb video. 1902, that tunnel was built or is that opening day date, either way, tight fit and all, history of that tunnel with train go through with barely enough room and then came the MARC train made it all worthwhile to watch! :o)
They actually routed the eastbound track around the outside of the tunnel decades ago for clearance issues, in the 1960s IIRC. The tunnel was bored in 1867, most likely to ease the curve around the mountain (the 1902 date is when it was rebuilt).
Amazing, did those trains criss-cross itself ways. U have to see rail ways in the connection BAR-BEOGRAD 106 tunnels 90 bridges ( Montenegro) and (Bih) Čapljina-Sarajrvo 99Tunels 65 bridges(100-200miles). And amazing is also nobody does not know who and how they had been built. Maybe army???
For the uninitiated: That "outside path" is what locals (and the National Park Service) would call the *C&O Canal.* (motto: _"mo mule is mo better."_ ) The canal's opening predated the B&O's charter by 3 years, and the 2 outfits wrangled for right-of-way here, around the South end of Catoctin Mountain. The canal remained in operation for another 22~ years after this tunnel was completed. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chesapeake_and_Ohio_Canal
Larry, These "Well Cars" are designed with the bottom of the car to be as low as possible, Just a little above the tracks, so the double stack is not over height. Even with that, some bridges in our area (N.IL.) have been torn out and rebuilt higher to allow double stacks to pass under them. I saw another video where the round top of the tunnel was chiseled out along the top to allow double stack trains to pass through. Stay Safe.
The B & O RR knows how to do it right. If these trailers were puled by a truck, they'd have their tops ripped off when the trucker would go under the 11' 8" bridge in Durham SC.
The metropolation subdivision that B&O went on and Amtrak And Marc And csx they can not carry intermodel that are double stack and In surprised what if it hits the roof of the tunnel and how come the double stack trains can go on the metropolation subdivision and it stop at Dickerson md and great catch of the meet of Marc and csx
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The Point of Rocks Tunnel was first constructed between 1866 and 1868 through the Catoctin Mountain. The tunnel was enlarged between 1902 and 1903. It's been around for quite a while, but that's okay. If it ain't broke, don't fix it.
Fantastic video. That tunnel was build with forward thinking to allow for enough clearance for double stack train wagons.
Good afternoon, Dave...that was a close call...thank you for the MARC train...it took the safe track, and avoided any height problems...thumbs up!
Mike W. and Brad it took the eastbound track which is the way it was going. Not the “ safe track”
Great video , especially with the MARC train making an appearance. I first saw this tunnel on our way to Leesburg, VA. I was impressed by the brick work.
Very cool!
It’s cool to see double stacks fit into the tunnel
Yeah, it was a close fit!
Great, Thank You, I haven't been to Point of Rocks in several years. Use to park my MGB and watch the rail traffic and river there.
Very cool!
Nice bridge view of stacker! Thumbs up!
Talk about close fits and intermodal stacktrains....check out the NS Heartland Corridor through VA and WV where NS notched several existing tunnels to clear the stacks and the pedestrian bridge in Roanoke, VA near the VA Transportation Museum, those are close fits for stacks. Great video, thanks for sharing.
I know exactly what your talking.
We're in Lexington and visit Roanoke when we can.
Nick Hill..........nice city and the railroad action there is great to watch. I was surprised about the minimal clearance on that pedestrian bridge, it’s a wonderful place to sit and watch trains, you can almost touch the containers moving beneath the bridge😀
@@richarddrum9970
Yes Roanoke has a lot to offer for a small town- city.
The transportation museum, mill mountain.
Did you know that Norfolk- Southern is closing in Roanoke?
Nick Hill....Our daughter and her family lived in Roanoke several years and we visited her often to see our newest grandson. I spent several hours at the Transportation museum with the grandson watching trains. I didn’t know NS was closing that shop up, sad. We are just 5 miles from the Pritchard, WV NS Heartland Corridor Intermodal Yard, sadly being sold now to a new operator. Fun to watch them loading and unloading containers there. Be safe Nick.
How about that one bit of graffiti that looks like snoopy
Congratulations nice video, creativity is extremely special
BaltimoreAndOhioRR,
Clip - 1:02: In this video, you see all intermodal stack trains are all stacked together with a TTX railcar under the end of the CSX locomotive.
Good work with that video and your phone camera has been recorded! Thankyou ❤💛💚💙💜
Cool, thanks!
You're welcome! 💞
Excellent video. I love the contents in your videos. I must say you have an interesting Channel and a delight to all your subscribers. We love your channel and all your videos
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That's what you call close clearance. Nice video shot.
Double stack of DANISH containers that is! Good catch Dave!
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Wow, so tall! Great footage!
Awesome capture
Great video that was very interesting to see them all fit in the tunnel
Thanks 👍
Anyone else notice the concern of the engineers when he was filming them?
Awesome meet and catch of the CSX double stack train and that was a tight squeeze but got it through with no problem! 5 stars Dave and have a safe day!
Awesome video Dave keep it up I really like the Point of Rocks tunnel
Thanks 👍 Yeah, me too!
great video! that double stacked train was cutting it a bit close but they made it without anything getting knocked off the top.
Awesome video and location!
Great shot of the tunnel!
That beautiful train videos and gorgeous bridge train horn sound good to
Thank you very much!✌
How impressive are these trains! Very!!
Great video. I can never get over how long the freight trains are in the US! It's like, not measured by the amount of cars but by kilometers.. 😂😂😂👍👍
Very true!
Woow! Exellent video. Freight and passenger train same time,very nice.
My hometown of Roseville had the largest switching yard in the West. I loved trains then and still love trains.
That's cool!
Early in the clip, that right hand track (facing train) looks wirey...dented up. Looks like that track is a, "wobble maker," lol
Wow! those are big. impressive train!
Cool location for trainspotting (to observe trains).
Many thanks!
Wow them double stacks just make it, pretty cool location👍🏼😎
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1:02 Whoa, Nelly! I remember one time I parked under that bridge. The car windows got all foggy for some reason.
We never did go hiking.... Never mind....
Lmao
And children, the train disappeared into the mountain and was never seen again. The End.
You've heard of the "Highway to Hell?"
This is how people got there before they put the highway in.
Please tell us the story again grandpa like your dad did you please.
Wow, nice catch👍
What a superb video. 1902, that tunnel was built or is that opening day date, either way, tight fit and all, history of that tunnel with train go through with barely enough room and then came the MARC train made it all worthwhile to watch! :o)
Beautiful footage
Thanks for visiting
Nice catch.
Great job. I love it.
Nice catches
This was really beautiful Dave!!! I loved it!! Awesome catch!!!! 😄😄
the tunnel was never designed for double stack containers in 1902, looks like it originally had two tracks.
Yeah, but its great how 118 years later its still being used. 👍
They actually routed the eastbound track around the outside of the tunnel decades ago for clearance issues, in the 1960s IIRC. The tunnel was bored in 1867, most likely to ease the curve around the mountain (the 1902 date is when it was rebuilt).
Just think, the men who built it are no longer with us.
Excellent video Dave.
Awesome Capture Man
Good catch!
Thanks!
Seeing the MARC passenger train going the opposite way was an added bonus.
Very nice video.
Thank You and Thumbs Up.
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Excellent video, thank you dear friend
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Great catch!
Nice video.
Amazing, did those trains criss-cross itself ways. U have to see rail ways in the connection BAR-BEOGRAD 106 tunnels 90 bridges ( Montenegro) and (Bih) Čapljina-Sarajrvo 99Tunels 65 bridges(100-200miles). And amazing is also nobody does not know who and how they had been built. Maybe army???
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Great rail compilation...I like IT
Thank you very much!
Cool video. I like it. Thumbs up. :))
This was the only tunnel that allows double stacks
Nice video! 橋もトンネルも高さがギリギリ😊
Greetings from Tokyo Japan :-)
video molto fantastico molto ben fatto complimenti un saluto caro favoloso imbocco in galleria tunnel grazie giuseppe
Seems odd they have a tunnel when there is an outside path right next to it?
For the uninitiated:
That "outside path" is what locals (and the National Park Service) would call the *C&O Canal.* (motto: _"mo mule is mo better."_ )
The canal's opening predated the B&O's charter by 3 years, and the 2 outfits wrangled for right-of-way here, around the South end of Catoctin Mountain. The canal remained in operation for another 22~ years after this tunnel was completed.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chesapeake_and_Ohio_Canal
Really nice video!!
Glad you liked it! 👌
Trains coming out and in of tunnels is cool!
yep!
😮how those containers can fit through the tunnel
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That was perfect timing for sure.
Very cool video nice catches
Excellent
Big like ,I enjoyed watching
cool. awesome catches. awesome video.
It does look close.
Excellent video B&ORR!!
Nice location, nice catch.
Cool catch again! Have you ever seen Emma maersk
dont think so
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"The squeals of commerce keep turning"
very nice shot
wow!We in Russia do not carry two containers on one platform wagon))Very interesting to know from you is such a feature of the railway!))
A very common sight here in the US.
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@@VladimirKylikov This is not flatbed, they are well cars to carry double stack
@@deepaks8430 Ok
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Nice catch!
Cool that was well done keep it up
Nice Video
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Good video
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Really nice !!!!
I'D Say Some of These older tunnels probably won't take Double Stacked Trains!!!!♥️😁😎
Larry, These "Well Cars" are designed with the bottom of the car to be as low as possible, Just a little above the tracks, so the double stack is not over height. Even with that, some bridges in our area (N.IL.) have been torn out and rebuilt higher to allow double stacks to pass under them.
I saw another video where the round top of the tunnel was chiseled out along the top to allow double stack trains to pass through. Stay Safe.
when you can't raise the tunnel, you lower the floor. a common approach to handling double stacks.
The B & O RR knows how to do it right. If these trailers were puled by a truck, they'd have their tops ripped off when the trucker would go under the 11' 8" bridge in Durham SC.
That bridge is 12' 4" now and is still shaving the occasional truck top. :)
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Great video!
Nice Catch!
The metropolation subdivision that B&O went on and Amtrak And Marc And csx they can not carry intermodel that are double stack and In surprised what if it hits the roof of the tunnel and how come the double stack trains can go on the metropolation subdivision and it stop at Dickerson md and great catch of the meet of Marc and csx
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Orange Crush ?????
Orange Crush is not metropolation intermodel is metropolation subdivision
that's a good looking train
Locomotives: CSX 3424 (GE ET44AH) CSX 827 (GE ES44AH), MARC 71 (EMD GP39) MARC 34 (EMD MP36PH-3C)
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since 1902 thats a long time.
That's a tight squeeze!
Looks like that tunnel was made for double stacks Would of thought in 1902 that double stacks would be coming through there Nice Video
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Further west CSX notched out their tunnels, six or seven of them to Cumberland.
I think it was originally built as a double-track tunnel. Today there is only one track in the middle, so the clearance is sufficient.
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