Point of Rocks Train Station

Point of Rocks Train Station

Photo by Bruce Saunders

In the shadows of the towering Point of Rocks formation, where the Potomac slices thorough the Catoctin Ridge, sits one of the most picturesque railroad depots in the nation. The Point of Rocks station was built in concert with the B&O’s connector line to Washington in the late 1860s, and its location—precisely where the two lines meet—is truly unique. Learn more.

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Photo by Bruce Saunders

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