HiDef: MARC Commuter Trains on the Brunswick Line

On November 23, 2010 we catch the morning rush of MARC trains at two hot locations, Point of Rocks, MD and Dickerson, MD. We catch 3 different type of diesels from the roster, GP39H-2, GP40WH-2, and MP36PH-3C, including station stops and track speed trains, got to love the heavy throttle when pulling (excuse me...pushing) out of the station!

Point of Rocks
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P874 - 06:16
MARC MP36PH-3C 25

P89223 - 06:31 (Off of the Frederick Line)
MARC MP36PH-3C 14

Q373 - 06:44
CSX D8-40CW 7330
CSX D8-40C 7495

P876 - 06:44
MARC GP40WH-2 56
MARC GP40WH-2 51

P878 - 07:20
MARC GP40WH-2 60

Dickerson, MD
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P894 - 07:52
MARC GP39H-2 70
MARC GP39H-2 72

P880 - 08:02
MARC MP36PH-3C12

Special thanks to Austin and Mark MacDougall for the trip invitation.

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[AliceInChains243]

Nice one, props for making an almost-all commuter video look good! I shot a handful of them by Point of Rocks when I was out in that area a Summer ago, definitely a nice alternative to the F40's and GP40MC's I see every day out here in Boston...oh wait, now the MBTA's two MP36-36's and some of those EXACT same MARC GP40WH-2's! I guess things really aren't too different after all then.

[LIRR175]

I never realized that the Frederick merge was THAT close to Point of Rocks station!

[Neno8403]

This is the first time I have ever seen a mixed consist off Pullman Gallery bilevels and Kawasaki bilevels. Great catch and great video!

[dragonpullman]

@larry84988 That does happen sometimes, I was taking the MARC train home today and it had 2 locomotives, one on each end (and this train was only 3 cars long).

[larry84988]

Good to see the old Metra equipment still in use. Weird how they use 2 locomotives on each end, thats like a total WTF for me :D

[trainutjob]

Excellent video, Eric!

[trime1851]

Great video especially considering the difficult light conditions!!



[sp8553]

Awesome video! Glad we could have you along for the day.

[MiNameIsNash]

Excellent!!!!

[akatrain]

nice video ima bout to post videos fromthe same area two of those marc trains i caught in the after noon lol