Southbound Colonial at the Capital Beltway station, 1970s.
Black and white photograph showing the southbound Colonial (Boston-Newport News, Va.) stopping at the Capital Beltway station; photograph dates to before 1984.
- Photograph Details
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- Date Archived:
- October 21, 2013
- Geography:
- Northeast
- Decade:
- 1970s
- Data Format:
- Image
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In this image, the Colonial, led by E-60 electric locomotive No. 968, makes a stop at the Capital Beltway station in the Maryland suburbs northeast of Washington, D.C. Opened by the Penn Central Railroad in 1969 as a stop for the high-speed Metroliner Service, the Capital Beltway station was closed in late 1983 when Amtrak and MARC commuter rail moved to a new intermodal facility in New Carrollton, Md. also served by Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (Metro) trains and buses.
Photographer: Unknown for Amtrak.