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the South side of Baltimore

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The map below shows the south side of Baltimore.  Not much going on in this part of Baltimore.  There's Curtis Bay yard, with it's car shops on the north end and west side.  Seawall yard sees a lot of autoracks, cause ships unload on the north side of 895.

On the south side of Curtis Bay yard, are electric mules used to load coal onto ships, but they have been behind fences for years.... best you could do is to go telephoto.

Curtis Bay is easy to get to from the Canton side of the Harbor via the Harbor Tunnel Thruway (895), from Westport, and downtown where Riverside yard is located.  Not much more than 10 minutes away during off rush hour periods. 

There used to be one local a day going over the swing bridge, but I haven't been down here in years when anything is running to confirm this is still happening.  This swing bridge is one of three in the Baltimore area.  Of the two other bridges, only one is used, and is between Penn Mary and Grays yards on the east side.  The other is on the old Western Maryland between Westport and Port Covington, and is in the permanently open position.

New 05/13/2007
Last Modified:
06/13/2007