Thomas Viaduct by weesel

Photography • Transportation • posted on Jan 14, 2005

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This is a portion of the Thomas Viaduct near Relay, MD. If you've ever played Railroad Tycoon III, you've encountered Relay. It's in the first scenario and you had BETTER build a station there to develop a revenue base.... or go bust. The real Relay is definitely a small railroad town, and I hope to get some pictures of it. The viaduct is one of those things that the 'experts' said was impossible to build. It's still in use. I believe this is the oldest RR viaduct in the US. Anyhow you can read up on it via a Google search. Relay is a stone's toss from Elkridge Landing, MD. This was the first deep-water port in the area. Full-size sailing ships could come up the river and take on cargo. However, the river was unpredictable. The transshipment town was on the flood plain. One building is left. Lots of flotsom high in the bushes and trees... it still floods. Anyhow, we will be seeing more of Patuxent State Park as we poke around for more industrial stuff that most folks don't look twice at. Enjoy; thanks for viewing.

Comments (10)

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diomedes66

7:23PM | Fri, 14 January 2005

Magnificent composition, detail, tone, and lighting are superb.. Bravo!

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Sekadhar

10:16PM | Fri, 14 January 2005

Impressive...excellent shot!!!

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Vik9740

10:53PM | Fri, 14 January 2005

love the brick stonework and that railing... glad you left this one alone to speak for itself :)

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weesel

12:15AM | Sat, 15 January 2005

He he! Sometimes you just gotta know when to leave things go! This is rough turf. Didn't need much enhancement.

cynlee

12:48AM | Sat, 15 January 2005

luv this... the thick pattern of limbs & stonework is just wonderful! :]

Michelle A.

9:27AM | Sat, 15 January 2005

This is wonderful.... looks ancient.....

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sossy

11:03AM | Sat, 15 January 2005

a wonderful scenery! fantastic capture of this impressive viaduct and the wilderness around! love the POV and the expression! there is a similar one in scotland with an old steam locomotive! ;o)))

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