Daily Archives: April 20, 2020

Welcome Home; New Slide Purchase: B&O S2 9035 in Georgetown

B&O S2 9035 in Georgetown, DC, Jan 1965. Photographer unknown.

Long-time readers may recognize this train, as it’s been posted before. After some last-minute, heart-pounding eBay action, I am now the proud owner of a slide showing another view of the same train stationed in Georgetown in the winter of 1965. Decent views of trains on the Georgetown Branch are so rare, I will leap at any opportunity to own a small piece of this history. Unfortunately the photographer is unknown. B&O 9035 was an Alco S-2, built between 1943-1948. Three years later the Capitol Traction Co. power plant would be razed. Here is the matching photo:

B&O S2 9035 in Georgetown, DC, Jan 1965. Photographer unknown.