We came across a great photo via Shorpy’s Twitter handle this weekend. It shows the old Eckington rail yard back in the 1920s.


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Eckington Yards, 1923. Rare and detailed look at Baltimore & Ohio rail yard. Washington, D.C. http://t.co/4FnPxLtKYi pic.twitter.com/0ve8zA6AEs
— Shorpy (@Shorpy) May 30, 2014
Check out the map of the same area from 1919.

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Today, this area is occupied by the FedEx shipping center at the intersection of New York Ave. and Florida Ave.