Rails to Dulles Airport

Rails to Dulles Airport (HMDCZ)

Location: Sterling, VA 20166 Loudoun County
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Country: United States of America
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N 39° 0.949', W 77° 26.427'

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In 1958 the federal government began construction of a new international airport near Chantilly, Virginia. The Washington & Old Dominion Railroad, whose freight business had been on the decline, enjoyed a resurgence of activity. Cement, stone, and other materials arrived from local quarries by rail to this spot and were trucked to the airport site a few miles south of here.

Dulles International Airport opened 1962. The W&OD limped along for another six years, while a boom in road construction edged out small railroad lines here and throughout the nation. The W&OD ceased operations altogether in August 1968.
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HM NumberHMDCZ
Series This marker is part of the Washington and Old Dominion Railroad series
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Placed ByThe Washington & Old Dominion Railroad Regional Park - Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Friday, October 17th, 2014 at 4:54am PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 288710 N 4321365
Decimal Degrees39.01581667, -77.44045000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 39° 0.949', W 77° 26.427'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds39° 0' 56.94" N, 77° 26' 25.62" W
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Area Code(s)703, 571
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 25-57 Washington and Old Dominion Trail, Sterling VA 20166, US
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