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[quote]QUOTE: <i>Originally posted by fuzzybroken</i> <br /><br />. My main targets are the KB&S and TP&W, although I would certainly be open to other railroads in the area, especially any shortline or industrial operation. So I ask for your help... <br /> <br />What kind of operations can I expect, i.e. schedules, trains, switching, etc.? <br />Where are the main facilities in the area? <br />What are some can't-miss locations? <br />Any other points of interest in the area (non-railroad)? <br /> <br />TIA, <br />-Mark Hintz <br />www.fuzzyworld3.com <br /> <br />[/quote] <br /> <br /> <br />If you drive along US 24 you will see LOTS of TP&W rail and old grain elevators through most of eastern Illinois, but, when I drove it a few years ago, I saw very little action <br /> <br />If you are going to make that drive anyway, you may as well drive a short ways into Indiana and see the all but abandoned BNSF transload facility in Remington Indiana, it's pretty dead, but is a relic from back when people had hi hopes for the line.. This facility is roughly where us 24 and I-65 intersect, so it's not that far into indiana. <br /> <br />The new NS bypass in Lafayette Indiana is supposed to be a fairly busy corridor right along the Wabash river, new Amtrak facilities are in place (I guess anyway, I've never actually been there)
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