Baseball & Trains

[n012944]

It was tragic, as I left Chicago seeing the final 5-1 score against the Windy City. I could feel the loss, a city being again resigned to not even show in the World Series, a tradition ever since 1945.   ~METRO 

Um, that is only a tradition on the NORTH SIDE of Chicago

[SactoGuy188]

The big reason why AT&T Park (originally called Pacific Bell Park) got located at the China Basin location in San Francisco had to do with the fact you could walk from the San Francisco CalTrain station to the Park (one block's walk!) and San Francisco MUNI built a light rail line that ran right next to the Park.

Here in Sacramento, CA, they just released a report on future transport developments in the area and it does include a trolley line from downtown Sacramento that overlaps the Regional Transit light rail lines and goes into West Sacramento, including a prominent stop at Raley Field, the home of the Sacramento River Cats AAA baseball team. 

 

[TheS.P.caboose]

One of the nice things about Dodger Stadium is that it's just up a hill from Taylor yard.

[METRO]

One of the nice things about Dodger Stadium is that it's just up a hill from Taylor yard.

Miller Park, in Milwaukee is the home of the Brewers and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Panthers.  It's also along the CP mainline and very close to the Muskego yard (for some reason the yard in the valley in Milwaukee is named the same as one of the suburbs of the city)

Also, I used to play little league growing up at Hart Park in Wauwatosa, just a couple miles from old County Stadium (Now Miller Park) and at Wauwatosa West High School along what was then the CNW line.   I was a first baseman and I actually missed a thow from the outfield when I saw an Alco haha!  So much for my childhood dream to be a big leaguer.

Cheers Mates!

~METRO 

[jfallon]

    Harbor Park, the home field of AAA's Norfolk Tides, has an excellent view of Norfolk Southern's former N&W line into Norfolk, including the double track bascule bridge over the Elizabeth River. You are almost guaranteed to see at least two trains per game!

[wjstix]

The new stadium in Minneapolis is going to be a hub for light rail and commuter rail, and I think the BNSF line running by it may still be used for freight.

The Municipal / Midway stadium of the St.Paul Saints is between the old NP and GN mainlines between Mpls and St.Paul, with the old NP line running just over the left field fence. There's usually a lot of action on the multi-track line. I recall a televised game where Darryl Strawberry hit a long opposite field homerun to left that hit an empty car of a train going by with a very loud BOOM!!!

BTW I got married at the Metrodome, took the light rail to the wedding with the best man as I only lived a mile or two from the south end of the line.

 

[vlmuke]

Chicago white sox has track right beside the parking lot can't see inside the stadium but you can watch the drunk people tailgate I've had nice people bring me and engineer hot dogs or burgers and pop (had to pass on the beer) on several occasions while we were waiting on the signal there

[J. Edgar]

 

 

   ???....Bristol Motorspeedway in Bristol TN ...a NS main goes right thru the parking lot next to the track....NASCAR and trains....whatta great thing!!!

[arkansasrailfan]

A little league field in Little Rock is right by the little Rock and Western.

[rixflix]

Mid-fifties...Reading PA...Colavito came through in the Indian farm system and married a local (then, I guess we'd call her a girl). Later it was and is the Phillies' farm with Greg Luzinski et al staying for short times. When the school, Boy Scouts, or St. Catherine's church would buy the group rate bus fares and send us out to Municipal Stadium we'd slam our little hands on the side of the bus and yell "Go Indians". If I wanted an autograph, I'd go to the visiting club's bullpen (I got Johnny Kucks' (a Binghamton Triplet?) for instance). They were just chomping gum and could spare the time. Meanwhile, you could hear the Reading send their RS2's and GP7's up the hill to the coal regions. Pennsy wasn't far away but was starved for traffic.

The real jewel was Parrish Pressed Steel's (later Dana Corporation) narrow gauge line. Tantalizingly and just barely visable beyond the factory fence and near the stadium parking lot.

Sneaky and snoopy RR fans that we were, we could never penetrate that place. Didn't have the right Dad or Uncle.

Out!

[Modelcar]

....J.Edgar:

Isn't that Martinsville, Va with the NS  RR right through the Track complex.  And didn't they move it back a hundred yards or so a year or two ago...?  Don't mean to be argumentative, but believe it's at the above location.

[J. Edgar]

....J.Edgar:

Isn't that Martinsville, Va with the NS  RR right through the Track complex.  And didn't they move it back a hundred yards or so a year or two ago...?  Don't mean to be argumentative, but believe it's at the above location.

you are indeed correct....i stand humble in my stupidity......and yes it was moved away from the track about 250 ft in '05

[TimChgo9]

The Joliet Jackhammers in Joliet, IL play at a ballpark with the BNSF and UP/Amtrak mainlines on one side and the Metra Rock Island District line on the other side. It is right across the tracks from Joliet Union Station and located just a block or two from UD Tower.

Actually, you could hit the front of the ball park with a well thrown stone from the UD Tower at the crossover.  The BNSF/Amtrak/UP run along the west side of the park, and the ex RI along the S. side.