Railroads adjacent or running through college/university campuses

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Mookie

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Posted by Mookie on Thursday, March 11, 2010 7:00 PM

mudchicken
Nebraska (Mooks is an expert there, especially with what has disappeared)/Lincoln

We have BNSF main line running just on north edge of UNL. UNL is looking to expand in a few years, so the railroad will run through it.

For now, we have a very close relationship and if we get a new arena, we will be in the same house.

She who has no signature! cinscocom-tmw

steve14

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Posted by steve14 on Thursday, March 11, 2010 6:53 PM

UW Madison

mudchicken

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Posted by mudchicken on Thursday, March 11, 2010 6:42 PM

University of Illinois (Champaign)

Notre Dame/ South Bend

Miami (of Ohio, wish that over-rated FL school would pick another name)/Oxford OH

Ohio State/Columbus

University of Iowa/ Iowa City

Nebraska (Mooks is an expert there, especially with what has disappeared)/Lincoln

USC (railroad now gone)

Mudchicken Nothing is worth taking the risk of losing a life over. Come home tonight in the same condition that you left home this morning in. Safety begins with ME.... cinscocom-west

Norm48327

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Posted by Norm48327 on Thursday, March 11, 2010 6:41 PM

Michigan State University; through the campus.

Norm

OldArmy94

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Railroads adjacent or running through college/university campuses

Posted by OldArmy94 on Thursday, March 11, 2010 6:16 PM

Just for fun, would you like to list a college or university campus that you know of that has a railroad either adjacent or that runs through the campus? I can think of a few off the top of my head: Texas A&M University (College Station, TX) -- the UP runs through the middle of campus. A few years back the University constructed a very nice pedestrian underpass because of the numerous problems associated with students making unsafe crossings, including crawling under stopped trains. The Aggie baseball field is also adjacent to the tracks; in fact, the railroad is an integral part of the gameday experience with the announcers putting up train graphics and batters attempting to bat homers to the tracks. Northwest Arkansas Community College (Bentonville, AR) Blinn College (Brenham, TX) What others are out there?