Originally posted by halifaxcn [ Living nearby to MP 186 of the UPRR Austin TX Sub Reply Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, September 15, 2005 12:00 PM Abo Canyon is my favorite place. Beautiful scenery and lots of trains (up to 110 trains in one 24hr. period on some days). Reply Edit james saunders Member sinceNovember 2004 From: Brisbane Australia 1,721 posts Posted by james saunders on Sunday, September 18, 2005 10:25 PM BALD HILLS RAILWAY STATION ON BRISBANES NORTH SIDE COS ITS ONLY 10 MINUTES FROM MY HOUSE AND PLUS its on the mainline north/south in and out of brissie aleast 20 freights a day plus 100 odd commuters and 2 long distance passenger ohhh and the nrth and sth bound tilt trains if your in Australia (brisbane check it out) James, Brisbane Australia Modelling AT&SF in the 90s Reply spbed Member sinceDecember 2001 From: Austin TX 4,941 posts Posted by spbed on Monday, September 19, 2005 6:47 AM Sounds great! But a very long way for me to train fan from my home in Florida. [:o)][:p] Originally posted by james saunders [ Living nearby to MP 186 of the UPRR Austin TX Sub Reply SchemerBob Member sinceJuly 2005 From: Northeast Missouri 869 posts Posted by SchemerBob on Monday, September 19, 2005 9:13 AM Really anywhere on the BNSF transcon works...I usually go to Fort Madison, Iowa, where the huge double-decker swing bridge over the Mississippi is. There's also Wyaconda, Gorin and Baring, Missouri where the trains go through at like 90 MPH +. Long live the BNSF .... AND its paint scheme. SchemerBob Reply CShaveRR Member sinceJune 2001 From: Lombard (west of Chicago), Illinois 13,681 posts Posted by CShaveRR on Monday, September 19, 2005 11:48 AM Now that I know where you live, I'd sincerely hope that you'd bring your family along for some train-watching in Chicago and vicinity. Stay the night, or a weekend--ride Metra, or the South Shore. Visit the suburbs (Elmhurst, LaGrange, Brookfield). Closer to home, I think you'll find CN, to your south and east, a little busier than CSX is. You could try Trowbridge, in East Lansing, and catch both railroads. Or head down to Schoolcraft or Vicksburg, both fascinating places (the old station at Vicksburg is now a museum, and CN crosses NS at Schoolcraft, not too far east of the 131 grade crossing). Carl Railroader Emeritus (practiced railroading for 46 years--and in 2010 I finally got it right!) CAACSCOCOM--I don't want to behave improperly, so I just won't behave at all. (SM) Reply waltersrails Member sinceJuly 2005 From: CSXT/B&O Flora IL 1,937 posts Posted by waltersrails on Monday, September 19, 2005 11:51 AM Princeton IN to wacth ns and csx lots of chessie cars. Also Mt Vernon IL to wacth ns up and Evanville and Western former L&N. I like NS but CSX has the B&O. Reply spbed Member sinceDecember 2001 From: Austin TX 4,941 posts Posted by spbed on Monday, September 19, 2005 11:53 AM QUOTE: Originally posted by CShaveRR Now that I know where you live, I'd sincerely hope that you'd bring your family along for some train-watching in Chicago and vicinity. Stay the night, or a weekend--ride Metra, or the South Shore. Visit the suburbs (Elmhurst, LaGrange, Brookfield). Closer to home, I think you'll find CN, to your south and east, a little busier than CSX is. You could try Trowbridge, in East Lansing, and catch both railroads. Or head down to Schoolcraft or Vicksburg, both fascinating places (the old station at Vicksburg is now a museum, and CN crosses NS at Schoolcraft, not too far east of the 131 grade crossing). Living nearby to MP 186 of the UPRR Austin TX Sub Reply spbed Member sinceDecember 2001 From: Austin TX 4,941 posts Posted by spbed on Monday, September 19, 2005 12:03 PM If you mean me I was at Ft. Madison, Rochelle & Dolton last year. I would come to Chicago to meet you if you are the UPRR mole there but otherwise sorry just not enough speed for me as there is @ Daggett/Yermo & the trackage between Daggett & Needles on the BNSF & Yermo & Vegas on the UPRR. Other speed points on the UPRR are Granger, Gibbons & east of Gibbons where I was pacing a 2 set consist of SD-40-2s doing 60 & he was plugging away faster then me. Between Barstow & Daggett I tried to catch a BNSF EBer I was doing 80 & with a nice long TOFC consist he beat me to Daggett so I could not film him. [:o)][:p] Originally posted by CShaveRR Living nearby to MP 186 of the UPRR Austin TX Sub Reply fuzzybroken Member sinceOctober 2002 From: Milwaukee, WI, US 1,384 posts Posted by fuzzybroken on Monday, September 19, 2005 1:13 PM Well, personally, I like Waterford Avenue CP crossing in Milwaukee, 'cuz it's less than a half-mile away! The new "quiet zone" mods are quickly working to ruin it, though...[V] I also like Duplainville, a great place to watch CN/WC, CP, and WSOR, although Bergie disagrees with me. Outside Wisconsin, I love the Quad Cities area! Iowa Interstate, Iowa Chicago & Eastern, NRE, and a BNSF presence make the area awesome. -Fuzzy Fuzzy World 3 Reply Tharmeni Member sinceJuly 2003 From: Southwestern Florida 501 posts Posted by Tharmeni on Monday, September 19, 2005 2:27 PM The south steps of the RCA Dome in Indianapolis gets my vote! Reply JDV5th Member sinceJanuary 2002 From: Grand Rapids, Michigan 124 posts Posted by JDV5th on Monday, September 19, 2005 2:38 PM Cool. Can you take the train and stop there? (to see the colts?) Go watch a football game and leave and watch trains! Doesn't get much better than that. "One thing about trains...it doesn't matter where they're going. What matters is deciding to get on." from "Polar Express" Reply Tharmeni Member sinceJuly 2003 From: Southwestern Florida 501 posts Posted by Tharmeni on Monday, September 19, 2005 3:16 PM Union station is one block from the dome. I sat on the steps of the dome for three hours one day and saw just about every sort of freight manifest there is. Amtrak passes by, but at about 1 a.m. and 6 a.m. (or thereabouts). You can, however, easily take a train to Union Station and walk across the street to the dome. Reply JDV5th Member sinceJanuary 2002 From: Grand Rapids, Michigan 124 posts Posted by JDV5th on Monday, September 19, 2005 3:19 PM Sounds like a great place to hang out. "One thing about trains...it doesn't matter where they're going. What matters is deciding to get on." from "Polar Express" Reply oskar Member sinceAugust 2003 1,092 posts Posted by oskar on Monday, September 19, 2005 6:31 PM 1.Augusta,GA-CSX and NS CSX comes in from Atlanta(GA sub) and combines in with theMcCormic Sub(greenwood-Augusta)and combines with the NS at 6th street and they stay like that for 100 yards then spilt.NS also street runs. 2.Folkston,GA-CSX mainlines that come from Waycross and Jesup from the north and from the south Jacksonville and Baldwin 3.Hamlet,NC-CSX 4 different lines come into Hamet coming from different cities. 4.Austell,GA-NS 5.Greenwood-CSX 2 lines come in from Hamlet into Maxwell yard then after it passes splits and you could either go to Augusta or Atlanta thats just 5 close to home kevin Reply james saunders Member sinceNovember 2004 From: Brisbane Australia 1,721 posts Posted by james saunders on Tuesday, September 20, 2005 7:49 AM QUOTE: Originally posted by spbed Sounds great! But a very long way for me to train fan from my home in Florida. [:o)][:p] Originally posted by james saunders [ well if your ever downunder go check it out!!! [8D] James, Brisbane Australia Modelling AT&SF in the 90s Reply Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, September 20, 2005 11:35 AM in nj there 2 good spots. one is bound brook station and is Union Station( it the name of the town). both are on conrail shared assets. (nx, csx, and nj trainsit) Reply Edit spbed Member sinceDecember 2001 From: Austin TX 4,941 posts Posted by spbed on Tuesday, September 20, 2005 11:37 AM You bet I will. [:p][:p] Originally posted by james saunders Originally posted by spbed [ Living nearby to MP 186 of the UPRR Austin TX Sub Reply Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, September 21, 2005 2:22 PM One of my favorite places to go has always been along the UP Marysville subdivision just west of Marysville Kansas..... There is plenty of traffic and since they are pulling up out of or dropping down into the Big Blue River Valley,(where they have to stop for a crew change) they are either pulling hard or they are in dynamic braking mode. It makes for a good variety of sounds when shooting video. There are several places where a person can get good shots and not be on RR property, although you may have to seek landowners (aka farmers) permission. Going further west (about 8-10 miles) near Hanover KS, there are a lot of big cuts in the hills for the tracks and they are pulling up out of the Little Blue River valley. Reply Edit BNSF4ever Member sinceDecember 2004 380 posts Posted by BNSF4ever on Wednesday, September 21, 2005 2:54 PM Having spent five hours there, I have to vote for the Metra/Amtrak station at Naperville, Illinois (the only downside being a lack of benches or seats outside). At Naperville you have a never-ending stream of METRA commutes, the California Zephyr, Southwest Chief, and Illinois Zephyr, plus BNSF freights speeding through on the Racetrack. All you Naperville residents--I envy you! Reply choochin3 Member sinceJuly 2004 From: Bawlmer Hon 314 posts Posted by choochin3 on Wednesday, September 21, 2005 5:44 PM My favorite place is St.Denis,MD just East of Baltimore near Relay. Second Fave,Marysville,PA at Pennsy's Rockville Bridge. 3rd would be Fostoria,& Deshler OH. So many trains so little time!!! Carl T. I'm out Choochin! Reply CShaveRR Member sinceJune 2001 From: Lombard (west of Chicago), Illinois 13,681 posts Posted by CShaveRR on Wednesday, September 21, 2005 7:17 PM BNSF4ever--The lack of benches at Naperville is one big reason that I prefer LaGrange for watching the action along the raceway. Another reason is that the Indiana Harbor Belt is within walking distance--and you get the same BNSF trains at Lagrange as you do at Naperville. Carl Railroader Emeritus (practiced railroading for 46 years--and in 2010 I finally got it right!) CAACSCOCOM--I don't want to behave improperly, so I just won't behave at all. (SM) Reply Cheviot Hill Member sinceJuly 2005 From: Cincinnati, OH 174 posts Posted by Cheviot Hill on Wednesday, September 21, 2005 10:12 PM My 2 favorite places to watch some great action is Winton Place in Cincinnati (CSX, NS, I&O) and in Crescent Spring Kentucky (NS). The action at Winton Place is non stop[:D]. In Crescent Spring I just love the sounds of those engines pulling their trains up and out of the river valley, most with helpers.[:p] Reply bnsf4737 Member sinceDecember 2001 From: US 12 posts Posted by bnsf4737 on Thursday, September 22, 2005 12:12 AM The Columbia River Gorge is my all time favorite. I live in the area and this is where I've been. Just keep in mind to stay on public property, perticulary on BNSF. They nailed me back on August 19 and never went back. I was on public property and they treated me terriably. Reply spbed Member sinceDecember 2001 From: Austin TX 4,941 posts Posted by spbed on Thursday, September 22, 2005 6:45 AM H'mm I will be there from 10/01 thru 10/08. I will be going east from Vancouver WA to Hood River then cross over & go west from Hood River to Portland. [:p] Originally posted by bnsf4737 Living nearby to MP 186 of the UPRR Austin TX Sub Reply Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, October 26, 2005 4:21 PM One of my favorite spots here in denver colorado is the 48th street bridge/viaduct right over the former rio grand now union pacific yard there is a side walk on the north side that looks into the whole yard >>>glennbob[bow][bow][bow] Reply Edit Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, October 27, 2005 5:59 PM Favorite local place is Fullerton station (100? trains per 24 hrs, BNSF, Amtrak, Metrolink) Not as local would be Tehachapi. Not local at all would be Cheyenne Wy. Ted Reply Edit cnw4001 Member sinceDecember 2001 From: Eastern Ohio 615 posts Posted by cnw4001 on Thursday, October 27, 2005 6:13 PM Bayview Junction, Ontario (Burlington) Cassandra, Pennsylvania Cumberland, Maryland Alliance, Ohio Northeast, Pennsylvania Tower A Cincinnati Union Terminal To name a few. There are others... Dale Reply trainboyH16-44 Member sinceFebruary 2004 From: Mile 7.5 Laggan Sub., Great White North 4,201 posts Posted by trainboyH16-44 on Thursday, October 27, 2005 7:59 PM The UP main in Nebreaska, Rochelle, Ill., and the Kicking horse pass near here. Matthew Go here for my rail shots! http://www.railpictures.net/showphotos.php?userid=9296 Building the CPR Kootenay division in N scale, blog here: http://kootenaymodelrailway.wordpress.com/ Reply PigFarmer1 Member sinceFebruary 2005 From: Nebraska 253 posts Posted by PigFarmer1 on Thursday, October 27, 2005 9:28 PM QUOTE: Originally posted by CopCarSS Out here, I like chasing stuff along the Moffat Sub up to the tunnel. Blue Mountain Road is a great hangout. Close to home, yet with a mountain background. You can also find me hanging around other Moffat spots like Crescent, Pinecliff, etc. up to East Portal. Not the busiest line in the world, but scenically, it can't be beat. When I'm back in IL, I like traveling west from Aurora. Some of the hot spots east of there like Blue Island, Dalton, etc. are really busy, but extraordinarily boring scenery wise to me. I like hanging out at Eola because its close to my Mom's house, but enjoy chasing along the Aurora sub a lot more. Two of my favorite spots along that line are in White Pines State Park, near Polo, IL (and some of the surrounding areas...Hazelhust, etc.), and along the Mississippi in Savannah. The bonus for the latter is that its one of the few state parks in IL where one can rock climb and rappel at (Mississippi Palisades State Park). I also enjoy the Geneva sub of the UP (former CNW). I used to spend a lot of time in Geneva and Elburn (relatives), and this is one of the first lines that I spent a lot of time railfanning on. Fun spots here for me were always Sterling (though I didn't get to see the last of the last steamers....doh!), and Clinton. The industrial looking backgrounds were always fascinating to me. Once in awhile I would venture further, and spots like Chillicothe and Edelstein, stuff up in Cheeseland, and occasionally Hoosierland were always fun changes of pace. Once in awhile I'd head to Boone, IA for the B&SV railroad, and the Kate Shelley bridge. Always two favorites of mine to get to when I'm in the area. While traveling between my two "homes" I always enjoyed getting off of I-80, and spending time paralleling the Uncle Pete. For some reason that I really can't put a finger on, Cozad, NE was always a favorite there. Of course, for the absolutist, nothing beats chasing stuff around the Cumbres and Toltec. Not only are there great looking, narrow gauge steam locomotives around, they reside in mountain scenery that is somewhat accesible in a lot of places (especially around Chama). A weekend riding and railfanning on the C&TS can't be beat in my book! Hope this give you a couple ideas. Sorry its kind of long and rambling. I know what it is about Cozad. It's watching westbounds going by the elevators in the late afternoon through a 300mm lens. It's the way those elevators glow with the last light of the day. Sometimes I think I ought to try to bump someone out there just so I can spend the twilight hours there. Maybe it's being able to see the signals three blocks down the tracks. Overall, I find the vaunted triple track to be incredibly boring, but Cozad rocks.[8D] MoW employee Reply 123 Join our Community! Our community is FREE to join. To participate you must either login or register for an account. Login » Register » Search the Community Newsletter Sign-Up By signing up you may also receive occasional reader surveys and special offers from Trains magazine.Please view our privacy policy More great sites from Kalmbach Media Terms Of Use | Privacy Policy | Copyright Policy
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Originally posted by james saunders [ Living nearby to MP 186 of the UPRR Austin TX Sub Reply SchemerBob Member sinceJuly 2005 From: Northeast Missouri 869 posts Posted by SchemerBob on Monday, September 19, 2005 9:13 AM Really anywhere on the BNSF transcon works...I usually go to Fort Madison, Iowa, where the huge double-decker swing bridge over the Mississippi is. There's also Wyaconda, Gorin and Baring, Missouri where the trains go through at like 90 MPH +. Long live the BNSF .... AND its paint scheme. SchemerBob Reply CShaveRR Member sinceJune 2001 From: Lombard (west of Chicago), Illinois 13,681 posts Posted by CShaveRR on Monday, September 19, 2005 11:48 AM Now that I know where you live, I'd sincerely hope that you'd bring your family along for some train-watching in Chicago and vicinity. Stay the night, or a weekend--ride Metra, or the South Shore. Visit the suburbs (Elmhurst, LaGrange, Brookfield). Closer to home, I think you'll find CN, to your south and east, a little busier than CSX is. You could try Trowbridge, in East Lansing, and catch both railroads. Or head down to Schoolcraft or Vicksburg, both fascinating places (the old station at Vicksburg is now a museum, and CN crosses NS at Schoolcraft, not too far east of the 131 grade crossing). Carl Railroader Emeritus (practiced railroading for 46 years--and in 2010 I finally got it right!) CAACSCOCOM--I don't want to behave improperly, so I just won't behave at all. (SM) Reply waltersrails Member sinceJuly 2005 From: CSXT/B&O Flora IL 1,937 posts Posted by waltersrails on Monday, September 19, 2005 11:51 AM Princeton IN to wacth ns and csx lots of chessie cars. Also Mt Vernon IL to wacth ns up and Evanville and Western former L&N. I like NS but CSX has the B&O. Reply spbed Member sinceDecember 2001 From: Austin TX 4,941 posts Posted by spbed on Monday, September 19, 2005 11:53 AM QUOTE: Originally posted by CShaveRR Now that I know where you live, I'd sincerely hope that you'd bring your family along for some train-watching in Chicago and vicinity. Stay the night, or a weekend--ride Metra, or the South Shore. Visit the suburbs (Elmhurst, LaGrange, Brookfield). Closer to home, I think you'll find CN, to your south and east, a little busier than CSX is. You could try Trowbridge, in East Lansing, and catch both railroads. Or head down to Schoolcraft or Vicksburg, both fascinating places (the old station at Vicksburg is now a museum, and CN crosses NS at Schoolcraft, not too far east of the 131 grade crossing). Living nearby to MP 186 of the UPRR Austin TX Sub Reply spbed Member sinceDecember 2001 From: Austin TX 4,941 posts Posted by spbed on Monday, September 19, 2005 12:03 PM If you mean me I was at Ft. Madison, Rochelle & Dolton last year. I would come to Chicago to meet you if you are the UPRR mole there but otherwise sorry just not enough speed for me as there is @ Daggett/Yermo & the trackage between Daggett & Needles on the BNSF & Yermo & Vegas on the UPRR. Other speed points on the UPRR are Granger, Gibbons & east of Gibbons where I was pacing a 2 set consist of SD-40-2s doing 60 & he was plugging away faster then me. Between Barstow & Daggett I tried to catch a BNSF EBer I was doing 80 & with a nice long TOFC consist he beat me to Daggett so I could not film him. [:o)][:p] Originally posted by CShaveRR Living nearby to MP 186 of the UPRR Austin TX Sub Reply fuzzybroken Member sinceOctober 2002 From: Milwaukee, WI, US 1,384 posts Posted by fuzzybroken on Monday, September 19, 2005 1:13 PM Well, personally, I like Waterford Avenue CP crossing in Milwaukee, 'cuz it's less than a half-mile away! The new "quiet zone" mods are quickly working to ruin it, though...[V] I also like Duplainville, a great place to watch CN/WC, CP, and WSOR, although Bergie disagrees with me. Outside Wisconsin, I love the Quad Cities area! Iowa Interstate, Iowa Chicago & Eastern, NRE, and a BNSF presence make the area awesome. -Fuzzy Fuzzy World 3 Reply Tharmeni Member sinceJuly 2003 From: Southwestern Florida 501 posts Posted by Tharmeni on Monday, September 19, 2005 2:27 PM The south steps of the RCA Dome in Indianapolis gets my vote! Reply JDV5th Member sinceJanuary 2002 From: Grand Rapids, Michigan 124 posts Posted by JDV5th on Monday, September 19, 2005 2:38 PM Cool. Can you take the train and stop there? (to see the colts?) Go watch a football game and leave and watch trains! Doesn't get much better than that. "One thing about trains...it doesn't matter where they're going. What matters is deciding to get on." from "Polar Express" Reply Tharmeni Member sinceJuly 2003 From: Southwestern Florida 501 posts Posted by Tharmeni on Monday, September 19, 2005 3:16 PM Union station is one block from the dome. I sat on the steps of the dome for three hours one day and saw just about every sort of freight manifest there is. Amtrak passes by, but at about 1 a.m. and 6 a.m. (or thereabouts). You can, however, easily take a train to Union Station and walk across the street to the dome. Reply JDV5th Member sinceJanuary 2002 From: Grand Rapids, Michigan 124 posts Posted by JDV5th on Monday, September 19, 2005 3:19 PM Sounds like a great place to hang out. "One thing about trains...it doesn't matter where they're going. What matters is deciding to get on." from "Polar Express" Reply oskar Member sinceAugust 2003 1,092 posts Posted by oskar on Monday, September 19, 2005 6:31 PM 1.Augusta,GA-CSX and NS CSX comes in from Atlanta(GA sub) and combines in with theMcCormic Sub(greenwood-Augusta)and combines with the NS at 6th street and they stay like that for 100 yards then spilt.NS also street runs. 2.Folkston,GA-CSX mainlines that come from Waycross and Jesup from the north and from the south Jacksonville and Baldwin 3.Hamlet,NC-CSX 4 different lines come into Hamet coming from different cities. 4.Austell,GA-NS 5.Greenwood-CSX 2 lines come in from Hamlet into Maxwell yard then after it passes splits and you could either go to Augusta or Atlanta thats just 5 close to home kevin Reply james saunders Member sinceNovember 2004 From: Brisbane Australia 1,721 posts Posted by james saunders on Tuesday, September 20, 2005 7:49 AM QUOTE: Originally posted by spbed Sounds great! But a very long way for me to train fan from my home in Florida. [:o)][:p] Originally posted by james saunders [ well if your ever downunder go check it out!!! [8D] James, Brisbane Australia Modelling AT&SF in the 90s Reply Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, September 20, 2005 11:35 AM in nj there 2 good spots. one is bound brook station and is Union Station( it the name of the town). both are on conrail shared assets. (nx, csx, and nj trainsit) Reply Edit spbed Member sinceDecember 2001 From: Austin TX 4,941 posts Posted by spbed on Tuesday, September 20, 2005 11:37 AM You bet I will. [:p][:p] Originally posted by james saunders Originally posted by spbed [ Living nearby to MP 186 of the UPRR Austin TX Sub Reply Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, September 21, 2005 2:22 PM One of my favorite places to go has always been along the UP Marysville subdivision just west of Marysville Kansas..... There is plenty of traffic and since they are pulling up out of or dropping down into the Big Blue River Valley,(where they have to stop for a crew change) they are either pulling hard or they are in dynamic braking mode. It makes for a good variety of sounds when shooting video. There are several places where a person can get good shots and not be on RR property, although you may have to seek landowners (aka farmers) permission. Going further west (about 8-10 miles) near Hanover KS, there are a lot of big cuts in the hills for the tracks and they are pulling up out of the Little Blue River valley. Reply Edit BNSF4ever Member sinceDecember 2004 380 posts Posted by BNSF4ever on Wednesday, September 21, 2005 2:54 PM Having spent five hours there, I have to vote for the Metra/Amtrak station at Naperville, Illinois (the only downside being a lack of benches or seats outside). At Naperville you have a never-ending stream of METRA commutes, the California Zephyr, Southwest Chief, and Illinois Zephyr, plus BNSF freights speeding through on the Racetrack. All you Naperville residents--I envy you! Reply choochin3 Member sinceJuly 2004 From: Bawlmer Hon 314 posts Posted by choochin3 on Wednesday, September 21, 2005 5:44 PM My favorite place is St.Denis,MD just East of Baltimore near Relay. Second Fave,Marysville,PA at Pennsy's Rockville Bridge. 3rd would be Fostoria,& Deshler OH. So many trains so little time!!! Carl T. I'm out Choochin! Reply CShaveRR Member sinceJune 2001 From: Lombard (west of Chicago), Illinois 13,681 posts Posted by CShaveRR on Wednesday, September 21, 2005 7:17 PM BNSF4ever--The lack of benches at Naperville is one big reason that I prefer LaGrange for watching the action along the raceway. Another reason is that the Indiana Harbor Belt is within walking distance--and you get the same BNSF trains at Lagrange as you do at Naperville. Carl Railroader Emeritus (practiced railroading for 46 years--and in 2010 I finally got it right!) CAACSCOCOM--I don't want to behave improperly, so I just won't behave at all. (SM) Reply Cheviot Hill Member sinceJuly 2005 From: Cincinnati, OH 174 posts Posted by Cheviot Hill on Wednesday, September 21, 2005 10:12 PM My 2 favorite places to watch some great action is Winton Place in Cincinnati (CSX, NS, I&O) and in Crescent Spring Kentucky (NS). The action at Winton Place is non stop[:D]. In Crescent Spring I just love the sounds of those engines pulling their trains up and out of the river valley, most with helpers.[:p] Reply bnsf4737 Member sinceDecember 2001 From: US 12 posts Posted by bnsf4737 on Thursday, September 22, 2005 12:12 AM The Columbia River Gorge is my all time favorite. I live in the area and this is where I've been. Just keep in mind to stay on public property, perticulary on BNSF. They nailed me back on August 19 and never went back. I was on public property and they treated me terriably. Reply spbed Member sinceDecember 2001 From: Austin TX 4,941 posts Posted by spbed on Thursday, September 22, 2005 6:45 AM H'mm I will be there from 10/01 thru 10/08. I will be going east from Vancouver WA to Hood River then cross over & go west from Hood River to Portland. [:p] Originally posted by bnsf4737 Living nearby to MP 186 of the UPRR Austin TX Sub Reply Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, October 26, 2005 4:21 PM One of my favorite spots here in denver colorado is the 48th street bridge/viaduct right over the former rio grand now union pacific yard there is a side walk on the north side that looks into the whole yard >>>glennbob[bow][bow][bow] Reply Edit Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, October 27, 2005 5:59 PM Favorite local place is Fullerton station (100? trains per 24 hrs, BNSF, Amtrak, Metrolink) Not as local would be Tehachapi. Not local at all would be Cheyenne Wy. Ted Reply Edit cnw4001 Member sinceDecember 2001 From: Eastern Ohio 615 posts Posted by cnw4001 on Thursday, October 27, 2005 6:13 PM Bayview Junction, Ontario (Burlington) Cassandra, Pennsylvania Cumberland, Maryland Alliance, Ohio Northeast, Pennsylvania Tower A Cincinnati Union Terminal To name a few. There are others... Dale Reply trainboyH16-44 Member sinceFebruary 2004 From: Mile 7.5 Laggan Sub., Great White North 4,201 posts Posted by trainboyH16-44 on Thursday, October 27, 2005 7:59 PM The UP main in Nebreaska, Rochelle, Ill., and the Kicking horse pass near here. Matthew Go here for my rail shots! http://www.railpictures.net/showphotos.php?userid=9296 Building the CPR Kootenay division in N scale, blog here: http://kootenaymodelrailway.wordpress.com/ Reply PigFarmer1 Member sinceFebruary 2005 From: Nebraska 253 posts Posted by PigFarmer1 on Thursday, October 27, 2005 9:28 PM QUOTE: Originally posted by CopCarSS Out here, I like chasing stuff along the Moffat Sub up to the tunnel. Blue Mountain Road is a great hangout. Close to home, yet with a mountain background. You can also find me hanging around other Moffat spots like Crescent, Pinecliff, etc. up to East Portal. Not the busiest line in the world, but scenically, it can't be beat. When I'm back in IL, I like traveling west from Aurora. Some of the hot spots east of there like Blue Island, Dalton, etc. are really busy, but extraordinarily boring scenery wise to me. I like hanging out at Eola because its close to my Mom's house, but enjoy chasing along the Aurora sub a lot more. Two of my favorite spots along that line are in White Pines State Park, near Polo, IL (and some of the surrounding areas...Hazelhust, etc.), and along the Mississippi in Savannah. The bonus for the latter is that its one of the few state parks in IL where one can rock climb and rappel at (Mississippi Palisades State Park). I also enjoy the Geneva sub of the UP (former CNW). I used to spend a lot of time in Geneva and Elburn (relatives), and this is one of the first lines that I spent a lot of time railfanning on. Fun spots here for me were always Sterling (though I didn't get to see the last of the last steamers....doh!), and Clinton. The industrial looking backgrounds were always fascinating to me. Once in awhile I would venture further, and spots like Chillicothe and Edelstein, stuff up in Cheeseland, and occasionally Hoosierland were always fun changes of pace. Once in awhile I'd head to Boone, IA for the B&SV railroad, and the Kate Shelley bridge. Always two favorites of mine to get to when I'm in the area. While traveling between my two "homes" I always enjoyed getting off of I-80, and spending time paralleling the Uncle Pete. For some reason that I really can't put a finger on, Cozad, NE was always a favorite there. Of course, for the absolutist, nothing beats chasing stuff around the Cumbres and Toltec. Not only are there great looking, narrow gauge steam locomotives around, they reside in mountain scenery that is somewhat accesible in a lot of places (especially around Chama). A weekend riding and railfanning on the C&TS can't be beat in my book! Hope this give you a couple ideas. Sorry its kind of long and rambling. I know what it is about Cozad. It's watching westbounds going by the elevators in the late afternoon through a 300mm lens. It's the way those elevators glow with the last light of the day. Sometimes I think I ought to try to bump someone out there just so I can spend the twilight hours there. Maybe it's being able to see the signals three blocks down the tracks. Overall, I find the vaunted triple track to be incredibly boring, but Cozad rocks.[8D] MoW employee Reply 123 Join our Community! Our community is FREE to join. To participate you must either login or register for an account. Login » Register » Search the Community Newsletter Sign-Up By signing up you may also receive occasional reader surveys and special offers from Trains magazine.Please view our privacy policy More great sites from Kalmbach Media Terms Of Use | Privacy Policy | Copyright Policy
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QUOTE: Originally posted by CShaveRR Now that I know where you live, I'd sincerely hope that you'd bring your family along for some train-watching in Chicago and vicinity. Stay the night, or a weekend--ride Metra, or the South Shore. Visit the suburbs (Elmhurst, LaGrange, Brookfield). Closer to home, I think you'll find CN, to your south and east, a little busier than CSX is. You could try Trowbridge, in East Lansing, and catch both railroads. Or head down to Schoolcraft or Vicksburg, both fascinating places (the old station at Vicksburg is now a museum, and CN crosses NS at Schoolcraft, not too far east of the 131 grade crossing).
Originally posted by CShaveRR Living nearby to MP 186 of the UPRR Austin TX Sub Reply fuzzybroken Member sinceOctober 2002 From: Milwaukee, WI, US 1,384 posts Posted by fuzzybroken on Monday, September 19, 2005 1:13 PM Well, personally, I like Waterford Avenue CP crossing in Milwaukee, 'cuz it's less than a half-mile away! The new "quiet zone" mods are quickly working to ruin it, though...[V] I also like Duplainville, a great place to watch CN/WC, CP, and WSOR, although Bergie disagrees with me. Outside Wisconsin, I love the Quad Cities area! Iowa Interstate, Iowa Chicago & Eastern, NRE, and a BNSF presence make the area awesome. -Fuzzy Fuzzy World 3 Reply Tharmeni Member sinceJuly 2003 From: Southwestern Florida 501 posts Posted by Tharmeni on Monday, September 19, 2005 2:27 PM The south steps of the RCA Dome in Indianapolis gets my vote! Reply JDV5th Member sinceJanuary 2002 From: Grand Rapids, Michigan 124 posts Posted by JDV5th on Monday, September 19, 2005 2:38 PM Cool. Can you take the train and stop there? (to see the colts?) Go watch a football game and leave and watch trains! Doesn't get much better than that. "One thing about trains...it doesn't matter where they're going. What matters is deciding to get on." from "Polar Express" Reply Tharmeni Member sinceJuly 2003 From: Southwestern Florida 501 posts Posted by Tharmeni on Monday, September 19, 2005 3:16 PM Union station is one block from the dome. I sat on the steps of the dome for three hours one day and saw just about every sort of freight manifest there is. Amtrak passes by, but at about 1 a.m. and 6 a.m. (or thereabouts). You can, however, easily take a train to Union Station and walk across the street to the dome. Reply JDV5th Member sinceJanuary 2002 From: Grand Rapids, Michigan 124 posts Posted by JDV5th on Monday, September 19, 2005 3:19 PM Sounds like a great place to hang out. "One thing about trains...it doesn't matter where they're going. What matters is deciding to get on." from "Polar Express" Reply oskar Member sinceAugust 2003 1,092 posts Posted by oskar on Monday, September 19, 2005 6:31 PM 1.Augusta,GA-CSX and NS CSX comes in from Atlanta(GA sub) and combines in with theMcCormic Sub(greenwood-Augusta)and combines with the NS at 6th street and they stay like that for 100 yards then spilt.NS also street runs. 2.Folkston,GA-CSX mainlines that come from Waycross and Jesup from the north and from the south Jacksonville and Baldwin 3.Hamlet,NC-CSX 4 different lines come into Hamet coming from different cities. 4.Austell,GA-NS 5.Greenwood-CSX 2 lines come in from Hamlet into Maxwell yard then after it passes splits and you could either go to Augusta or Atlanta thats just 5 close to home kevin Reply james saunders Member sinceNovember 2004 From: Brisbane Australia 1,721 posts Posted by james saunders on Tuesday, September 20, 2005 7:49 AM QUOTE: Originally posted by spbed Sounds great! But a very long way for me to train fan from my home in Florida. [:o)][:p] Originally posted by james saunders [ well if your ever downunder go check it out!!! [8D] James, Brisbane Australia Modelling AT&SF in the 90s Reply Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, September 20, 2005 11:35 AM in nj there 2 good spots. one is bound brook station and is Union Station( it the name of the town). both are on conrail shared assets. (nx, csx, and nj trainsit) Reply Edit spbed Member sinceDecember 2001 From: Austin TX 4,941 posts Posted by spbed on Tuesday, September 20, 2005 11:37 AM You bet I will. [:p][:p] Originally posted by james saunders Originally posted by spbed [ Living nearby to MP 186 of the UPRR Austin TX Sub Reply Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, September 21, 2005 2:22 PM One of my favorite places to go has always been along the UP Marysville subdivision just west of Marysville Kansas..... There is plenty of traffic and since they are pulling up out of or dropping down into the Big Blue River Valley,(where they have to stop for a crew change) they are either pulling hard or they are in dynamic braking mode. It makes for a good variety of sounds when shooting video. There are several places where a person can get good shots and not be on RR property, although you may have to seek landowners (aka farmers) permission. Going further west (about 8-10 miles) near Hanover KS, there are a lot of big cuts in the hills for the tracks and they are pulling up out of the Little Blue River valley. Reply Edit BNSF4ever Member sinceDecember 2004 380 posts Posted by BNSF4ever on Wednesday, September 21, 2005 2:54 PM Having spent five hours there, I have to vote for the Metra/Amtrak station at Naperville, Illinois (the only downside being a lack of benches or seats outside). At Naperville you have a never-ending stream of METRA commutes, the California Zephyr, Southwest Chief, and Illinois Zephyr, plus BNSF freights speeding through on the Racetrack. All you Naperville residents--I envy you! Reply choochin3 Member sinceJuly 2004 From: Bawlmer Hon 314 posts Posted by choochin3 on Wednesday, September 21, 2005 5:44 PM My favorite place is St.Denis,MD just East of Baltimore near Relay. Second Fave,Marysville,PA at Pennsy's Rockville Bridge. 3rd would be Fostoria,& Deshler OH. So many trains so little time!!! Carl T. I'm out Choochin! Reply CShaveRR Member sinceJune 2001 From: Lombard (west of Chicago), Illinois 13,681 posts Posted by CShaveRR on Wednesday, September 21, 2005 7:17 PM BNSF4ever--The lack of benches at Naperville is one big reason that I prefer LaGrange for watching the action along the raceway. Another reason is that the Indiana Harbor Belt is within walking distance--and you get the same BNSF trains at Lagrange as you do at Naperville. Carl Railroader Emeritus (practiced railroading for 46 years--and in 2010 I finally got it right!) CAACSCOCOM--I don't want to behave improperly, so I just won't behave at all. (SM) Reply Cheviot Hill Member sinceJuly 2005 From: Cincinnati, OH 174 posts Posted by Cheviot Hill on Wednesday, September 21, 2005 10:12 PM My 2 favorite places to watch some great action is Winton Place in Cincinnati (CSX, NS, I&O) and in Crescent Spring Kentucky (NS). The action at Winton Place is non stop[:D]. In Crescent Spring I just love the sounds of those engines pulling their trains up and out of the river valley, most with helpers.[:p] Reply bnsf4737 Member sinceDecember 2001 From: US 12 posts Posted by bnsf4737 on Thursday, September 22, 2005 12:12 AM The Columbia River Gorge is my all time favorite. I live in the area and this is where I've been. Just keep in mind to stay on public property, perticulary on BNSF. They nailed me back on August 19 and never went back. I was on public property and they treated me terriably. Reply spbed Member sinceDecember 2001 From: Austin TX 4,941 posts Posted by spbed on Thursday, September 22, 2005 6:45 AM H'mm I will be there from 10/01 thru 10/08. I will be going east from Vancouver WA to Hood River then cross over & go west from Hood River to Portland. [:p] Originally posted by bnsf4737 Living nearby to MP 186 of the UPRR Austin TX Sub Reply Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, October 26, 2005 4:21 PM One of my favorite spots here in denver colorado is the 48th street bridge/viaduct right over the former rio grand now union pacific yard there is a side walk on the north side that looks into the whole yard >>>glennbob[bow][bow][bow] Reply Edit Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, October 27, 2005 5:59 PM Favorite local place is Fullerton station (100? trains per 24 hrs, BNSF, Amtrak, Metrolink) Not as local would be Tehachapi. Not local at all would be Cheyenne Wy. Ted Reply Edit cnw4001 Member sinceDecember 2001 From: Eastern Ohio 615 posts Posted by cnw4001 on Thursday, October 27, 2005 6:13 PM Bayview Junction, Ontario (Burlington) Cassandra, Pennsylvania Cumberland, Maryland Alliance, Ohio Northeast, Pennsylvania Tower A Cincinnati Union Terminal To name a few. There are others... Dale Reply trainboyH16-44 Member sinceFebruary 2004 From: Mile 7.5 Laggan Sub., Great White North 4,201 posts Posted by trainboyH16-44 on Thursday, October 27, 2005 7:59 PM The UP main in Nebreaska, Rochelle, Ill., and the Kicking horse pass near here. Matthew Go here for my rail shots! http://www.railpictures.net/showphotos.php?userid=9296 Building the CPR Kootenay division in N scale, blog here: http://kootenaymodelrailway.wordpress.com/ Reply PigFarmer1 Member sinceFebruary 2005 From: Nebraska 253 posts Posted by PigFarmer1 on Thursday, October 27, 2005 9:28 PM QUOTE: Originally posted by CopCarSS Out here, I like chasing stuff along the Moffat Sub up to the tunnel. Blue Mountain Road is a great hangout. Close to home, yet with a mountain background. You can also find me hanging around other Moffat spots like Crescent, Pinecliff, etc. up to East Portal. Not the busiest line in the world, but scenically, it can't be beat. When I'm back in IL, I like traveling west from Aurora. Some of the hot spots east of there like Blue Island, Dalton, etc. are really busy, but extraordinarily boring scenery wise to me. I like hanging out at Eola because its close to my Mom's house, but enjoy chasing along the Aurora sub a lot more. Two of my favorite spots along that line are in White Pines State Park, near Polo, IL (and some of the surrounding areas...Hazelhust, etc.), and along the Mississippi in Savannah. The bonus for the latter is that its one of the few state parks in IL where one can rock climb and rappel at (Mississippi Palisades State Park). I also enjoy the Geneva sub of the UP (former CNW). I used to spend a lot of time in Geneva and Elburn (relatives), and this is one of the first lines that I spent a lot of time railfanning on. Fun spots here for me were always Sterling (though I didn't get to see the last of the last steamers....doh!), and Clinton. The industrial looking backgrounds were always fascinating to me. Once in awhile I would venture further, and spots like Chillicothe and Edelstein, stuff up in Cheeseland, and occasionally Hoosierland were always fun changes of pace. Once in awhile I'd head to Boone, IA for the B&SV railroad, and the Kate Shelley bridge. Always two favorites of mine to get to when I'm in the area. While traveling between my two "homes" I always enjoyed getting off of I-80, and spending time paralleling the Uncle Pete. For some reason that I really can't put a finger on, Cozad, NE was always a favorite there. Of course, for the absolutist, nothing beats chasing stuff around the Cumbres and Toltec. Not only are there great looking, narrow gauge steam locomotives around, they reside in mountain scenery that is somewhat accesible in a lot of places (especially around Chama). A weekend riding and railfanning on the C&TS can't be beat in my book! Hope this give you a couple ideas. Sorry its kind of long and rambling. I know what it is about Cozad. It's watching westbounds going by the elevators in the late afternoon through a 300mm lens. It's the way those elevators glow with the last light of the day. Sometimes I think I ought to try to bump someone out there just so I can spend the twilight hours there. Maybe it's being able to see the signals three blocks down the tracks. Overall, I find the vaunted triple track to be incredibly boring, but Cozad rocks.[8D] MoW employee Reply 123 Join our Community! Our community is FREE to join. To participate you must either login or register for an account. Login » Register » Search the Community Newsletter Sign-Up By signing up you may also receive occasional reader surveys and special offers from Trains magazine.Please view our privacy policy More great sites from Kalmbach Media Terms Of Use | Privacy Policy | Copyright Policy
QUOTE: Originally posted by spbed Sounds great! But a very long way for me to train fan from my home in Florida. [:o)][:p] Originally posted by james saunders [ well if your ever downunder go check it out!!! [8D] James, Brisbane Australia Modelling AT&SF in the 90s Reply Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, September 20, 2005 11:35 AM in nj there 2 good spots. one is bound brook station and is Union Station( it the name of the town). both are on conrail shared assets. (nx, csx, and nj trainsit) Reply Edit spbed Member sinceDecember 2001 From: Austin TX 4,941 posts Posted by spbed on Tuesday, September 20, 2005 11:37 AM You bet I will. [:p][:p] Originally posted by james saunders Originally posted by spbed [ Living nearby to MP 186 of the UPRR Austin TX Sub Reply Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, September 21, 2005 2:22 PM One of my favorite places to go has always been along the UP Marysville subdivision just west of Marysville Kansas..... There is plenty of traffic and since they are pulling up out of or dropping down into the Big Blue River Valley,(where they have to stop for a crew change) they are either pulling hard or they are in dynamic braking mode. It makes for a good variety of sounds when shooting video. There are several places where a person can get good shots and not be on RR property, although you may have to seek landowners (aka farmers) permission. Going further west (about 8-10 miles) near Hanover KS, there are a lot of big cuts in the hills for the tracks and they are pulling up out of the Little Blue River valley. Reply Edit BNSF4ever Member sinceDecember 2004 380 posts Posted by BNSF4ever on Wednesday, September 21, 2005 2:54 PM Having spent five hours there, I have to vote for the Metra/Amtrak station at Naperville, Illinois (the only downside being a lack of benches or seats outside). At Naperville you have a never-ending stream of METRA commutes, the California Zephyr, Southwest Chief, and Illinois Zephyr, plus BNSF freights speeding through on the Racetrack. All you Naperville residents--I envy you! Reply choochin3 Member sinceJuly 2004 From: Bawlmer Hon 314 posts Posted by choochin3 on Wednesday, September 21, 2005 5:44 PM My favorite place is St.Denis,MD just East of Baltimore near Relay. Second Fave,Marysville,PA at Pennsy's Rockville Bridge. 3rd would be Fostoria,& Deshler OH. So many trains so little time!!! Carl T. I'm out Choochin! Reply CShaveRR Member sinceJune 2001 From: Lombard (west of Chicago), Illinois 13,681 posts Posted by CShaveRR on Wednesday, September 21, 2005 7:17 PM BNSF4ever--The lack of benches at Naperville is one big reason that I prefer LaGrange for watching the action along the raceway. Another reason is that the Indiana Harbor Belt is within walking distance--and you get the same BNSF trains at Lagrange as you do at Naperville. Carl Railroader Emeritus (practiced railroading for 46 years--and in 2010 I finally got it right!) CAACSCOCOM--I don't want to behave improperly, so I just won't behave at all. (SM) Reply Cheviot Hill Member sinceJuly 2005 From: Cincinnati, OH 174 posts Posted by Cheviot Hill on Wednesday, September 21, 2005 10:12 PM My 2 favorite places to watch some great action is Winton Place in Cincinnati (CSX, NS, I&O) and in Crescent Spring Kentucky (NS). The action at Winton Place is non stop[:D]. In Crescent Spring I just love the sounds of those engines pulling their trains up and out of the river valley, most with helpers.[:p] Reply bnsf4737 Member sinceDecember 2001 From: US 12 posts Posted by bnsf4737 on Thursday, September 22, 2005 12:12 AM The Columbia River Gorge is my all time favorite. I live in the area and this is where I've been. Just keep in mind to stay on public property, perticulary on BNSF. They nailed me back on August 19 and never went back. I was on public property and they treated me terriably. Reply spbed Member sinceDecember 2001 From: Austin TX 4,941 posts Posted by spbed on Thursday, September 22, 2005 6:45 AM H'mm I will be there from 10/01 thru 10/08. I will be going east from Vancouver WA to Hood River then cross over & go west from Hood River to Portland. [:p] Originally posted by bnsf4737 Living nearby to MP 186 of the UPRR Austin TX Sub Reply Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, October 26, 2005 4:21 PM One of my favorite spots here in denver colorado is the 48th street bridge/viaduct right over the former rio grand now union pacific yard there is a side walk on the north side that looks into the whole yard >>>glennbob[bow][bow][bow] Reply Edit Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, October 27, 2005 5:59 PM Favorite local place is Fullerton station (100? trains per 24 hrs, BNSF, Amtrak, Metrolink) Not as local would be Tehachapi. Not local at all would be Cheyenne Wy. Ted Reply Edit cnw4001 Member sinceDecember 2001 From: Eastern Ohio 615 posts Posted by cnw4001 on Thursday, October 27, 2005 6:13 PM Bayview Junction, Ontario (Burlington) Cassandra, Pennsylvania Cumberland, Maryland Alliance, Ohio Northeast, Pennsylvania Tower A Cincinnati Union Terminal To name a few. There are others... Dale Reply trainboyH16-44 Member sinceFebruary 2004 From: Mile 7.5 Laggan Sub., Great White North 4,201 posts Posted by trainboyH16-44 on Thursday, October 27, 2005 7:59 PM The UP main in Nebreaska, Rochelle, Ill., and the Kicking horse pass near here. Matthew Go here for my rail shots! http://www.railpictures.net/showphotos.php?userid=9296 Building the CPR Kootenay division in N scale, blog here: http://kootenaymodelrailway.wordpress.com/ Reply PigFarmer1 Member sinceFebruary 2005 From: Nebraska 253 posts Posted by PigFarmer1 on Thursday, October 27, 2005 9:28 PM QUOTE: Originally posted by CopCarSS Out here, I like chasing stuff along the Moffat Sub up to the tunnel. Blue Mountain Road is a great hangout. Close to home, yet with a mountain background. You can also find me hanging around other Moffat spots like Crescent, Pinecliff, etc. up to East Portal. Not the busiest line in the world, but scenically, it can't be beat. When I'm back in IL, I like traveling west from Aurora. Some of the hot spots east of there like Blue Island, Dalton, etc. are really busy, but extraordinarily boring scenery wise to me. I like hanging out at Eola because its close to my Mom's house, but enjoy chasing along the Aurora sub a lot more. Two of my favorite spots along that line are in White Pines State Park, near Polo, IL (and some of the surrounding areas...Hazelhust, etc.), and along the Mississippi in Savannah. The bonus for the latter is that its one of the few state parks in IL where one can rock climb and rappel at (Mississippi Palisades State Park). I also enjoy the Geneva sub of the UP (former CNW). I used to spend a lot of time in Geneva and Elburn (relatives), and this is one of the first lines that I spent a lot of time railfanning on. Fun spots here for me were always Sterling (though I didn't get to see the last of the last steamers....doh!), and Clinton. The industrial looking backgrounds were always fascinating to me. Once in awhile I would venture further, and spots like Chillicothe and Edelstein, stuff up in Cheeseland, and occasionally Hoosierland were always fun changes of pace. Once in awhile I'd head to Boone, IA for the B&SV railroad, and the Kate Shelley bridge. Always two favorites of mine to get to when I'm in the area. While traveling between my two "homes" I always enjoyed getting off of I-80, and spending time paralleling the Uncle Pete. For some reason that I really can't put a finger on, Cozad, NE was always a favorite there. Of course, for the absolutist, nothing beats chasing stuff around the Cumbres and Toltec. Not only are there great looking, narrow gauge steam locomotives around, they reside in mountain scenery that is somewhat accesible in a lot of places (especially around Chama). A weekend riding and railfanning on the C&TS can't be beat in my book! Hope this give you a couple ideas. Sorry its kind of long and rambling. I know what it is about Cozad. It's watching westbounds going by the elevators in the late afternoon through a 300mm lens. It's the way those elevators glow with the last light of the day. Sometimes I think I ought to try to bump someone out there just so I can spend the twilight hours there. Maybe it's being able to see the signals three blocks down the tracks. Overall, I find the vaunted triple track to be incredibly boring, but Cozad rocks.[8D] MoW employee Reply 123 Join our Community! Our community is FREE to join. To participate you must either login or register for an account. Login » Register » Search the Community Newsletter Sign-Up By signing up you may also receive occasional reader surveys and special offers from Trains magazine.Please view our privacy policy More great sites from Kalmbach Media Terms Of Use | Privacy Policy | Copyright Policy
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Originally posted by james saunders Originally posted by spbed [ Living nearby to MP 186 of the UPRR Austin TX Sub Reply Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, September 21, 2005 2:22 PM One of my favorite places to go has always been along the UP Marysville subdivision just west of Marysville Kansas..... There is plenty of traffic and since they are pulling up out of or dropping down into the Big Blue River Valley,(where they have to stop for a crew change) they are either pulling hard or they are in dynamic braking mode. It makes for a good variety of sounds when shooting video. There are several places where a person can get good shots and not be on RR property, although you may have to seek landowners (aka farmers) permission. Going further west (about 8-10 miles) near Hanover KS, there are a lot of big cuts in the hills for the tracks and they are pulling up out of the Little Blue River valley. Reply Edit BNSF4ever Member sinceDecember 2004 380 posts Posted by BNSF4ever on Wednesday, September 21, 2005 2:54 PM Having spent five hours there, I have to vote for the Metra/Amtrak station at Naperville, Illinois (the only downside being a lack of benches or seats outside). At Naperville you have a never-ending stream of METRA commutes, the California Zephyr, Southwest Chief, and Illinois Zephyr, plus BNSF freights speeding through on the Racetrack. All you Naperville residents--I envy you! Reply choochin3 Member sinceJuly 2004 From: Bawlmer Hon 314 posts Posted by choochin3 on Wednesday, September 21, 2005 5:44 PM My favorite place is St.Denis,MD just East of Baltimore near Relay. Second Fave,Marysville,PA at Pennsy's Rockville Bridge. 3rd would be Fostoria,& Deshler OH. So many trains so little time!!! Carl T. I'm out Choochin! Reply CShaveRR Member sinceJune 2001 From: Lombard (west of Chicago), Illinois 13,681 posts Posted by CShaveRR on Wednesday, September 21, 2005 7:17 PM BNSF4ever--The lack of benches at Naperville is one big reason that I prefer LaGrange for watching the action along the raceway. Another reason is that the Indiana Harbor Belt is within walking distance--and you get the same BNSF trains at Lagrange as you do at Naperville. Carl Railroader Emeritus (practiced railroading for 46 years--and in 2010 I finally got it right!) CAACSCOCOM--I don't want to behave improperly, so I just won't behave at all. (SM) Reply Cheviot Hill Member sinceJuly 2005 From: Cincinnati, OH 174 posts Posted by Cheviot Hill on Wednesday, September 21, 2005 10:12 PM My 2 favorite places to watch some great action is Winton Place in Cincinnati (CSX, NS, I&O) and in Crescent Spring Kentucky (NS). The action at Winton Place is non stop[:D]. In Crescent Spring I just love the sounds of those engines pulling their trains up and out of the river valley, most with helpers.[:p] Reply bnsf4737 Member sinceDecember 2001 From: US 12 posts Posted by bnsf4737 on Thursday, September 22, 2005 12:12 AM The Columbia River Gorge is my all time favorite. I live in the area and this is where I've been. Just keep in mind to stay on public property, perticulary on BNSF. They nailed me back on August 19 and never went back. I was on public property and they treated me terriably. Reply spbed Member sinceDecember 2001 From: Austin TX 4,941 posts Posted by spbed on Thursday, September 22, 2005 6:45 AM H'mm I will be there from 10/01 thru 10/08. I will be going east from Vancouver WA to Hood River then cross over & go west from Hood River to Portland. [:p] Originally posted by bnsf4737 Living nearby to MP 186 of the UPRR Austin TX Sub Reply Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, October 26, 2005 4:21 PM One of my favorite spots here in denver colorado is the 48th street bridge/viaduct right over the former rio grand now union pacific yard there is a side walk on the north side that looks into the whole yard >>>glennbob[bow][bow][bow] Reply Edit Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, October 27, 2005 5:59 PM Favorite local place is Fullerton station (100? trains per 24 hrs, BNSF, Amtrak, Metrolink) Not as local would be Tehachapi. Not local at all would be Cheyenne Wy. Ted Reply Edit cnw4001 Member sinceDecember 2001 From: Eastern Ohio 615 posts Posted by cnw4001 on Thursday, October 27, 2005 6:13 PM Bayview Junction, Ontario (Burlington) Cassandra, Pennsylvania Cumberland, Maryland Alliance, Ohio Northeast, Pennsylvania Tower A Cincinnati Union Terminal To name a few. There are others... Dale Reply trainboyH16-44 Member sinceFebruary 2004 From: Mile 7.5 Laggan Sub., Great White North 4,201 posts Posted by trainboyH16-44 on Thursday, October 27, 2005 7:59 PM The UP main in Nebreaska, Rochelle, Ill., and the Kicking horse pass near here. Matthew Go here for my rail shots! http://www.railpictures.net/showphotos.php?userid=9296 Building the CPR Kootenay division in N scale, blog here: http://kootenaymodelrailway.wordpress.com/ Reply PigFarmer1 Member sinceFebruary 2005 From: Nebraska 253 posts Posted by PigFarmer1 on Thursday, October 27, 2005 9:28 PM QUOTE: Originally posted by CopCarSS Out here, I like chasing stuff along the Moffat Sub up to the tunnel. Blue Mountain Road is a great hangout. Close to home, yet with a mountain background. You can also find me hanging around other Moffat spots like Crescent, Pinecliff, etc. up to East Portal. Not the busiest line in the world, but scenically, it can't be beat. When I'm back in IL, I like traveling west from Aurora. Some of the hot spots east of there like Blue Island, Dalton, etc. are really busy, but extraordinarily boring scenery wise to me. I like hanging out at Eola because its close to my Mom's house, but enjoy chasing along the Aurora sub a lot more. Two of my favorite spots along that line are in White Pines State Park, near Polo, IL (and some of the surrounding areas...Hazelhust, etc.), and along the Mississippi in Savannah. The bonus for the latter is that its one of the few state parks in IL where one can rock climb and rappel at (Mississippi Palisades State Park). I also enjoy the Geneva sub of the UP (former CNW). I used to spend a lot of time in Geneva and Elburn (relatives), and this is one of the first lines that I spent a lot of time railfanning on. Fun spots here for me were always Sterling (though I didn't get to see the last of the last steamers....doh!), and Clinton. The industrial looking backgrounds were always fascinating to me. Once in awhile I would venture further, and spots like Chillicothe and Edelstein, stuff up in Cheeseland, and occasionally Hoosierland were always fun changes of pace. Once in awhile I'd head to Boone, IA for the B&SV railroad, and the Kate Shelley bridge. Always two favorites of mine to get to when I'm in the area. While traveling between my two "homes" I always enjoyed getting off of I-80, and spending time paralleling the Uncle Pete. For some reason that I really can't put a finger on, Cozad, NE was always a favorite there. Of course, for the absolutist, nothing beats chasing stuff around the Cumbres and Toltec. Not only are there great looking, narrow gauge steam locomotives around, they reside in mountain scenery that is somewhat accesible in a lot of places (especially around Chama). A weekend riding and railfanning on the C&TS can't be beat in my book! Hope this give you a couple ideas. Sorry its kind of long and rambling. I know what it is about Cozad. It's watching westbounds going by the elevators in the late afternoon through a 300mm lens. It's the way those elevators glow with the last light of the day. Sometimes I think I ought to try to bump someone out there just so I can spend the twilight hours there. Maybe it's being able to see the signals three blocks down the tracks. Overall, I find the vaunted triple track to be incredibly boring, but Cozad rocks.[8D] MoW employee Reply 123 Join our Community! Our community is FREE to join. To participate you must either login or register for an account. Login » Register » Search the Community Newsletter Sign-Up By signing up you may also receive occasional reader surveys and special offers from Trains magazine.Please view our privacy policy More great sites from Kalmbach Media Terms Of Use | Privacy Policy | Copyright Policy
Originally posted by spbed [ Living nearby to MP 186 of the UPRR Austin TX Sub Reply Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, September 21, 2005 2:22 PM One of my favorite places to go has always been along the UP Marysville subdivision just west of Marysville Kansas..... There is plenty of traffic and since they are pulling up out of or dropping down into the Big Blue River Valley,(where they have to stop for a crew change) they are either pulling hard or they are in dynamic braking mode. It makes for a good variety of sounds when shooting video. There are several places where a person can get good shots and not be on RR property, although you may have to seek landowners (aka farmers) permission. Going further west (about 8-10 miles) near Hanover KS, there are a lot of big cuts in the hills for the tracks and they are pulling up out of the Little Blue River valley. Reply Edit BNSF4ever Member sinceDecember 2004 380 posts Posted by BNSF4ever on Wednesday, September 21, 2005 2:54 PM Having spent five hours there, I have to vote for the Metra/Amtrak station at Naperville, Illinois (the only downside being a lack of benches or seats outside). At Naperville you have a never-ending stream of METRA commutes, the California Zephyr, Southwest Chief, and Illinois Zephyr, plus BNSF freights speeding through on the Racetrack. All you Naperville residents--I envy you! Reply choochin3 Member sinceJuly 2004 From: Bawlmer Hon 314 posts Posted by choochin3 on Wednesday, September 21, 2005 5:44 PM My favorite place is St.Denis,MD just East of Baltimore near Relay. Second Fave,Marysville,PA at Pennsy's Rockville Bridge. 3rd would be Fostoria,& Deshler OH. So many trains so little time!!! Carl T. I'm out Choochin! Reply CShaveRR Member sinceJune 2001 From: Lombard (west of Chicago), Illinois 13,681 posts Posted by CShaveRR on Wednesday, September 21, 2005 7:17 PM BNSF4ever--The lack of benches at Naperville is one big reason that I prefer LaGrange for watching the action along the raceway. Another reason is that the Indiana Harbor Belt is within walking distance--and you get the same BNSF trains at Lagrange as you do at Naperville. Carl Railroader Emeritus (practiced railroading for 46 years--and in 2010 I finally got it right!) CAACSCOCOM--I don't want to behave improperly, so I just won't behave at all. (SM) Reply Cheviot Hill Member sinceJuly 2005 From: Cincinnati, OH 174 posts Posted by Cheviot Hill on Wednesday, September 21, 2005 10:12 PM My 2 favorite places to watch some great action is Winton Place in Cincinnati (CSX, NS, I&O) and in Crescent Spring Kentucky (NS). The action at Winton Place is non stop[:D]. In Crescent Spring I just love the sounds of those engines pulling their trains up and out of the river valley, most with helpers.[:p] Reply bnsf4737 Member sinceDecember 2001 From: US 12 posts Posted by bnsf4737 on Thursday, September 22, 2005 12:12 AM The Columbia River Gorge is my all time favorite. I live in the area and this is where I've been. Just keep in mind to stay on public property, perticulary on BNSF. They nailed me back on August 19 and never went back. I was on public property and they treated me terriably. Reply spbed Member sinceDecember 2001 From: Austin TX 4,941 posts Posted by spbed on Thursday, September 22, 2005 6:45 AM H'mm I will be there from 10/01 thru 10/08. I will be going east from Vancouver WA to Hood River then cross over & go west from Hood River to Portland. [:p] Originally posted by bnsf4737 Living nearby to MP 186 of the UPRR Austin TX Sub Reply Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, October 26, 2005 4:21 PM One of my favorite spots here in denver colorado is the 48th street bridge/viaduct right over the former rio grand now union pacific yard there is a side walk on the north side that looks into the whole yard >>>glennbob[bow][bow][bow] Reply Edit Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, October 27, 2005 5:59 PM Favorite local place is Fullerton station (100? trains per 24 hrs, BNSF, Amtrak, Metrolink) Not as local would be Tehachapi. Not local at all would be Cheyenne Wy. Ted Reply Edit cnw4001 Member sinceDecember 2001 From: Eastern Ohio 615 posts Posted by cnw4001 on Thursday, October 27, 2005 6:13 PM Bayview Junction, Ontario (Burlington) Cassandra, Pennsylvania Cumberland, Maryland Alliance, Ohio Northeast, Pennsylvania Tower A Cincinnati Union Terminal To name a few. There are others... Dale Reply trainboyH16-44 Member sinceFebruary 2004 From: Mile 7.5 Laggan Sub., Great White North 4,201 posts Posted by trainboyH16-44 on Thursday, October 27, 2005 7:59 PM The UP main in Nebreaska, Rochelle, Ill., and the Kicking horse pass near here. Matthew Go here for my rail shots! http://www.railpictures.net/showphotos.php?userid=9296 Building the CPR Kootenay division in N scale, blog here: http://kootenaymodelrailway.wordpress.com/ Reply PigFarmer1 Member sinceFebruary 2005 From: Nebraska 253 posts Posted by PigFarmer1 on Thursday, October 27, 2005 9:28 PM QUOTE: Originally posted by CopCarSS Out here, I like chasing stuff along the Moffat Sub up to the tunnel. Blue Mountain Road is a great hangout. Close to home, yet with a mountain background. You can also find me hanging around other Moffat spots like Crescent, Pinecliff, etc. up to East Portal. Not the busiest line in the world, but scenically, it can't be beat. When I'm back in IL, I like traveling west from Aurora. Some of the hot spots east of there like Blue Island, Dalton, etc. are really busy, but extraordinarily boring scenery wise to me. I like hanging out at Eola because its close to my Mom's house, but enjoy chasing along the Aurora sub a lot more. Two of my favorite spots along that line are in White Pines State Park, near Polo, IL (and some of the surrounding areas...Hazelhust, etc.), and along the Mississippi in Savannah. The bonus for the latter is that its one of the few state parks in IL where one can rock climb and rappel at (Mississippi Palisades State Park). I also enjoy the Geneva sub of the UP (former CNW). I used to spend a lot of time in Geneva and Elburn (relatives), and this is one of the first lines that I spent a lot of time railfanning on. Fun spots here for me were always Sterling (though I didn't get to see the last of the last steamers....doh!), and Clinton. The industrial looking backgrounds were always fascinating to me. Once in awhile I would venture further, and spots like Chillicothe and Edelstein, stuff up in Cheeseland, and occasionally Hoosierland were always fun changes of pace. Once in awhile I'd head to Boone, IA for the B&SV railroad, and the Kate Shelley bridge. Always two favorites of mine to get to when I'm in the area. While traveling between my two "homes" I always enjoyed getting off of I-80, and spending time paralleling the Uncle Pete. For some reason that I really can't put a finger on, Cozad, NE was always a favorite there. Of course, for the absolutist, nothing beats chasing stuff around the Cumbres and Toltec. Not only are there great looking, narrow gauge steam locomotives around, they reside in mountain scenery that is somewhat accesible in a lot of places (especially around Chama). A weekend riding and railfanning on the C&TS can't be beat in my book! Hope this give you a couple ideas. Sorry its kind of long and rambling. I know what it is about Cozad. It's watching westbounds going by the elevators in the late afternoon through a 300mm lens. It's the way those elevators glow with the last light of the day. Sometimes I think I ought to try to bump someone out there just so I can spend the twilight hours there. Maybe it's being able to see the signals three blocks down the tracks. Overall, I find the vaunted triple track to be incredibly boring, but Cozad rocks.[8D] MoW employee Reply 123 Join our Community! Our community is FREE to join. To participate you must either login or register for an account. Login » Register » Search the Community Newsletter Sign-Up By signing up you may also receive occasional reader surveys and special offers from Trains magazine.Please view our privacy policy More great sites from Kalmbach Media Terms Of Use | Privacy Policy | Copyright Policy
Originally posted by bnsf4737 Living nearby to MP 186 of the UPRR Austin TX Sub Reply Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, October 26, 2005 4:21 PM One of my favorite spots here in denver colorado is the 48th street bridge/viaduct right over the former rio grand now union pacific yard there is a side walk on the north side that looks into the whole yard >>>glennbob[bow][bow][bow] Reply Edit Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, October 27, 2005 5:59 PM Favorite local place is Fullerton station (100? trains per 24 hrs, BNSF, Amtrak, Metrolink) Not as local would be Tehachapi. Not local at all would be Cheyenne Wy. Ted Reply Edit cnw4001 Member sinceDecember 2001 From: Eastern Ohio 615 posts Posted by cnw4001 on Thursday, October 27, 2005 6:13 PM Bayview Junction, Ontario (Burlington) Cassandra, Pennsylvania Cumberland, Maryland Alliance, Ohio Northeast, Pennsylvania Tower A Cincinnati Union Terminal To name a few. There are others... Dale Reply trainboyH16-44 Member sinceFebruary 2004 From: Mile 7.5 Laggan Sub., Great White North 4,201 posts Posted by trainboyH16-44 on Thursday, October 27, 2005 7:59 PM The UP main in Nebreaska, Rochelle, Ill., and the Kicking horse pass near here. Matthew Go here for my rail shots! http://www.railpictures.net/showphotos.php?userid=9296 Building the CPR Kootenay division in N scale, blog here: http://kootenaymodelrailway.wordpress.com/ Reply PigFarmer1 Member sinceFebruary 2005 From: Nebraska 253 posts Posted by PigFarmer1 on Thursday, October 27, 2005 9:28 PM QUOTE: Originally posted by CopCarSS Out here, I like chasing stuff along the Moffat Sub up to the tunnel. Blue Mountain Road is a great hangout. Close to home, yet with a mountain background. You can also find me hanging around other Moffat spots like Crescent, Pinecliff, etc. up to East Portal. Not the busiest line in the world, but scenically, it can't be beat. When I'm back in IL, I like traveling west from Aurora. Some of the hot spots east of there like Blue Island, Dalton, etc. are really busy, but extraordinarily boring scenery wise to me. I like hanging out at Eola because its close to my Mom's house, but enjoy chasing along the Aurora sub a lot more. Two of my favorite spots along that line are in White Pines State Park, near Polo, IL (and some of the surrounding areas...Hazelhust, etc.), and along the Mississippi in Savannah. The bonus for the latter is that its one of the few state parks in IL where one can rock climb and rappel at (Mississippi Palisades State Park). I also enjoy the Geneva sub of the UP (former CNW). I used to spend a lot of time in Geneva and Elburn (relatives), and this is one of the first lines that I spent a lot of time railfanning on. Fun spots here for me were always Sterling (though I didn't get to see the last of the last steamers....doh!), and Clinton. The industrial looking backgrounds were always fascinating to me. Once in awhile I would venture further, and spots like Chillicothe and Edelstein, stuff up in Cheeseland, and occasionally Hoosierland were always fun changes of pace. Once in awhile I'd head to Boone, IA for the B&SV railroad, and the Kate Shelley bridge. Always two favorites of mine to get to when I'm in the area. While traveling between my two "homes" I always enjoyed getting off of I-80, and spending time paralleling the Uncle Pete. For some reason that I really can't put a finger on, Cozad, NE was always a favorite there. Of course, for the absolutist, nothing beats chasing stuff around the Cumbres and Toltec. Not only are there great looking, narrow gauge steam locomotives around, they reside in mountain scenery that is somewhat accesible in a lot of places (especially around Chama). A weekend riding and railfanning on the C&TS can't be beat in my book! Hope this give you a couple ideas. Sorry its kind of long and rambling. I know what it is about Cozad. It's watching westbounds going by the elevators in the late afternoon through a 300mm lens. It's the way those elevators glow with the last light of the day. Sometimes I think I ought to try to bump someone out there just so I can spend the twilight hours there. Maybe it's being able to see the signals three blocks down the tracks. Overall, I find the vaunted triple track to be incredibly boring, but Cozad rocks.[8D] MoW employee Reply 123 Join our Community! Our community is FREE to join. To participate you must either login or register for an account. Login » Register » Search the Community Newsletter Sign-Up By signing up you may also receive occasional reader surveys and special offers from Trains magazine.Please view our privacy policy More great sites from Kalmbach Media Terms Of Use | Privacy Policy | Copyright Policy
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QUOTE: Originally posted by CopCarSS Out here, I like chasing stuff along the Moffat Sub up to the tunnel. Blue Mountain Road is a great hangout. Close to home, yet with a mountain background. You can also find me hanging around other Moffat spots like Crescent, Pinecliff, etc. up to East Portal. Not the busiest line in the world, but scenically, it can't be beat. When I'm back in IL, I like traveling west from Aurora. Some of the hot spots east of there like Blue Island, Dalton, etc. are really busy, but extraordinarily boring scenery wise to me. I like hanging out at Eola because its close to my Mom's house, but enjoy chasing along the Aurora sub a lot more. Two of my favorite spots along that line are in White Pines State Park, near Polo, IL (and some of the surrounding areas...Hazelhust, etc.), and along the Mississippi in Savannah. The bonus for the latter is that its one of the few state parks in IL where one can rock climb and rappel at (Mississippi Palisades State Park). I also enjoy the Geneva sub of the UP (former CNW). I used to spend a lot of time in Geneva and Elburn (relatives), and this is one of the first lines that I spent a lot of time railfanning on. Fun spots here for me were always Sterling (though I didn't get to see the last of the last steamers....doh!), and Clinton. The industrial looking backgrounds were always fascinating to me. Once in awhile I would venture further, and spots like Chillicothe and Edelstein, stuff up in Cheeseland, and occasionally Hoosierland were always fun changes of pace. Once in awhile I'd head to Boone, IA for the B&SV railroad, and the Kate Shelley bridge. Always two favorites of mine to get to when I'm in the area. While traveling between my two "homes" I always enjoyed getting off of I-80, and spending time paralleling the Uncle Pete. For some reason that I really can't put a finger on, Cozad, NE was always a favorite there. Of course, for the absolutist, nothing beats chasing stuff around the Cumbres and Toltec. Not only are there great looking, narrow gauge steam locomotives around, they reside in mountain scenery that is somewhat accesible in a lot of places (especially around Chama). A weekend riding and railfanning on the C&TS can't be beat in my book! Hope this give you a couple ideas. Sorry its kind of long and rambling.
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