Favorite railfan locations and/or railroads

[coalminer3]

Not in any order of preference

Providence RI
Cumberland, MD
Hinsdale, IL
Hinsdale, MA (Yes, there is such a place)
Washington, MA
Spokane, WA
Essex, MT
Clarks Gap, WV
Prince, WV
White Sulphur Springs, WV
Clifton Forge, VA
Readville, MA
New Haven, CT
Smiths Falls, ON
Brockville, ON
Horseshoe Curve area
Pittsburgh, PA
North East, PA
Cheyenne, WY
McCook, NB
Charlottesville, VA
Russell, KY
Huntington, WV
Bluefield, WV
Pembroke, VA

work safe

[Anonymous]

Here's my Top 10:

Altoona, Pa (across from the Amtrak station)
Macungie, Pa
Port Clinton, Pa
Casandra, Pa
Johnstown, Pa
Easton, Pa/ Philipsburg, NJ
Topton, Pa
Alburtis, Pa
Reading, Pa

All but Port Clinton are on NS, Port Clinton is on the Reading & Northern

[Anonymous]

Here's my Top 10:

Altoona, Pa (across from the Amtrak station)
Macungie, Pa
Port Clinton, Pa
Casandra, Pa
Johnstown, Pa
Easton, Pa/ Philipsburg, NJ
Topton, Pa
Alburtis, Pa
Reading, Pa

All but Port Clinton are on NS, Port Clinton is on the Reading & Northern

[Anonymous]

1. Dalton, IL
2. LaGrange, IL (the the IHB and the BNSF cross)
3. Hinsdale, IL
4. Rochelle, IL
5. Burlington, WI (CN line, former WC chicago mainline)
6. Fostoria, OH
7. Joliet, IL (Amtrak station)
8. Sturtevant, WI (CP chicago mainline, not terribly busy, but it has it's moments)
9. Elmhurst, IL

[Anonymous]

1. Dalton, IL
2. LaGrange, IL (the the IHB and the BNSF cross)
3. Hinsdale, IL
4. Rochelle, IL
5. Burlington, WI (CN line, former WC chicago mainline)
6. Fostoria, OH
7. Joliet, IL (Amtrak station)
8. Sturtevant, WI (CP chicago mainline, not terribly busy, but it has it's moments)
9. Elmhurst, IL

[robscaboose]

Haley Tower in Terre Haute Indiana. You can sit in the tower & watch trains go by all day long

Rob
Haley Tower & Technical Society

[robscaboose]

Haley Tower in Terre Haute Indiana. You can sit in the tower & watch trains go by all day long

Rob
Haley Tower & Technical Society

[Anonymous]

Tower 55 great place in Fort Worth Tx
also Aliance Yard in Haslet TX just a cuple miles north of Fort Worth

[Anonymous]

Tower 55 great place in Fort Worth Tx
also Aliance Yard in Haslet TX just a cuple miles north of Fort Worth

[Big_Boy_4005]

Gee, all of my favorite places seem to be off limits these days. It is getting harder and harder to be a railfan with all of the paranoia over terrorism.

[Big_Boy_4005]

Gee, all of my favorite places seem to be off limits these days. It is getting harder and harder to be a railfan with all of the paranoia over terrorism.

[Anonymous]

anywhere secluded-- local law enforcement and rail police are cracking down on "tresspassers" in the area

[Anonymous]

anywhere secluded-- local law enforcement and rail police are cracking down on "tresspassers" in the area

[espeefoamer]

1.Fullerton Ca.
2.Cajon Pass.
3.Tehachapi Loop.
4.Stocton Tower.(location)Winterail weekend only.
Other places I have wached trains.
5.Vancouver Wash. Amtrak station.
6.Cascade Locks Or.
7.Tacoma Wash.
8.Joliet Ill. Amtrak station.
9.Black Rock Wash.(near Tacoma)
10.Skykomish Wash.
11.Oakridge Or.

[espeefoamer]

1.Fullerton Ca.
2.Cajon Pass.
3.Tehachapi Loop.
4.Stocton Tower.(location)Winterail weekend only.
Other places I have wached trains.
5.Vancouver Wash. Amtrak station.
6.Cascade Locks Or.
7.Tacoma Wash.
8.Joliet Ill. Amtrak station.
9.Black Rock Wash.(near Tacoma)
10.Skykomish Wash.
11.Oakridge Or.

[fuzzybroken]

Here in Milwaukee, I like:
CP at Waterford Ave. (1/2 mile from my house)
UP/CP Jones Island
CP Menomonee Valley (pretty much the whole valley)
UP Drexel Ave in Oak Creek
UP Mitchell Yard
UP Butler Yard
CP/UP Grain Row

Elsewhere in Wisconsin:
UP at Ives (Caledonia) and Bain (Kenosha) - endpoints for the Vulcan gravel train
CP in Sturtevant
CN/WC at Duplainville
CN/WC West Street in Waukesha
WSOR in Janesville

-Mark
http://www.geocities.com/fuzzybroken

[fuzzybroken]

Here in Milwaukee, I like:
CP at Waterford Ave. (1/2 mile from my house)
UP/CP Jones Island
CP Menomonee Valley (pretty much the whole valley)
UP Drexel Ave in Oak Creek
UP Mitchell Yard
UP Butler Yard
CP/UP Grain Row

Elsewhere in Wisconsin:
UP at Ives (Caledonia) and Bain (Kenosha) - endpoints for the Vulcan gravel train
CP in Sturtevant
CN/WC at Duplainville
CN/WC West Street in Waukesha
WSOR in Janesville

-Mark
http://www.geocities.com/fuzzybroken

[Anonymous]

Most of the time I just railfan around my city. But this summer I hope to go to St. Louis and railfan some there. [;)]

And visit the nice big train museum. [;)] [:D]

I heard they have some nice Alcos [;)] [8D] [:D]

I think I will take a pic or to and send them to Kevin. [:D] [;)] [}:)] [:p] [:D]

[Anonymous]

Most of the time I just railfan around my city. But this summer I hope to go to St. Louis and railfan some there. [;)]

And visit the nice big train museum. [;)] [:D]

I heard they have some nice Alcos [;)] [8D] [:D]

I think I will take a pic or to and send them to Kevin. [:D] [;)] [}:)] [:p] [:D]

[Anonymous]

Alow me to clairify on my previous post about cajon pass, the SP tank train was the empties going west and most of the units were probably isolated.

[Anonymous]

Alow me to clairify on my previous post about cajon pass, the SP tank train was the empties going west and most of the units were probably isolated.

[pmsteamman]

Vickers Ohio (just south of Toledo). CSX and NS over 100 trains a day and I get to see them from my couch (apt looks over tracks) or the cab of the CSX unit I happen to catch on that run from Walbridge to Detroit.

[pmsteamman]

Vickers Ohio (just south of Toledo). CSX and NS over 100 trains a day and I get to see them from my couch (apt looks over tracks) or the cab of the CSX unit I happen to catch on that run from Walbridge to Detroit.

[Anonymous]

I have extensivly railfanned the west coast and there are many awsome locations. But I have to say hands down my favorite is Cajon pass. There are unlimited photo locations, Ihave several shots with 4 trains at the same time (3 moving and one in the hole). The action is non stop (although there does tend to be afternoon luls in the beginning of the week).
There is nothing like standing between two trains passing, one in run-8 going uphill and one in full dynamics,brakes screaming, going downhill. And there are several locations where you can experience this. I've even had this happen while SP's tank train was climbing the hill over on it's line with 9 big SDs going full throttle doing 10 MPH, the noise was so awsome it just blows any other train watching spot smooth away !!!!

[Anonymous]

I have extensivly railfanned the west coast and there are many awsome locations. But I have to say hands down my favorite is Cajon pass. There are unlimited photo locations, Ihave several shots with 4 trains at the same time (3 moving and one in the hole). The action is non stop (although there does tend to be afternoon luls in the beginning of the week).
There is nothing like standing between two trains passing, one in run-8 going uphill and one in full dynamics,brakes screaming, going downhill. And there are several locations where you can experience this. I've even had this happen while SP's tank train was climbing the hill over on it's line with 9 big SDs going full throttle doing 10 MPH, the noise was so awsome it just blows any other train watching spot smooth away !!!!

[wcfan4ever]

QUOTE: Originally posted by Pirschnut

Not one of the previous replies mentioned the LaCrosse area, but then again, perhaps all of the train buffs up there (125 miles from me) are too busy catching the action tonight!

Signed, A born-again-railfanner

Pirschnut

I did indeed have LaCrosse on my list. I go there once a year for RailFair at Copeland Park. I love the trains going through the area. Occaisional cabooses will show up on the UP train that goes through. Plenty of trains and your right, the scenery is great!

[wcfan4ever]

QUOTE: Originally posted by Pirschnut

Not one of the previous replies mentioned the LaCrosse area, but then again, perhaps all of the train buffs up there (125 miles from me) are too busy catching the action tonight!

Signed, A born-again-railfanner

Pirschnut

I did indeed have LaCrosse on my list. I go there once a year for RailFair at Copeland Park. I love the trains going through the area. Occaisional cabooses will show up on the UP train that goes through. Plenty of trains and your right, the scenery is great!

[Anonymous]

Not one of the previous replies mentioned the LaCrosse area, but then again, perhaps all of the train buffs up there (125 miles from me) are too busy catching the action tonight!. I think this Mississippi River city was mentioned in one of the previous Trains Magazines in the article called "Overrated." In short, it is a great spot to watch a number of freights crossing over the river from the Minnesota side and coming into LaCrosse. From the east, west, and south and the north, the city is deluged with RR tracks. UP, CP and the BNSF offer plenty of action for the railfanners in the area. The scenery is second to none. The bluffs, the river, the valley offer breathtaking views that will keep you captivated for hours. But I have a confession to make. I am just returning to the region on a limited basis from time to time as I reside in Wisconsin's capitol city of Madison, having moved away from LaCrosse back in 1966. The trains in LaX make me wi***hat I should have stayed there but when you were a kid back then (unlike some of the kids of today) you obeyed your Mom and Dad and went with them. Oh, how I wish I could return to the days when I was a kid and would watch those screaming streamliners and freights sail into the city, right outside of the windows of the school I was in. I could say more but I am sure that all of us have a story to share----especially one from the past.

Signed, A born-again-railfanner

Pirschnut

[Anonymous]

Not one of the previous replies mentioned the LaCrosse area, but then again, perhaps all of the train buffs up there (125 miles from me) are too busy catching the action tonight!. I think this Mississippi River city was mentioned in one of the previous Trains Magazines in the article called "Overrated." In short, it is a great spot to watch a number of freights crossing over the river from the Minnesota side and coming into LaCrosse. From the east, west, and south and the north, the city is deluged with RR tracks. UP, CP and the BNSF offer plenty of action for the railfanners in the area. The scenery is second to none. The bluffs, the river, the valley offer breathtaking views that will keep you captivated for hours. But I have a confession to make. I am just returning to the region on a limited basis from time to time as I reside in Wisconsin's capitol city of Madison, having moved away from LaCrosse back in 1966. The trains in LaX make me wi***hat I should have stayed there but when you were a kid back then (unlike some of the kids of today) you obeyed your Mom and Dad and went with them. Oh, how I wish I could return to the days when I was a kid and would watch those screaming streamliners and freights sail into the city, right outside of the windows of the school I was in. I could say more but I am sure that all of us have a story to share----especially one from the past.

Signed, A born-again-railfanner

Pirschnut

[Willy2]

My favorite railfan locations are: Kearney, Nebraska, Gibbon, Nebraska, Greenwood, Nebraska, and Fremont, Nebraska. Council Bluffs, Iowa is also a good place to see lots of trains. My favorite railroad is the BNSF followed by Norfolk Southern.

Willy