Your favorite train watching location

CPRailfan Oct 25, 2000

  1. CPRailfan

    CPRailfan TrainBoard Member

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    Where's your favorite place to watch trains? What kind of trains operate in that location?
    Here's my favorite place to go and watch trains. It's UP's Butler Yard in Butler, WI.
    Freight trains from Chicago, IL to The Twin Cities stop here, as well as Sheboygan, WI bound coal trains.
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    Sorry, gotta go!

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  2. Maxwell Plant

    Maxwell Plant TrainBoard Member

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    Anywhere from...wait a minute. We've talked about this before in the Railfan and Rail Event Forum. Go to the number of days box and click on ALL TOPICS. You'll find our earlier reponces there. [​IMG]

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  3. watash

    watash Passed away March 7, 2010 TrainBoard Supporter In Memoriam

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    My best train watching place is in my easy chair watching TV. After that train has passed, I put in another tape. [​IMG]

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  4. Rappannahock Terminal

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    I would say:

    Dolton Crossing (Chicago)Ill. Very busy place!!Train after train in all directions.

    Rawlins WY. where the UP locomotives are refueled on the mainline, very impressive!


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  5. Alan

    Alan Staff Member TrainBoard Supporter

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    My favorite place? Anywhere I happen to be when there's a train going by. My preferred place would be Dayton's Bluff in St. Paul, MN. Moorhead Junction in Minnesota isn't a bad substitute 'cause it's only 45 minutes from home.
     
  8. watash

    watash Passed away March 7, 2010 TrainBoard Supporter In Memoriam

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    Hey WT&C, I was in Wheeling, West Virg. in 1949. Do you happen to know what RR had trackage going west into the east edge of town, made a left curve, and proceeded south somewhere from there? The engine was an articulated, slowed down to about 10 mph and the boiler was way over-hung on that short curve! She was pulling a long string of empty coal cars with a red caboose. As I remember the engine had a lot of appliances on the smoke box front.

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  9. wt&c

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    that track may be long since gone, I think itt was a simple Coal Branch line. I do need more info, suck=has Railroad ?? C&O B&O P&WV W&LE,???

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  10. Robin Matthysen

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    My favourite spot is the old iron bridge in Georgetown, Ontario.It was built in 1857 by the Grand Trunk Railway. This 768 foot-long bridge is supported on limestone piers, 112 feet in height. It was completed at a cost of $500,000, and for more than 120 years it has carried all the rail traffic passing through Georgetown. This is a CN main line. The old bridge is single track while the rest of the line is double track. What a bottleneck. The abutment looks like it is designed for a double track but to double it now would be way too expensive.
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  11. Maxwell Plant

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    Ok, I guess we're not going to reactivate the old topic in the RailFan and Railroad events forum so I'll tell you guys again...

    Along the Former ATSF from Joliet, IL., Ancona, IL. on the Curve, Illinois River Bridge at Chillicothe, IL., Holihan's Curve, Edilstein Hill at Edilstein, IL., anywhere at GALESBURG, IL., Cameron JCT. at Cameron, IL. and Fort Madison, IA.

    Then There's The Former BN (CB&Q) from Keewanee, IL., GALESBURG-Cameron, IL. (again), Burlington and West Burlington, IA.

    Along Lake Peppin (The Mississippi River)
    near Wabasha and Lake City, MN. BNSF (BN/CB&Q) on the East Bank, SOO (CMSt.P&P) on the West.

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    The Railway Park on the BNSF (BN/CB&Q) and UP (C&NW) diamonds at Rochell, IL.

    There's others, but nothing so far that has surpassed these places for me YET!

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    "Ship it on the Route of The Roadrunners!"
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  12. Jack Doran

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    NO FAIR MAXWELL! You took all my spots. [​IMG] Oh well its nice to see so many people getting out in the area and railfanning. Maybe I will see you all sometime in my neck of the woods. OH By the way I am from Galesburg for those who don't know. These are all close to Maxwell's railfanning spots in Illinois. My favorites in Galesburg. County 10 bridge. This bridge crosses the railyard right south of the diesiel pit. Get some real good shots there. Another Cameron,IL at the connection.

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  13. Maxwell Plant

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    Now Jack, you know the Route 10 bridge is know as "The Alter" by all us Galesburg Heads! [​IMG]

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  14. tunnel88

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    I don't know what my favorite spot would be, but on the former Rio Grande Moffet route, i enjoy watching trains as they pass Jim Baker Resorvoir as they near their way into North Yard... It's so neat to watch those long coal trains with 2 units on front, 2 in the middle and 1 or maybe 2 on the rear, as they crest a little slight grade then come drifting by... [​IMG]
     
  15. Colonel

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    <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Alan:
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    I'm hoping in the next few years to come here with Gats and alan and any other trainboard member who cares to join us on a trip. wouldnt it be great if we could all get together for a two week rail trek?



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  16. Well, I wasn't going to join in this one, but I've changed my mind. I guess that my favorite train watching spot would have to be in front of my house on my street corner. I'm within a quarter block each way of two active lines.

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  17. Jack Doran

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    Yes Maxwell your right, It is the alter here. I know I got the railroad fever when I drive a mile out of my way to the bridge just to see whats in the yards. I kind of got the best of both worlds though. I have the railroad run right though my back yard at the east end.It is the double main to Chicago.(former BN) so I don't have very far to go to get to trackside. Or I drive to the "Alter" and set there for awhile. I don't like it there I go set down by the Cameron connection and watch both tracks. I seen twenty trains in two hours at one time out there once. Now thats gets me foaming at the mouth. [​IMG]


    Now when they get the new park by the Amtrak Station done I will be there to. AS if I am not already at the station too. There putting a second platform in at the station. Gota show the station off when Railroad Days roll around next year!

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  18. CPRailfan

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    I love Galesburg. I've only been there once, but it's my second home. I went this past summer to RR days, and stoped by the alter Friday night. A great sunset, tons of locomotives,and only six different trains in about thirty minutes [​IMG] I'll be back every RR days from now on! Hope to see ya there.
    Hey maybe we could all have a Trainboard reunion at 2001 galesburg RR days [​IMG]

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  19. Jack Doran

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    Maybe so. If thats the case COME ON DOWN!

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  20. Maxwell Plant

    Maxwell Plant TrainBoard Member

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    Now that's a GREAT Idea! You guys can find Little Giant(Harry Grossman), RoyalBlue(Steve Zink), me and a few other "Trainboard Geeks" at the N-Trak Layouts in the Gym at Carl Sandberg College for the Model Train Show held during Railroad Days! I like heading over to Burlington, IA. to eat at "Big Muddies" during that weekend. It's easier to get into than the places to eat at Galesburg during that weekend. Although, I do like "The Packing House" across the street from the Depot. [​IMG] We went up on the Alter on Saturday night after coming back from dinner. NOW THAT WAS COOL! When taking pics from up there, it's best to set-up on one of the pier joints, less bouncing when trucks go by. But I do enjoy a good "bounce" up there so if I'm just watching, I'll stand between the piers! [​IMG] I may do less train running and more socializing and Railfanning next year. But I don't know, I DO LOVE RUNNING MY TRAINS! [​IMG]

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    BNSF Railfan-to-the Max and a N-Scaler to boot!
    "Ship it on the Route of The Roadrunners!"
    The Aransas Odessa & Western, a division of the BNSF

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