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Akron |
CSX Akron Branch |
Market Street Overpass |
Market St (St Rt 18) between Prospect St |
CSX 160.230 |
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NS former PRR Cleveland Line |
No restrooms, street parking |
and College St |
CSX 160.320 |
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Unknown number of trains |
Photos to the south will have the |
Lat N41°
04.954' Lon W81° 30.606' |
NS 161.070 |
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Quaker Square former grain elevator |
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now a hotel in the background |
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Restaurants and convenience |
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stores nearby |
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Akron |
CSX Akron Branch |
Quaker Square |
Broadway between Mill St and Bowery St |
CSX 160.230 |
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NS former PRR Cleveland Line |
Restored former Quaker Oats Mill |
Lat N41°
04.851' Lon W81° 30.890' |
CSX 160.320 |
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Unknown number of trains |
and grain elevator. |
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NS 161.070 |
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Akron |
CSX New Castle Sub |
Parking lot on vacant property |
Voris St between Broadway and Swietzer St |
CSX 160.230 |
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Akron Barberton Cluster Railway |
Railfans have cleaned up this lot |
1 block east of I-76 Exit #22 |
CSX 160.320 |
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and maintain it. |
Lat N41°
03.818' Lon W81° 31.500' |
ABCR 160.650 |
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No restrooms |
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Restaurants and convenience |
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stores nearby |
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Alliance |
NS former PRR Cleveland Line |
Lincoln Speech Monument |
Main St at Webb St next to Amtrak Station |
NS 160.800 |
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NS former PRR Chicago line |
Trackside picnic tables at the |
Lat N40°
55.348' Lon W81° 05.718' |
NS 160.860 |
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40+ trains daily |
Amtrak Station (available to the |
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NS 161.070 |
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No restrooms |
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Ashtabula |
CSX |
Point Park |
Morton Dr and east end of Walnut Blvd |
CSX 160.995 |
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Unknown number of trains |
Unknown facilities |
Across street from Great Lakes
Marine |
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& US Coast Guard Museum |
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Scenic Overlook of Ashtabula Harbor and |
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Coal Dock |
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Lat N41°
54.054' Lon W80° 47.963' |
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Bedford |
NS Cleveland Line |
Willis Road Picnic Area |
Willis Rd 1/4 mile south of Broadway |
NS 161.070 |
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40+ trains daily |
Located in the Cuyahoga Valley |
Lat N41°
23.075' Lon W81° 32.032' |
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National Recreation Area - |
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Bedford Reservation |
Restored Wheeling & Lake Erie Passenger |
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Restrooms (outhouse
style), |
Station 1/4 mile north in Historic Bedford |
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picnic tables, hiking trails. |
Town Square
with railroad artifacts and |
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gift shop. Restrooms available when the |
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the Station museum is open. |
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Connoton Valley Railway offers excursions |
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from Bedford Square on weekends |
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Bedford |
NS Cleveland Line |
Tinkers Creek Viaduct Park |
Approximately 100 yards south of the Willis |
NS 161.070 |
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40+ trains daily |
Paved walkway atop stone |
Road Picnic area (see above listing) at the |
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Cleveland & Pittsburgh RR Bridge |
end of Willis Rd |
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with overhead view of NS Line |
Lat N41°
23.086' Lon W81° 31.914' |
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Bellevue |
NS Fort Wayne Line |
Mad
River & NKP Railroad |
233 York St south of St Rt 18 |
NS 160.440 |
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NS Cleveland District |
Museum |
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16.230' Lon W82° 50.532' |
NS 161.190 |
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NS Toledo District |
Admission Charge |
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NS 161.250 |
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NS Sandusky District |
Restrooms when museum is open |
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WLE 161.025 |
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W&LE Heartland Sub |
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50+ trains daily |
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ATCS in use |
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Berea |
NS former NYC Chicago Line |
The Station Restaurant |
30 Depot St between St Rt 237 and Rocky |
NS 161.070 |
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CSX former NYC Indianapolis Line |
located in the restored NYC |
River Dr |
NS 161.250 |
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Unknown number of trains |
Passenger Station |
Lat N41°
22.694' Lon W81° 51.551' |
CSX 160.995 |
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Parking for customers only |
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Bryan |
NS former NYC Chicago Line |
Bryan Amtrak Station |
W Edgerton St at N Main St (US Rt 127) |
NS 160.800 |
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Unknown number of trains |
Common railfan hangout. Stay off the tracks |
Lat N41° 28.8293' Lon W84° 33.0910' |
NS 161.070 |
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and away from the platforms when passengers |
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Restaurants and convenience stores nearby |
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Bryan |
NS former NYC Chicago Line |
State Route 34 Overpass |
St Rt 34 at CR 13 |
NS 160.800 |
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Unknown number of trains |
Wide area to park at the bridge, but do not stay |
Lat N41° 28.5887' Lon W84° 34.4342' |
NS 161.070 |
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there. Local law enforcement will not bother you |
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if you just get your picture and then leave. |
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Camden |
NS New Castle District |
The Depot Dairy Bar & Restaurant |
90 Depot St 1 block north of St Rt 725 |
NS 160.440 |
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Trackside picnic tables |
Lat N39°
37.791' Lon W84° 38.729' |
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937-452-3653 Hours: |
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11:00am - 10:00pm Sun-Thu |
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11:00am - 11:00pm Fri-Sat |
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Carlisle |
CSX former B&O Toledo Sub |
Roscoe Roof Park |
Beachler Rd between Meadowlark Rd |
CSX 160.230 |
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25+ trains daily |
Park Shelter House |
and Lower Carlisle Rd |
CSX 160.290 |
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ATCS in use |
Restrooms |
1/2 mile south of St Rt 123 |
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Lat N39° 34.633' Lon W84° 19.623' |
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Carlisle |
CSX former B&O Toledo Sub |
Scales Park |
Park Ave between Beachler Rd and |
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25+ trains daily |
3 cabooses on display |
Central Ave |
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ATCS in use |
No restrooms |
Lat N39°
34.895' Lon W84° 19.199' |
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Chautauqua |
CSX Toledo Sub |
Howard Lane Pulloff |
Howard Ln at Chautauqua Rd/Fairview Dr |
CSX 160.230 |
(Carlise) |
NS Dayton District (former Big 4) |
View of CSX, NS and NS DP&L |
1/4 mile east of Central Ave (St Rt 123) next |
CSX 160.290 |
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IORY |
siding |
to Franklin Township Garage |
NS 160.980 |
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12+ trains daily |
Restaurants and convenience stores |
Lat N39° 35.093' Lon W84° 18.856' |
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Chillicothe |
NS Columbus District |
Adena Recreational Trail |
Riverside St 4 blocks east of Bridge St (Bus. US |
NS 161.190 |
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Unknown number of trains |
View of the NS
bridge crossing the |
Rt 23) |
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Scioto River |
Lat N39° 20.4825' Lon W82° 58.0446' |
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Restaurants and convenience stores |
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nearby |
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Cincinnati |
CSX Cincinnati Terminal Sub |
Salway Park |
Spring Grove Ave at south end of Winton Rd |
CSX 160.230 |
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Unknown number of trains |
Restrooms, parking |
Lat N39°
09.787' Lon W84° 31.418' |
CSX 161.100 |
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RailHam |
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Cincinnati |
CSX Queensgate Yard |
Cincinnati Union Terminal Tower A |
West end of Ezzard Charles Dr at |
CSX 160.230 |
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NS Gest Street Yard |
Cincinnati Railroad Club |
Western Ave |
CSX 160.320 |
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Open to public: |
Lat N39°
06.586' Lon W84° 32.157' |
CSX 161.370 |
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Thursdays 8:00PM to 11:00PM |
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CSX 161.520 |
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Saturdays 10:00AM to 4:00PM |
Access to this facility is limited, but it is |
NS 160.950 |
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1st and 3rd Sundays of every |
worth it just to see the classic Art Deco |
NS 160.440 |
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month 12:00PM to 4:00PM |
Terminal |
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Cincinnati |
CSX Cincinnati Terminal Sub |
Krogers Grocery Store Parking Lot |
Kennard Ave at Mitchell
Blvd |
CSX 160.230 |
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IORY |
Common railfan location sometimes |
Lat N39°
09.893' Lon W84° 30.836' |
CSX 161.100 |
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30+ trains daily |
referred to as "Winton Place" |
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McDonalds Restaurant next to |
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Krogers |
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Cincinnati |
CSX Cincinnati Terminal Sub |
Parking lot of of the former B&O |
Pete Rose Way east of Gest St |
CSX 160.230 |
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IORY |
Warehouse |
Lat N39°
05.740' Lon W84° 31.472' |
CSX 161.100 |
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60+ trains daily |
View of the Ohio River CSX bridge |
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IORY 161.385 |
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RailHam |
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Cincinnati |
CSX Midland Sub |
Waterworks Park |
Harris Ave between Forest Ave and Beech St |
CSX 160.230 |
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IORY Mason Line |
Restooms when swimming pool |
Lat N39°
09.758' Lon W84° 26.723' |
CSX 161.100 |
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Unknown number of trains |
is open |
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IORY 161.385 |
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Cincinnati |
CSX Indiana Sub |
Fernbank Riverside Park |
US Rt 50 4 1/2 miles west of I-75 Exit #1E |
CSX 160.230 |
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IORY |
Restrooms, picnic area, boat launch |
Lat N39° 4.799' Lon W84° 35.302' |
CSX 160.320 |
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Unknown number of trains |
Convenience stores nearby |
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IORY 161.385 |
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Cleveland |
CSX former NYC Short Line |
Cuyahoga Valley National Park |
E 49th St 3/4 mile north of Canal Rd |
CSX 160.995 |
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40+ trains daily |
Bicycle/Hiking Trail (former |
(December 2002 Railroad and Railfan |
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towpath for the Ohio & Erie |
Magazine |
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Canal) |
Address Confirmation Needed |
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Restrooms at Visitor's Center |
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View of Marcy Trestle |
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Cleveland |
NS former NYC Chicago Line |
The Flats |
Old River Rd between Front St and US Rt 6 |
NS 161.070 |
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Unknown number of trains |
Multiple Tourist Attractions |
Scenic view of double track Cuyahoga Lift |
NS 161.250 |
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and restaurants |
Bridge |
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30.013' Lon W81° 42.504' |
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Cleveland |
NS former PRR Cleveland Line |
Mill Creek Falls Park |
Warner Rd at end of Turney Rd, 1/10 mile |
NS 161.070 |
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Unknown number of trains |
Parking, hiking trails. |
west of St Rt 14 |
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Restrooms? |
Lat N41°
26.722' Lon W81° 37.560' |
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Columbus |
CSX Columbus Sub |
Perry Park |
Collins Rd 1 block west of Linworth Ave |
CSX 160.230 |
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12-15 trains daily |
No restrooms |
Lat N40° 06.475' Lon W83° 03.224' |
CSX 160.320 |
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Columbus |
NS Sandusky District |
McCord Park |
Wilson Bridge Rd 1/2 mile east of N High St |
NS 161.190 |
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50+ trains daily |
Restrooms |
Lat N40°
06.008' Lon W83° 00.252' |
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Columbus |
CSX Columbus Sub |
Lower Scioto Multi-Use Trail |
Multiple Access Points |
CSX 160.230 |
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NS Columbus District |
Trails on both sides of the river |
Map 1 |
CSX 160.320 |
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Unknown number of trains |
No restrooms |
Map 2 |
NS 161.190 |
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Views of CSX and NS bridges |
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crossing the Scioto River |
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The trail parallels the tracks between |
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Whittier St and Greenlawn Ave |
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Restaurants and convenience |
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stores nearby |
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Columbus |
CSX Columbus Sub |
Linworth Road Community Park |
Linworth Rd at Dublin-Granville Rd |
CSX 160.230 |
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12-15 trains daily |
No restrooms |
Lat N40°
05.312' Lon W83° 03.064' |
CSX 160.320 |
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Restaurants and convenience |
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stores nearby |
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Conneaut |
CSX former NYC |
Conneaut Historical Railroad |
Depot St between St Rt 7 and Mill St |
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Unknown number of trains |
Museum |
Lat N41°
56.971' Lon W80° 33.540' |
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NKP 2-8-4 #755 on display |
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Restaurants 5 blocks south on |
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St Rt 20 (Main St) |
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Conneaut |
CN-BLE |
Overlook |
Woodworth Rd north of E Main Rd (US Rt 20) |
BLE 160.830 |
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Unknown number of trains |
View of the south end of the yard and the |
Lat N41° 57.8543' Lon W80° 32.3737' |
BLE 161.310 |
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line going to the Upper Coal Facility |
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BLE 160.500 |
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Restaurants and convenience stores |
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BLE 160.920 |
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nearby |
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Conneaut |
CN-BLE |
Pulloff |
Thompson Rd north of US Rt 20 |
BLE 160.830 |
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CSX former NYC |
View of CSX and BLE |
Lat N41° 57.2006' Lon W80° 31.7893' |
BLE 161.310 |
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Unknown number of trains |
Restaurants and convenience stores |
Thompson Rd is unpaved and rutted |
BLE 160.500 |
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nearby |
high ground clearance vehicle required |
BLE 160.920 |
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CSX 160.995 |
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Conneaut |
CN-BLE |
View of NS Trestle crossing BLE |
E Main St at S Liberty St |
BLE 160.830 |
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CSX former NYC |
Conneaut Note: There sometimes is no radio |
Lat N41° 56.6169' Lon W80° 33.0673' |
BLE 161.310 |
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Unknown number of trains |
communications from trains leaving |
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BLE 160.500 |
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Conneaut. The first radio communications |
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BLE 160.920 |
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normally happens as southbound trains |
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approach Kidders Corners PA |
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Coshocton |
Ohio Central |
Street Running |
5th St between Mulberry St and Main St |
OCR 160.845 |
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Unknown number of trains |
(Tracks located in traffic islands) |
Lat N40° 16.399' Lon W81° 51.806' |
OCR 160.215 |
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Restaurants and convenience stores |
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nearby |
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Dayton |
CSX Toledo Sub |
Metro Parks Great Miami River |
Longworth St at Perry St one block south of |
CSX 160.230 |
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NS Dayton District |
Recreation Trail |
Fourth St. |
CSX 160.290 |
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IORY (trackage rights) |
No restrooms, street parking |
View of bridge crossing Great Miami River |
NS 160.980 |
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35+ trains daily |
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Lat N39°
45.218' Lon W84° 11.981' |
IORY 161.220 |
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ATCS in use |
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Access to trail from Veterans Pkwy and at |
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Sinclair College Campus |
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Dayton |
CSX Toledo Sub |
Webster Street Market |
Webster St between 2nd St and 3rd St |
CSX 160.230 |
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NS Dayton District |
Second Street Market |
Lat N39°
45.752' Lon W84° 10.795' |
CSX 160.290 |
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IORY Trackage rights |
Both markets are located in restored |
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CSX 160.530 |
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40+ trains daily |
former B&O Freight Houses. |
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NS 160.980 |
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Outdoor seating is located at the |
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east end of each market. Many food |
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vendors and restrooms are inside. |
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Defiance |
CSX former B&O Chicago Line |
Veterans Park (also known as |
Williams St between St Rt 66 and St Rt 111 |
CSX 161.370 |
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50+ trains daily |
Latty Grove park) |
Lat N41°
16.745' Lon W84° 21.972' |
CSX 160.230 |
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ATCS in use |
Restrooms, picnic shelters, limited |
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parking |
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Auglaize Village Museum |
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3 miles west on St Rt 24 |
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Delaware |
CSX Columbus Sub |
Blue Limestone Park |
King Ave off Williams St (US Rt 36) |
CSX 160.230 |
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12-15 trains daily |
Former Limestone Quarry |
Lat N40°
18.061' Lon W83° 04.812' |
CSX 160.320 |
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Restrooms, picnic area |
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Restaurants and convenience stores |
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nearby |
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Deshler |
CSX former B&O Chicago Line |
Crossroads
Park |
Mulberry St between Keyser St and East St |
CSX 160.230 |
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CSX former B&O Toledo Sub |
Park Shelter House |
2 blocks south of St Rt 18 |
CSX 160.290 |
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75+ trains daily |
Restroom (Porta John) |
Park is inside the wye SW quadrant of |
CSX 161.370 |
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ATCS in use |
Pop Machine |
crossing |
CSX 161.520 |
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BBQ Chicken is
available |
Lat N41° 12.367' Lon W83° 54.152' |
Railham |
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a donation to the Park Fund |
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Pisanello's Pizza (419-278-7040) |
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will deliver to the park |
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Subway one block north |
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Dresden |
Ohio Central |
Street Running |
High St between Muskingum Ave and 8th St |
OCR 160.845 |
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Unknown number of trains |
Whistle Stop Bed and Breakfast |
Lat N40°07.299' Lon W82°00.588' |
OCR 160.215 |
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Enon |
NS Dayton District (former Big 4) |
Enon Church of God parking lot |
Snider Rd north of Dayton Rd 2 miles NE of |
NS 160.980 |
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IORY |
The church understands and |
St Rt 675 |
IORY 161.220 |
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12+ trains daily |
welcomes railfans. All they ask is |
Lat N39°
51.778' Lon W83° 58.025' |
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that you respect the property and |
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mission. No restrooms. |
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Restaurants nearby |
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Fairborn |
NS Dayton District (former Big 4) |
Wright Brothers Huffman |
Parallels
the Dayton District for most of |
NS 160.980 |
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IORY |
Prarie Bikeway |
Kaufman Ave in Fairborn from Central Ave |
IORY 161.220 |
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12+ trains daily |
Park benches at various |
to Colonel Glenn Highway |
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locations. Nearby restaurants |
Parking at Skyway Shopping Center |
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and convenience stores |
Map |
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Fairborn |
NS Dayton District (former Big 4) |
Burger King Restaurant |
Kaufman Ave between Lindberg Ave and |
NS 160.980 |
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IORY |
Parking and indoor seating with a |
Parkwood Ave in the Skyway Shopping |
IORY 161.220 |
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12+ trains daily |
view of the tracks |
Center |
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Lat N39°
48.687' Lon W84° 01.467' |
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Findlay |
NS Fort Wayne District |
Shadylake Campground |
11506 Township Road 101 1/2 mile west of |
NS 161.190 |
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Unknown number of trains |
RV and tent camping |
County Road 220 (Main St) |
NS 161.250 |
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ATCS in use |
Unknown facilities |
Lat N41°
06.567' Lon W83° 39.407' |
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Fostoria |
CSX former B&O Chicago Line |
Fostoria Amtrak Station |
Main St 1/2 block north of 4th St |
CSX 160.230 |
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CSX Columbus Sub |
The station parking lot is between the |
Lat N41°
09.168' Lon W83° 24.826' |
CSX 160.320 |
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NS Fort Wayne District |
B&O line and NS which crosses just |
Do not walk on railroad property to get a |
CSX 160.520 |
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140+ trains daily |
west of the station. The Columbus |
closer view of the Columbus Sub. CSX and |
CSX 160.635 |
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ATCS in use |
Sub is 2 blocks east, crossing the |
Fostoria Police patrol this area and the area |
CSX 160.785 |
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B&O and NS lines. |
around the tower regularly. |
NS 161.250 |
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No restrooms |
Train park to be built sometime in the |
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Restaurants and convenience stores |
next 2-3 years |
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nearby |
The Fostoria Rail Prevervation Society reports |
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that funding has been included in the 2010-2011 |
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A map of the proposed park has
been posted |
ODOT budget to construct a 5 acre park with |
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on the FRPS web site. |
multiple raised platforms to watch and |
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This could possibly be the best Railfan |
photograph trains. |
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dedicated site in the country. It will include a |
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former NYC Depot that has been donated and |
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will be moved to the park. |
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Fremont |
NS Toledo District |
Northcoast Inland Trail |
South end of St Joseph St 3/8 mile south of |
NS 160.440 |
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WLE |
East Side Part |
E State St (Bus US Rt 20) |
NS 161.190 |
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Benches, water fountain, restrooms |
Lat N41° 19.997' Lon W83° 5.628' |
NS 161.250 |
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Restaurants and convenience stores |
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WLE 161.025 |
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nearby |
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Glendale |
CSX Cincinnati Terminal Sub |
Restored CH&D Depot |
S Troy St at W Sharon Rd |
CSX 160.230 |
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Unknown number of trains |
Glendale Pub 1/4 block north with |
Parking across street in Municipal lot next |
CSX 161.100 |
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Northbound directional running |
Outdoor seating |
to Glendale Police Station. |
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ATCS in use |
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Lat N39° 16.296' Lon W84° 27.469' |
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Greenwich |
CSX New Castle Sub |
Undeveloped land near the CSX |
Kniffin St at Railroad St |
CSX 160.230 |
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CSX former NYC Greenwich Sub |
crossing. |
Lat N41°
02.057' Lon W82° 30.619' |
CSX 160.320 |
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50+ trains daily |
Common railfan location. Unknown |
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CSX 160.800 |
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ownership. |
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Very limited street parking |
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Do Not cross tracks except at the street, |
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and stay off of railroad property. |
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This is a "get your picture and move on" |
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location. CSX and Local Law Enforcement |
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will not bother you unless you loiter. |
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Hamler |
CSX former B&O Chicago Line |
Hamler Community Park |
St Rt 109 1/8 mile south of St Rt 18 |
CSX 161.370 |
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50+ trains daily |
Screened picnic shlter, parking |
Lat N41°
13.856' Lon W84° 02.199' |
CSX 160.230 |
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ATCS in use |
restroom (Porta John) |
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Convenience Store nearby |
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Hamilton |
CSX Toledo Sub |
McDonalds Restaurant |
St Rt 127 at St Rt 129 (High St) |
CSX 160.230 |
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NS New Castle District |
Back row of parking lot faces the |
Lat N39°
23.885' Lon W84° 33.472' |
CSX 160.290 |
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North end of directional running |
railroad. You must buy something in |
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CSX 161.100 |
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Unknown number of trains |
the restaurant to use the parking lot. |
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NS 160.440 |
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Hamilton |
CSX Indianapolis Div |
Great Miami River Hiking Trails |
Access points on Neilan Blvd (East side) |
CSX 160.230 |
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Less than 10 trains daily |
Trails on oth sides of the river |
and A St (west side) |
CSX 160.290 |
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View of CSX Great Miami River |
Lat N39° 23.927' Lon W84° 34.093' |
CSX 161.100 |
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Bridge |
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No restrooms, street parking |
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Restaurants and convenience |
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stores nearby on east side of river |
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Hicksville |
CSX former B&O Chicago Line |
Hostettler Park |
St Rt 18 at north edge of town |
CSX 161.370 |
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50+ trains daily |
Shelter house, picnic area, |
Elevated tracks, minor obstruction of view |
CSX 160.230 |
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ATCS in use |
no restrooms. |
by businesses |
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ATCS in use |
Fast Food nearby |
Lat N41°
17.665' Lon W84° 45.357' |
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Holland |
NS former NYC Chicago Line |
Undeveloped City Owned |
Railroad St at Holloway Rd 1/2 mile north |
NS 160.800 |
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Unknown number of trains |
Property |
of St Rt 2 |
NS 161.070 |
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(Private property, but to the |
Lat N41°
37.047' Lon W83° 42.676' |
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best of my knowledge, railfans |
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have never been bothered here) |
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No restrooms |
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Restaurants and convenience stores |
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nearby |
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CSX 160.230 |
Homerville |
CSX New Castle Sub |
Wandel Road Pulloffs |
Wandel Rd between Firestone Rd and Spencer |
CSX 160.320 |
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Unknown number of trains |
Wandel Road parallels CSX for 2 miles |
Rd North of US Rt 224 |
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Multiple places to pull off and get a picture |
Lat N41° 2.6126' Lon W82° 8.6841' |
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Ironton |
NS former N&W |
The former N&W depot is currently |
End of Park Ave (St Rt 93) at the Riverfront |
NS 161.190 |
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Unknown number of trains |
being restored for operation by the |
Lat N38°
32.040' Lon W82° 41.197' |
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Chamber of Commerce |
Do not cross the tracks - use the sidewalks |
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Restaurants and convenience |
on Vernon St one block east to get to the |
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stores nearby |
Riverfront for photos. NS Police frequently |
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patrol the area but will not bother you if you |
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stay off railroad property. |
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Kent |
CSX New Castle Sub |
Pufferbelly Restaurant |
Franklin St beterrn Main St and Erie St |
CSX 160.230 |
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Unknown number of trains |
Kent Historical Society |
Lat N41°
09.196' Lon W81° 21.532' |
CSX 160.320 |
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Both located in the restored AC&Y |
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and Erie Depot |
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Lodi |
CSX New Castle Sub |
Pulloff |
Greenwich Rd (St Rt 421) 1/2 mile east of |
CSX 160.230 |
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Unknown number of trains |
View of CSX stone arch bridge crossing the |
US Rt 42 and US Rt 224 |
CSX 160.320 |
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Black River West Fork |
Lat N41° 1.6596' Lon W82° 2.4890' |
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Macedonia |
NS former PRR Cleveland Line |
City Park |
Valley View Rd at St Rt 82 |
NS 161.070 |
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Unknown number of trains |
Picnic area, no restrooms |
Lat N41°
18.795' Lon W81° 30.541' |
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Madeira |
IORY former CSX Midland Sub |
Choo Choo's Restaurant |
Railroad Ave at Miami St |
IORY 161.220 |
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Unknown number of trains |
Indoor and Outdoor trackside seating |
Lat N39° 11.261' Lon W84° 21.769' |
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Madeira |
IORY former CSX Midland Sub |
Centennial Park |
Dawson Rd at Miami St |
IORY 161.220 |
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Unknown number of trains |
Restaurant and convenience store |
Lat N39° 11.252' Lon W84° 21.784' |
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nearby |
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Marion |
CSX former NYC Indianapolis Line |
Restored Marion Union Station |
St Rt 95 0.6 mile west of St Rt 4 |
CSX 160.800 |
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CSX Columbus Sub |
Restored former EL AC Tower |
Parking in front of station |
CSX 160.230 |
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NS Sandusky District |
Model Railroad Club in former |
Lat N40°
35.300' Lon W83° 08.423' |
CSX 160.320 |
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50+ trains daily |
Railway Express Agency building |
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NS 161.190 |
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EL Caboose C306 |
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No restrooms when the |
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Museum is closed. |
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Macomb |
NS former NKP Fort Wayne Line |
Railroad Diner |
269 E Main St (St Rt 613/235) 1/4 mile |
NS 161.190 |
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Unknown number of trains |
Trackside parking. Restaurant is |
east of St Rt 186. |
NS 161.250 |
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ATCS in use |
a former ice cream stand |
Lat N41°
06.500' Lon W83° 47.273' |
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Maple Heights |
NS former PRR Cleveland Line |
Libby Road Overpass |
Libby Rd between Broadway Ave and |
NS 161.070 |
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Unknown number of trains |
Street parking, wide sidewalks |
Grainger Rd |
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Restaurants nearby |
Lat N41°
25.041' Lon W81° 34.632' |
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View of Cleveland Line and |
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south end of new intermodal terminal |
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Marietta |
CSX Marietta Sub |
Street Running |
Harmar St between
Lancaster St and |
CSX 160.230 |
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Unknown number of trains |
No restrooms |
Lord St |
CSX 160.320 |
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Restaurants nearby |
Lat N39°
24.737' Lon W81° 27.726' |
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Miamisburg |
NS Dayton District (former Big 4) |
Miamisburg Community Park |
Main St west of Mound Ave |
NS 160.980 |
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12+ trains daily |
Restrooms |
Lat N39°
38.049' Lon W84° 17.257' |
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Miamisburg |
NS Dayton District (former Big 4) |
Miamisburg Community Park |
Cincinnati-Dayton Road near Saxony Rd |
NS 160.980 |
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12+ trains daily |
Bike trail south end of park |
Scenic view of interesting NS |
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No restrooms or parking |
bridge over Dayton-Cincinnati |
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Road. |
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Lat N39°
37.322' Lon W84° 17.529' |
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Millbury |
NS former NYC Chicago Line |
Millbury Village Park |
St Rt 795 and N Fostoria Rd. |
NS 160.800 |
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Unknown number of trains |
Restrooms, picnic tables, parking |
Lat N41°
33.636' Lon W83° 25.002' |
NS 161.070 |
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ATCS in use |
south of the tracks. Baseball fields |
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with clear view of tracks from |
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parking area north of tracks. |
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Moraine |
NS Dayton District (former Big 4) |
Moraine Public Parking Area |
Sellers Rd appx 2 miles west of |
NS 160.980 |
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IORY |
No restrooms |
Springboro Pk (St Rt 741) |
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12+ trains daily |
Restaurants and convenience stores |
Lat N39° 41.465' Lon W84° 14.783' |
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on Springboro Pike |
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New London |
CSX former B&O Chicago Line |
New London Resevoir Park |
2495 Euclid Rd, 1 mile south of St Rt 162 |
CSX 160.230 |
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CSX former NYC Indianapolis Line |
Restrooms, picnic area, camping |
Lat N41°
04.204' Lon W82° 25.043' |
CSX 160.320 |
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WLE former AC&Y |
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CSX 160.800 |
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Unknown number of trains |
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WLE 160.440 |
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Oak Harbor |
NS former NYC Chicago Line |
Former NYC Station |
Railroad St west of St Rt 19 |
NS 160.800 |
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W&LE |
no restrooms |
Lat N41°
31.210' Lon W83° 08.851' |
NS 160.860 |
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Unknown number of trains |
(Private property, but I am assured |
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WLE 160.445 |
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that railfans are not bothered here) |
Railfans commonly hang out at this area |
WLE 161.025 |
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Restaurants and convenience |
at night. Contact the Oak Harbor Police to |
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stores 1/2 mile south on St Rt 105 |
let them know that you will be there and they |
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Restaurants and convenience |
will not bother you. |
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stores nearby. |
Railroad Signal Maintainers use the depot |
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and understand and sometimes talk with |
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railfans. |
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Oakwood |
NS former NKP Fort Wayne Line |
City Park |
St Rt 66 between Main St and North St |
NS 161.190 |
(Paulding Co) |
Unknown number of trains |
View of Auglaize River Bridge |
Lat N41°
05.63' Lon W84° 22.83' |
NS 161.250 |
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ATCS in use |
Picnic tables and shelters, parking |
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No restrooms |
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Old Fort |
NS former NKP Fort Wayne Line |
Buckeye Trail |
Hiking trail parallels the NS |
NS 161.190 |
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Unknown number of trains |
Unknown facilities |
Location Confirmation Needed |
NS 161.250 |
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Map |
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Perrysburg |
CSX Toledo Sub |
Street parking next to the tracks |
Third Street at Louisiana Ave |
CSX 160.230 |
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Unknown number of trains |
Public Library and Marcos Pizza on |
Lat N41°
33.459' Lon W83° 37.721' |
CSX 160.290 |
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ATCS in use |
east side of Louisiana Ave. |
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Other restaurants 1 block north on |
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Louisiana Ave and 1-2 blocks |
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on Louisiana Ave and Indiana Ave |
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Saint Marys |
RJ Corman |
Trackside Pizza and Subs |
928 E Spring St (St Rt 29) at Gas St |
RJC 160.455 |
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Short Line |
419-394-2226 |
Lat N40°
32.789' Lon W84° 22.606' |
RJC 161.385 |
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Trackside parking |
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Sidney |
CSX former NYC Indianapolis Line |
Roadside Park |
County Road 25A 1/8 mile south of the Big |
CSX 160.800 |
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10-15 trains daily |
Scenic view of the Big 4 |
4 Railroad Bridge |
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Railroad Bridge |
Lat N40°
16.293' Lon W84° 09.255' |
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Sidney |
CSX former NYC Indianapolis Line |
NYC Passenger Station |
Chestnut Ave at the end of Lincoln Ave |
CSX 160.800 |
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10-15 trains daily |
Station is occupied by West |
Lat N40°
16.437' Lon W84° 09.656' |
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Central Ohio Model Railroad |
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Club |
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Parking, restrooms when the model |
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railroad club is open |
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Springfield |
IORY former DT&I |
Cliff Park |
Fountain Ave 2 blocks north of North St |
IORY 161.220 |
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Less than 10 trains daily |
Restrooms across Plum St in |
(US Rt 40) |
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Snyder Park (see below) |
Lat N39°
55.738' Lon W83° 48.776' |
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Scenic view of railroad across Buck |
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Creek running along Limestone |
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Cliffs |
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Springfield |
IORY former DT&I |
Snyder Park |
Plum St 1/4 mile north of North St (US Rt 40) |
IORY 161.220 |
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Less than 10 trains daily |
Restooms, parking, picnic areas |
Lat N39°
56.003' Lon W83° 49.300' |
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Restooms, parking, picnic areas |
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Springfield |
IORY former DT&I |
Fountain Avenue Bridge |
Fountain Ave and Limestone St between |
IORY 161.220 |
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Less than 10 trains daily |
Limestone Street Bridge |
Warder St and North St (US Rt 40) |
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Map |
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Springfield |
NS Dayton District |
West End Park |
Main St at Snyder St |
NS 160.980 |
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12+ trains daily |
No restrooms, bring your lawn chairs |
Lat N39° 55.579' Lon W83° 50.502' |
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Restaurants and convenience stores |
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on US Rt 40 |
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Sterling |
CSX New Castle Sub |
Sterling
"Loop" |
Atlantic Ave 1 block east of Kauffman Ave |
CSX 160.230 |
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CSX CL&W Sub |
Parking, no restrooms |
Lat N40°
58.208' Lon W81° 50.873' |
CSX 160.320 |
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30+ trains daily |
Bradley's Restaurant 1 block |
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West |
Stay in the grassy area within the "loop" |
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(Not a park, but I am assured |
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that railfans are never bothered |
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here) |
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Sullivan |
CSX New Castle Sub |
Pulloff |
St Rt 58 1/2 mile north of US Rt 224 |
CSX 160.230 |
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Unknown number of trains |
View of westbound trains cresting the |
Lat N41° 2.0917' Lon W82° 13.3149' |
CSX 160.320 |
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12 mile grade from Lodi OH. |
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This is "get your picture and move on" |
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location. CSX and Local Law Enforcement |
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will not bother you unless you loiter. |
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Swanton |
NS former NYC Chicago Line |
Pilliod Park |
Chestnut St at Hallet Ave |
NS 160.800 |
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Unknown number of trains |
Restrooms in Library next to the |
Lat N41°
35.344' Lon W83° 53.085' |
NS 161.070 |
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park. Small parking lot |
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Caboose on display |
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Tiffin |
CSX former B&O Chicago Line |
Hiking/bicycle trail on former |
Between St Rt 53 and Sandusky River, |
CSX 160.230 |
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Northern Ohio and Western |
NYC right of way |
parallel to CSX |
CSX 161.520 |
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50+ trains daily |
Parking on Monroe St |
Lat N41°
07.174' Lon W83° 10.712' |
NOW 160.590? |
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ATCS in use |
Restaurants and Mad River |
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Railroad Bed & Breakfast nearby |
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Tiffin |
CSX former B&O Chicago Line |
Sandusky Street "JFK" Bridge |
Sandusky St (St Rt 53) between Hudson St |
CSX 160.230 |
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Northern Ohio and Western |
Street Parking |
and Adams St |
CSX 161.520 |
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50+ trains daily |
Restaurants and Mad River |
Lat N41°
07.199' Lon W83° 10.946' |
NOW 160.590? |
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ATCS in use |
Railroad Bed & Breakfast nearby |
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Toledo |
NS former NYC Chicago Line |
Pedestrian Bridge |
Emerald Ave between Wade St and |
NS 160.800 |
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Amtrak |
No restrooms, street parking |
Logan St |
NS 161.070 |
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Unknown number of trains |
View of south end of Amtrak |
Lat N41°
38.263' Lon W83° 32.664' |
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Station platforms |
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Toledo |
NS |
Birmingham Park |
Knox St at Burger St one block south of |
NS 161.190 |
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Unknown number of trains |
No restrooms, street parking |
Consaul St |
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Lat N41°
39.358' Lon W83° 29.946' |
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Toledo |
CSX Toledo Terminal Sub |
Ravine Park |
Burger St at Seaman St |
CSX 160.230 |
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Unknown number of trains |
No restrooms, street parking |
Lat N41°
39.177' Lon W83° 29.836' |
CSX 160.290 |
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Track is elevated on fill with some |
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CSX 160.320 |
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trees |
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Toledo |
CSX Toledo Terminal Sub |
Millard Avenue Overpass |
Millard Ave 1 block west of Otter Creek Rd |
CSX 160.230 |
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CSX Presque Isle Coal Dock |
View of coal dock lean and main line |
Lat N41° 40. 274' Lon W83° 28.240' |
CSX 160.320 |
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50+ trains daily except winter |
Convenience stores nearby |
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CSX 160.470 |
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CSX 161.100 |
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CSX 161.310 |
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Troy |
CSX former B&O Toledo Sub |
Herrlinger Park |
West St between Crawford St and Union St |
CSX 160.230 |
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25+ trains daily |
No restroom |
5 blocks south if St Rt 41 |
CSX 160.290 |
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ATCS in use |
Note: Smoking is banned in Troy |
Lat N40° 01.986' Lon W84° 12.086' |
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City Parks |
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Troy |
CSX former B&O Toledo Sub |
Miami County Bike Trail |
West side of Market St at the Great Miami |
CSX 160.230 |
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25+ trains daily |
Restaurants 2 blocks south |
River. Parking on south side of Market St |
CSX 160.290 |
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ATCS in use |
at Town Square |
east of the river at the baseball fields and |
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Restrooms at the ball park next to |
street parking at various locations |
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the trail |
Lat N40°
02.570' Lon W84° 11.955' |
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Troy |
CSX former B&O Toledo Sub |
Archer Park |
Adams St at Foss Way |
CSX 160.230 |
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25+ trains daily |
Porta John restrooms |
Lat N40° 3.142' Lon W84° 11.811' |
CSX 160.290 |
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ATCS in use |
Restaurants and convenience stores |
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nearby |
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Note: Smoking is banned in Troy |
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City Parks |
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Union City |
CSX former NYC Indianapolis Line |
Railroad Park |
St Rt 571 at State Line St |
CSX 160.800 |
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10-15 trains daily |
Parking, no restrooms |
Lat N40°
11.859' Lon W84° 48.339' |
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Several restaurants nearby. |
Restored former PRR Depot Musuem |
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2 blocks west North of the tracks |
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Vandalia |
CSX former B&O Toledo Sub |
Taylorsville Metro Park |
US Rt 40 west of Taylorsville Dam |
CSX 160.230 |
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25+ trains daily |
Bike Trail |
Parking on both sides of US Rt 40 |
CSX 160.290 |
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ATCS in use |
Restroom (Porta John) |
Lat N39° 52.588' Lon W84° 10.245' |
CSX 160.530 |
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Vermilion |
NS former NYC |
Victory Park |
Main St between Ohio St and the NS Tracks |
NS 160.800 |
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Unknown number of trains |
Restored NYC Depot |
Lat N41°
25.213' Lon W82° 21.837' |
NS 161.070 |
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Restrooms, parking lot |
Great Lakes Historical
Society |
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Restaurants and convenience |
Inland Seas Maritime Museum located |
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stores nearby |
1/2 mile north on Main St at Lake Erie |
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Wallbridge |
CSX Columbus Sub |
Friendship Park |
Moline Martin Rd between Cummings Rd |
CSX 160.230 |
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CSX Wallbridge Yard |
Restrooms, picnic tables
and |
and Drouillard Rd next to Lake Township |
CSX 160.320 |
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Unknown number of trains |
shelter, pop machines, parking |
Police Dept. |
CSX 161.160 |
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ATCS in use |
The best location in the park for |
Lat N41°
33.470' Lon W83° 29.148' |
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train watching (north of the small |
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crainage ditch near the foot bridge) |
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is also a great location to watch |
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aviation action at Metcalf Field. |
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There is frequent WWII Warbird |
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activity at Metcalf Field |
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Warwick |
CSX former B&O Chicago Line |
City Park |
1st St west of 2nd Ave |
CSX 160.230 |
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Ohio Central |
View of CSX/OC/RJC interchange |
Lat N40°
55.335' Lon W81° 38.569' |
CSX 160.320 |
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RJ Corman |
Restrooms, picnic area |
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RJC 160.455 |
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Wauseon |
NS former NYC Chicago Line |
City Park |
Depot St between Fulton St and Brunell St |
NS 160.800 |
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Unknown number of trains |
Restored NYC Depot Museum |
1 block south of Elm St (St Rt 2) |
NS 161.070 |
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No restrooms, limited parking |
Lat N41°
32.864' Lon W84° 08.581' |
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Trackside picnic table, one grill |
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Waverly |
CSX former C&O |
Greggs Hill |
County Road 51 northeast of St Rt 220 |
CSX 160.230 |
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NS |
Parking area at abandoned DT&I |
1 3/4 miles south of Waverly |
CSX 160.320 |
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40+ trains daily |
grade crossing |
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NS 161.190 |
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(Private property, but I am assured |
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NS 161.250 |
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that railfans are not bothered here) |
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Wellington |
W&LE Heartland Sub |
Wellington Reservoir |
Perry St between
Erie St and Kent St |
CSX 160.800 |
|
CSX former NYC Indianapolis Line |
No restrooms. Street parking |
2 blocks west of St Rt 58 |
WLE 161.025 |
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50+ trains daily |
Restaurants and
convenience |
Lat N41°
09.717' Lon W82° 13.693' |
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stores nearby. |
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Lorain and West Virginia tourist |
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railroad 1 mile south on St Rt 18 |
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Camping at Fidney State Park |
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3 miles south on St Rt 58 |
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Wellington |
W&LE Heartland Sub |
West Lake Park |
St Rt 18 1/2 mile west of St Rt 58 |
CSX 160.800 |
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CSX former NYC Indianapolis Line |
Picnic tables and shelter, no |
View of diamond from north quadrant |
WLE 161.025 |
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50+ trains daily |
restrooms |
Lat N41°
10.063' Lon W82° 13.742' |
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West |
NS Dayton District (former Big 4) |
Weidner Park |
Central Ave west of Civic Center |
NS 160.980 |
Carrolton |
12+ trains daily |
Restrooms in ball
diamond |
Parking lots on both sides of Locust Ave |
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concession stand |
Lat N39°
40.174' Lon W84° 15.047' |
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Willard |
CSX Willard Terminal Sub |
Cornwell Ave (St Rt 99) Overpass |
Cornwell Ave 1 1/2 miles north of Walton St |
CSX 160.230 |
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Unknown number of trains |
View of trains approaching and departing |
(US Rt 224) |
CSX 160.320 |
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Willard Yard with good afternoon |
Lat N41° 3.5199' Lon W82° 42.9786' |
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lighting for westbound photos |
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Restaurants and convenience |
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stores nearby |
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Willoughby |
CSX former NYC |
Undeveloped public property |
Depot St between Erie St and Church St |
CSX 160.800 |
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NS former NKP |
Common railfan location |
Lat N41°
38.713' Lon W81° 24.581' |
CSX 161.070 |
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Unknown number of trains |
No restrooms, street parking |
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NS 161.250 |
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Bring your lawn chairs |
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Restaurants and convenience |
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stores nearby |
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Willoughby |
CSX former NYC |
Pelton Road Bridge |
Penton St at Erie Ave |
CSX 160.800 |
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Unknown number of trains |
View of CSX Chagrin River Concrete |
Lat N41°
38.793' Lon W81° 24.318' |
CSX 161.070 |
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Arch Bridge |
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NS 161.250 |
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No restrooms, street parking |
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Restaurants and convenience |
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stores nearby |
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Youngstown |
CSX former B&O Akron Line |
Bridge Street Overpass |
Bridge St (St Rt 616) between Broad St (St |
CSX 160.230 |
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NS Cleveland Line |
No restroms, street parking |
Rt 289) and State St |
CSX 160.320 |
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Unknown number of trains |
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Lat N41°
03.482' Lon W80° 35.220' |
NS 161.070 |
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Youngstown |
CSX former B&O Akron Line |
Center Street Overpass |
Center St betweem Wilson Ave (St Rt 289) |
CSX 160.230 |
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NS Cleveland Line |
No restroms, street parking |
and Poland Ave |
CSX 160.320 |
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Unknown number of trains |
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Lat N41°
04.863' Lon W80° 37.240' |
NS 161.070 |
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