Hi David. Probably the closest to what you describe that I've seen is at the Railroad Museum in Elkhart, Indiana. They are next to the NS tracks. If I recall correctly, they have a couple of viewing decks. There used to be a restaurant in the front part of the building, and it had outside decks you could view the action from. Walbridge, Ohio, has the Railroaders Park, next to the CSX line. It also has baseball diamonds, a concession stand when games are played, and a paved walking area next to the tree line next to the rail line. The trees are widely spaced, so viewing the tracks is fairly easy. Deshler, Ohio has a small, flat park at the intersection of 2 mainlines. Romulus, Michigan has a sort of a railroaders park next to the CSX main, and just south of the NS main. They have park benches, picnic tables, a gazebo, an ex-C & O caboose, and an ex-NW storage shed. You can set in your car at the parking area along the park, and see the trains from there, when the weather is bad. Flat Rock, Michigan, has a park that the Huron River runs through. There is a bridge across the river, that CN and I & O use now, it was the DT&I. The park is just south of the ex-DT&I yard, along the mainline. There are parking areas along the park that allow you to see the trains from your car. There are a number of parking spaces that view the river, the bridge, and any trains passing over, in a straight line. The bridge shares the train tracks with a road, and you can walk down that road to get to the other side of the park, which is right next to the tracks. Monroe, Michigan has the Vietnam Memorial Park right next to the NS & CN lines. They also have a park on the River Raisin, across the street from the through truss bridges carrying NS and CN across the river. Milan, Michigan has 2 areas you can view from - although they aren't intended for train viewing. The Soccer field on the east side is on the north side of the NS main, with a section of the tree line cleared so you have an unobstructed view. Downtown Milan has a couple of parks that also border the NS main. At the north park, across the street and pond, is the Ann Arbor main. I've watched the Rail cams from Rochelle, Ill, FT Dodge, Iowa, and the one from California. A few years ago, there was a rail fan group in Cincinnati, Ohio that was trying to get a rail cam going. The area was shown in the Pentrex video on Cincinnati - 24hrs in, or dusk to dawn in Cincinnati, something like that. Hope it helps. Barry.
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of David Held Sent: Tuesday, July 19, 2005 2:13 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [S-Scale Modeling] Photo and Observation Stations This is not directly related to the "S" list but I felt there are answers to my questions in the group. Our local municipalty (Imlay City) has received a grant to spruce-up the downtown area. One of their porjects includes the building of one or two platforms near the CN mainline, in the Downtown Depot District to allow photographers and train watchers a good, unobstructed view of the action. Trains pass by every 35 to 45 minutes 24 hours a day. I'm sure this has been done elsewhere and I'm looking for some input. The group is also considering instlation of a web-cam with interent access. I know this has been done in areas out west, BNSF comes to mind. Any input would be helpful be it text, pictures, drawings, etc. Thanks, Dave Held To REPLY to the list, use REPLY ALL; to reply to the sender, use REPLY. For those of you on DIGEST mode, all REPLY messages go to the list. Change message settings, use our CALENDAR or LINKS, view shared files or photos, view the list archives, GO TO http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ Yahoo! Groups Links To REPLY to the list, use REPLY ALL; to reply to the sender, use REPLY. For those of you on DIGEST mode, all REPLY messages go to the list. Change message settings, use our CALENDAR or LINKS, view shared files or photos, view the list archives, GO TO http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
