Hello
again Readers,
This
post will be dedicated to railfanning in the State of Ohio. I am going to give
you some links to locations to see locomotives on display, and places to take
pictures of the modern equipment running today. These are in no particular
order, and are just a few popular locations that you can check out if
travelling through Ohio.
In
Lima, Ohio there is a museum that has a Lima Locomotive Works Shay Locomotive.
It is at the Allen County Museum & Historical Society. For those of you
that are modeling a layout using Shay Locomotives, or any Lima Locomotives the
John H. Keller Railroad Archives could be a big help to you.
According
to the website the collection contains, “Shay and Rod
builder’s negatives and prints, as well as specification sheets from the Lima
Locomotive Works. In addition, the collection contains extensive amounts
of material from the New York Central, ICC records, thousands of books,
periodicals, timetables and assorted reference data covering numerous
railroads.”
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Also in
Lima, Ohio at Corner of Shawnee and Elm St. at
Lincoln Park there is a Train Exhibit that sits right in the park to see. The
exhibit is of a Lima Locomotive Works 2-8-4 Berkshire Steam Locomotive. There
is a passenger car, and wood Nickel Plate Road Caboose there also. If you come
to Ohio at the right time you may get to see 765 operating Lima Locomotive
Works 2-8-4 Berkshire this static displays sister that is located in Ft. Wayne,
IN.
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| http://www.remarkableohio.org/HistoricalMarker.aspx?historicalMarkerId=544&fileId=108744 |
Another great place to
visit is the Mad River & NKP Railroad Museum in Bellevue, Ohio. They have
quite a collection of railroad equipment to see there. This is a great place to
see some old railcars that you don’t see anymore. They also have a number of
diesel locomotives from days past.
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| http://www.madrivermuseum.org/gallery/equipment/wabash_diesel.jpg |
If model trains and family fun are your style there is a
place to take the kids to get them interested in trains too at the
Entertrainment Junction in Cincinnati, Ohio. This place has model trains to
look at, and to buy. In addition there is a part of the place that has a play
area themed with trains for the kids. This is the location of The American
Railroading Museum with interactive displays to teach the whole family about
trains, and how trains helped to build our great nation.
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| http://www.entertrainmentjunction.com/cincinnati_model_trains/photos_railroad_museum |
Now I would like to share with you a couple of photo
opportunity locations. The first is in Deshler, Ohio call the Deshler Crossroads Park. It is on CSX property run by the Deshler Historical Society.
The location has over 60 trains a day going to and from the North Baltimore,
Ohio Inter-modal Facilities. There are a ton of trains every day from CSX, BNSF,
NS, and Union Pacific if my Intel is right.
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| https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=99078867462&set=pb.98386332462.-2207520000.1375317926.&type=3&theater |
Last but not least for this post is the Fostoria, Ohio Iron Triangle in Fostoria, Ohio the Fostoria Rail Preservation Society have been
building an amazing RailPark there. That
will be really great once it is finished. This is also a great location to
shoot your favorite CSX locomotives.
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| http://www.fostoriairontriangle.com/ |
Well I hope that you have enjoyed this post. I look forward
to telling you about other great railfan destinations in Ohio and others too. Also,
if any of these locations interest you be sure to look them up on Facebook to
see what they have to offer, and the times you can go.
Till next time, thank you for stopping at the station.
Robert
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| http://fostoriairontriangle.com/festival.htm |
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