Findlay, Ohio

If you are going to be in town for a while, you might want to head over to Bellevue.  The Mad River and Nickle Plate Museum is a MUST SEE.  NS has a yard close to the museum.  The museum has an observation platform next to the main line.  Well worth the trip. 

A ;ittle to the west of Findlay is Leipsic.  The CSX, NS and Ohio & Indiana RR form an IRON TRIANGLE.  Usually quite a few trains.  North of Leipsic on SR 65 is Deshler.  CSX lines cross here.  Again, quite a bit of action.

Have fun!

Tom

I blundered into Deshler, following a lead on a vintage vehicle, and I discovered

that crossing, a permanent? shelter set up for train watchers, like a picnic area right at the crossing, some of whom were that day having a party under it, and, as I also was looking for grain elevators, railroad stations (none I found there) to photo, but at that crossing there was a large abandoned signal tower.  I found a station east of there, I think, in N. Baltimore, which you'd probably pass through leaving the Interstate coming up from Findlay.

My memories of Findlay - you could easily walk to town from the airport, and it was one of the most beautiful towns I have ever strolled through.  I forgot to look for trains.

You sure can walk to downtown from the airport, the airport is rarely used. Just Marathon has a jet there and a few private planes. The "downtown" is pretty dead, due to the Walmartization of America. Its a shame there are some really nice buildings down there but are Verizon stores, pawn shops etc. There are some resturants but all close early after Marathon closes. A lot of nice homes as well that can be bought for a song! I wouldn't live there for anything, the food is TERRIBLE! But, my in-laws live there and the train watching is great. But the food, yuck,,As a Italian from NYC, I can't eat fast food like they do..

Did you happan to try Oler's, right across the street from Cooper?  The place looks like crap, but they have GOOD Mexican cuisine.  There is also Tony's,  They are located about 1/2 mile west of I 75 on US 224.  All around good food.  There used to be some other places but the floods have knocked them out, just like a lot of downtown businesses. 

I forgot to mention in my last post, but North Baltimore has a huge CSX intermodal terminal.  One of the largest in the midwest.

Tom

Speaking of Fostoria, OH what happened to the railcam mounted on the wall of the bar?

I had Oler's it was terrible, the salsa was like ketchup. But I sat in their parking lot to watch the cooper tire switcher do its thing. I love street running on industrial track. I have never been to Tony's but my wife said I would not like it..Regarding the Fostoria cam, not sure..But I will tell you this, the town fathers their are missing out by not developing some area for railfans, as in Rochelle, IL. I can't figure out why they have not developed that.

I know the guy that installed the railcam.   He has some others.   They are funded through a website that is supported by advertising.   He does not get the ad revenue, the website does.    He only provides cameras.   Anyway the bar owner looked at the feed and noticed the ads.   he call the guy that installed the camera and told him he wanted paid for using his building for advertising.   The installer said he got no revenue from the camera.   The bar owner told him to take the camera out if he would not pay for it to be there.

As for a railfan park, one is in the works in Fostoria on the property of the old meat packing plant.    I think the entrance will be from station parking lot, but the main area will be over along the north south line because I guess that is where they got the land.

prrjim:  What meat packer?  Name?  Factory bldg. still there (for now)?

Fostoria Meat Packing Plant -

Now you see it.

Now you don't.

Thanks, Swipesy:  Looks like you got there just in time!  I was wondering if it was

a branch of a major meat packer..like Armour, or whomever, or was an independent...,

when it went up the flue (outta business), and if it once had a history of stock cars

rolling in and reefers rolling out?

With all the meat in the groceries...yet,  stock yards gone, packers gone, I am wondering where it is coming from?