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FYI. Another option for parking in town until things clear out from the European Market is down by the fire department which is just down the road from Riley's Railhouse on Broadway. I park in proximity to the tree to on the east side of the water tower when I hang out at that spot.

Here's a spot you can park at along the NS in Valpo. I've had no problems parking there. http://wikimapia.org/#lat=41.4601581&lon=-87.0580754&z=19&l=0&m=h As far as the CN I park here http://wikimapia.org/#lat=41.475851&lon=-87.0576892&z=19&l=0&m=h and here http://wikimapia.org/#lat=41.475857&lon=-8...

The BNSF empty coal train was E949, I got it in Porter, IN at 1:18pm central.

Here's a shot in the rain of NS OCS 952

NS OCS 952 by railblazer, on Flickr

Oh! A Porter thread. LOL. From dawn up until about 12pm (all times central) and from 2-8pm is a usually a pretty good time for traffic to row through, but even outside those times it can be busy. The longest gap I've had waiting for trains is 3 hours but that was with the NS OCS coming through with ...

Chesterton will be an issue on Saturdays beginning May 5th through the end of October http://www.chestertonseuropeanmarket.com/

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7161/6497008163_b76a8171cb.jpg CN GP38-2 by railblazer , on Flickr http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7164/6497009149_c13d21e872.jpg CN GP38-2 by railblazer , on Flickr http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7015/6497009569_7b07b9e6d9.jpg IC/CN Santa Train by railblazer , on Flickr ...

My favorite thing about the 765 is the whistle. Here's a picture of it near North Judson, IN

NKP 765 Throttle Time by railblazer, on Flickr

Amtrak 352 just came through Ogden Dunes, IN with the dome car at 2:01pm central time. Good luck, in michigan

I would say no because it was a westbound train that it was on.

It was a pretty good day to be a railfan in South Bend. Lot's of variety and something unexpected http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6035/6321095605_f60ac180f1.jpg NS 31Q by railblazer , on Flickr http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6031/6321095993_939ce575a3.jpg CP, NREX, CITX and SOO W3T by railblazer , on...

CSX gms-2 geometry car heading east from Porter, in on the GR sub at 4:37pm central time behind N903.

NS 056 came through chesterton, in on the NS chicago line at 12:37pm central with dotx 220 which is a fra track geometry car. Good luck

On July 2nd I chased the train with a couple of friends between North Judson, IN and LaCrosse, IN, here's a few pics from that chase. http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5312/5894787065_b24e47077f.jpg NKP 765 Chase by hillarryous , on Flickr http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6030/5894802005_11f2acaa74.jpg N...

Thanks. I wouldn't doubt it, I was the big guy, it was amusing watching the crowd gather there like that. lol

I chased it to Warsaw, here are some of my shots from today. http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5072/5881478563_5eb0812ae4.jpg NS OCS Chase by railblazer , on Flickr This shot was taken in Wanatah, IN. http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6041/5882040566_9342315940.jpg NS OCS Chase by railblazer , on Flickr h...

sbrrpics and I decided to railfan the Marion Branch, so I picked him up and we headed to Elkhart to hopefully catch a marion branch train. No sooner did we get to trackside when we heard 19K call out and so began our day on the Marion Branch. http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5314/5872130554_010aeae9c4...

Got em in Otis, IN at 10:49am cst. Enjoy.


PRR E8's by railblazer, on Flickr


PRR E8's by railblazer, on Flickr

LOL, oh yeah. Also if I would have paid attention to Y@'s post about the branch a few topics below I would have known about Silver Lake ahead of time.