Fostoria railfan park status?
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Fostoria railfan park status?
I'm going to Fostoria for the first time this weekend! Is the "railfan park" complete/open to the public yet? All of the sources I've found about it are from September and October.
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Re: Fostoria railfan park status?
No more progress has been made, it still a open field.
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Thanks, I won't waste my time looking for it then. So from what I've gathered the best place to railfan there is the Amtrak station? Anywhere else that's public property that I won't get harassed by the police?sd70accsxt700 wrote:No more progress has been made, it still a open field.
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The future railfan park. You can pretty much hang around anywhere in Fostoria and not be harassed by police, just stay out of the area around F Tower.
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Just like Magnum said! The old B&O depot is nice but you miss the traffic on the C&O. If you have lawn chairs just go to the future park and hang out there and you will get all the action!
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Definitely go to where the railfan park will eventually be. We always hangout there and have never been harassed by anybody. Just be aware of your surroundings like you would anywhere else. Yes, the depot location is nice but as others have said you miss the C&O action from there. If they ever get the railfan park done it should really be nice. We'll have to wait see on that. Really SLOW going on that. But, don't let that stop you from railfanning at the future park.
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So I got to Fostoria at about 11:30 or noon yesterday and found a spot on Columbus Ave right by the NS tracks that went across it and a CSX mainline and a wye, (and I think the F tower?)T here was a picnic table and port a potty and a few other guys. I probably saw 25-30 trains in the 6 hours I was there (and from what I read thats the slow time of day!)
Anyways, is this where the future railfan park is supposed to be? If not, I thought it was a pretty good spot. I'm in town til tomorrow too.
Anyways, is this where the future railfan park is supposed to be? If not, I thought it was a pretty good spot. I'm in town til tomorrow too.
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If they ever get their act together, yes.TomCat4680 wrote:Anyways, is this where the future railfan park is supposed to be?
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cbehr91 wrote:If they ever get their act together, yes.TomCat4680 wrote:Anyways, is this where the future railfan park is supposed to be?
Kool I thought so but wasn't sure. I had so much fun I came back.
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I'm guessing this is supposed to be a rhetorical question?TomCat4680 wrote: Is it against the rules to get out of your car and talk to each other here? Nobody ever does it seems.
Some railfans are more introverted than others.
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Ya I'm really intoverted too. Back home in Durand people are pretty social though.But it's nice having the picnic table all to myself.cbehr91 wrote:I'm guessing this is supposed to be a rhetorical question?TomCat4680 wrote: Is it against the rules to get out of your car and talk to each other here? Nobody ever does it seems.
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Re: Fostoria railfan park status?
From what Ive been told by a good contact the earth moveing is to start in the fall then the construction of the park its self soon after. The park is on track still to be done by summer of 2013.
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Thats what some lady told me when I went there. Said there will be a shelter house, bathrooms, and grills. Basically Deshler in Fostoria.CSX Q109 wrote:From what Ive been told by a good contact the earth moveing is to start in the fall then the construction of the park its self soon after. The park is on track still to be done by summer of 2013.
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That sounds like Ellen, she's the unofficial spokesman for FRPS and does the majority of the promotion work for them.DT&I wrote:Thats what some lady told me when I went there. Said there will be a shelter house, bathrooms, and grills. Basically Deshler in Fostoria.CSX Q109 wrote:From what Ive been told by a good contact the earth moveing is to start in the fall then the construction of the park its self soon after. The park is on track still to be done by summer of 2013.
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Here she is at the 2011 Lansing MRC show promoting the Fostoria Railfan Park at the MSU Pavillion on 11/20/11.conrailman75 wrote:That sounds like Ellen, she's the unofficial spokesman for FRPS and does the majority of the promotion work for them.DT&I wrote:Thats what some lady told me when I went there. Said there will be a shelter house, bathrooms, and grills. Basically Deshler in Fostoria.CSX Q109 wrote:From what Ive been told by a good contact the earth moveing is to start in the fall then the construction of the park its self soon after. The park is on track still to be done by summer of 2013.
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Does she have a husband that approaches railfans as well? I've never seen her in my several times at Fostoria, though there was a time some guy showed up and gave me a bunch of fliers and whatnot, saying it was from his wife.
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It sounds like the park would be a nice place to sit and watch the trains go by.
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And is totally full of "it".conrailman75 wrote:That sounds like Ellen, she's the unofficial spokesman for FRPS and does the majority of the promotion work for them.
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Yeah she came there yesterday and handed out informational/promotional packets.Jochs wrote:
That sounds like Ellen, she's the unofficial spokesman for FRPS and does the majority of the promotion work for them.
Here she is at the 2011 Lansing MRC show promoting the Fostoria Railfan Park at the MSU Pavillion on 11/20/11.