well i was out on my bike tonight and heard a train on the tracks being redone in the last month. when i reached the crossing the train was slowly backing up for an unknown reason. On my way back I was stopped by the same train only going forward. Well I took this as some sort of sign so I turned around and headed to the NS mainline only a block or so away. When i reached the crossing I looked down the track and noticed the signal that had been red was now yellow. I rode up annd down some streets that parallel the line when i saw gates go down 2 blocks away. I raced back to the nearest crossing and checked the signal, sure enough…green. The crossing signals started ringing and flashing and within ten seconds a NS container train blasted through blowing the horn and going about 60. Needless to say, my night is now complete although i was hoping for one last train on the CN mainline but hey, you cant have everything. by the way sorry for the long article.
I too got lucky tonight.[:D] What I mean is, while doing my honey do list after work, I happen to be near the BNSF Aurora sub. In Milledgville to be exact. I had no real plans to watch trains, but when I went thru town I noticed the block signal was green, so I hung around for a while. I saw 4 west bound trains in 45 minutes.It’s single track in this area and theres not a yard around for many miles. they were running almost nose to tail. I must say this has got to be a personal best for # of trains in the shortest time.
Well I dont get that lucky but there are times when. I see two trains coming or going at the same times which can be very execting for any railfan but there was one day a couple of years ago where in one afternoon I got stopped by 5 very long but very fast moving trains [:D]
I get lucky alot! Usually when I head to stores a couple of miles away from my house, an Wheeling and Lake Erie local more than likely will be coming. Usually from about 6:30 to 8:30 pm.