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Location / Name:
Indianapolis IN / Eastside, Marion County
What's Here:
1
2
3Yard
Data:
GPS Coordinates: as needed
ZIP: 46204
Phone AC: 317/463
Access by train/transit:
Amtrak - downtown
The Scoop:
Indianapolis was, and still is, a great town to railfan in and around. There is plenty to do, and plenty to see.
Acknowledgements:
Tim Vermande
Google Maps
Websites and other additional information sources of interest for the area:
http://www.nuvo.net/GuestVoices/archives/2012/07/20/photos-of-indianapolis-public-transit-1890-1940
http://monon.org/4thMononScan.html
CSX Yard
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C Yard
EB/WB Colorlights / Dearborn StGPS Coordinates: 39.796230, -86.112490
Where Dearborn St crosses the tracks, and Massachusetts Ave takes a little "bend".
Since these signals are not in the Bing Birds Eye view close to Dearborn, I'm guessing this is "new" signal location, having moved the EB signals about 300 feet east, and adding a set of WB signals. The old signals were "trilight" style signals.
before
before
before
None for now.
Disclaimers:
I love trains, and I love signals. I am not an expert. My webpages reflect what I find on the topic of the page. This is something I have fun with while trying to help others.
Please Note: Since the main focus of my two websites is railroad signals, the railfan guides are oriented towards the signal fan being able to locate them. For those of you into the modeling aspect of our hobby, my indexa page has a list of almost everything railroad oriented I can think of to provide you with at least a few pictures to help you detail your pike.
If this is a railfan page, every effort has been made to make sure that the information contained on this map and in this railfan guide is correct. Once in a while, an error may creep in :-)
My philosophy: Pictures and maps are worth a thousand words, especially for railfanning. Text descriptions only get you so far, especially if you get lost or disoriented. Take along good maps.... a GPS is OK to get somewhere, but maps are still better if you get lost! I belong to AAA, which allows you to get local maps for free when you visit the local branches. ADC puts out a nice series of county maps for the Washington DC area, but their state maps do not have the railroads on them. If you can find em, I like the National Geographic map book of the U.S..... good, clear, and concise graphics, and they do a really good job of showing you where tourist type attractions are, although they too lack the railroads. Other notes about specific areas will show up on that page if known.
Aerial shots were taken from either Google or Bing Maps as noted. Screen captures are made with Snagit, a Techsmith product... a great tool if you have never used it!
By the way, floobydust is a term I picked up 30-40 years ago from a National Semiconductor data book, and means miscellaneous and/or other stuff.
Pictures and additional information is always needed if anyone feels inclined to take 'em, send 'em, and share 'em, or if you have something to add or correct.... credit is always given! Please be NICE!!! Contact info is here
Beware: If used as a source, ANYTHING from Wikipedia must be treated as being possibly inaccurate, wrong, or not true.
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