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Photo spots along I-70

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Photo spots along I-70

  by gravelyfan
 
Hi,

I will be driving west on I-70 and am making a list of potential stopping off points where there is a decent chance of seeing (and photographing) a train in perhaps a one-hour or so stop.

A few that seem likely would be Terre Haute, Effingham, St. Elmo and Mitchell.

As I don't have all day to cross Illinois, I will likely pick only one or two of these places to stop off in.

I would welcome any suggestions based on more local knowledge, particularly train volumes on the intersecting lines.

I posted a similar request on the Indiana board.

Thanks in advance.

Effingham

  by tsched
 
I would definitely stop at Effingham. Not sure of the frequency but the location is good and having a scanner might help. CSX (Conrail, PRR) and CN (Illinois Central) intersect right outside the Amtrak station. Would be easy photography.
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