A westbound Norfolk Southern mixed freight rumbles across the CSX (Ex-B&O)diamonds at Leipsic Junction. This is the former Nickle Plate mainline from Chicago to Buffalo, now known as the Fostoria District. Power is an EMD SD70M-2 and a GE C40-9W.       💲RAILROAD INVESTMENTS💲: 💰 https://get.stash.com/markd8uyn 💰 💰 https://join.robinhood.com/marke833 💰 🌈COLOR DSLR FILTERS https://geni.us/colofilters 📸Canon EOS R5 https://geni.us/CanonEOR 📸DSLR Alternatives https://geni.us/DLSRAlternate 🌞Solar Charger! https://geni.us/nvGYL 🔋 Anker Portable Charger https://geni.us/UG42k 📱➡️📸Turn Your Phone Into A Camera! https://geni.us/PhoneCameraConver 💺Trackside Chairs! https://geni.us/Campchair 67” Tripod! https://geni.us/67Tripod 🎤 Universal Microphone! https://geni.us/Unimike     #norfolksouthern #railroad tower #SD70M-2LOCOMOTIVE    

  This is a tour of the recently removed N&W "Cloverleaf Line." This operation was previously operated by shortline Indiana Hi-Rail, and they had not run a train in a few years. They had obtained the line from N&W through a "Thoroughbred Lease" in 1989. A 3-mile segment from Delphos to Landeck, Ohio remains in place, but the remaining track from Delphos to Douglas, OH, and Landeck, OH to Craigville, Indiana was removed. Approximate mileage of removed track was about 46 miles. Our first scene is looking east at Ohio City, Ohio at the former crossing with the EL mainline, which became the Spencerville & Elgin shortline. At one time, the Cincinnati Northern also crossed here, forming a triangle of diamonds around a station. Note that the rails are gone, but the diamond remains in place! We then see a rural farm crossing with a stack of rail south of the ROW. Then, at :30, we are in Decatur, Indiana, where the PRR (ex-GR&I) line once crossed the EL a...

  At Waterloo, Indiana, a westbound NS freight with a mix of NS and BNSF power, sails past the Amtrak station. Note the piece of track on the flatcar behind the consist! Filmed on October 14, 2018.  🔭 Scope For Train-spotting! https://geni.us/starscope 🗺️ Railroad Atlases! https://geni.us/rratlas 💡Video Lighting! https://geni.us/Videolights 💡Video Lights! https://geni.us/Colorlighting 🎥 Pro Canon Camcorder! https://geni.us/CanonXA11 💳Sandisk 128GB Memory card! https://geni.us/Sandisk128gb   #BNSFRAILWAY #PIECEOFTRACKONTRAINCAR #NIGHTTIMERAILROADS #BNSFRAILWAYCOMPANY

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 KN Tower is located in Walkerton, Indiana along U.S. 6, 20 miles southwest of South Bend.  It is where CSX's (Ex-B&O) Garrett Sub crosses the Elkhart & Western's, (ex-NKP), IMC line. Until 1983, Conrail's, (Ex-NYC), "Kankakee Belt Line" also crossed both routes. It is unclear when KN tower was removed from service, but CSX was still stationing crews inside it as late as 1998.     This video walk-through was filmed in August, 1998. Note the ice machine still in use at the front door. Only the CSX and IMC now cross.  This is how the tower looked in July, 2012. Now it sits neglected and weed-grown, with trees beginning to grown along the foundation. Every time this photographer visits this location, there appear to be a few bricks missing.This video was taken on September 6, 2013. This is how KN Tower looked in June, 2014.     This is how the tower looked in July, 2018       This is the tower on June 5, 2019      ...