Best Hotspot for Night-Time (Well Lighted Areas)
Best Hotspot for Night-Time (Well Lighted Areas)
Within Ohio and Indiana, where is a place with good lighting (Street lamps, etc) or where there is good lighting for low light video? Maybe Deshler?
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ConrailMan5
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Re: Best Hotspot for Night-Time (Well Lighted Areas)
Delray Michigan 
Just out of curiosity why do you want to rail fan at night?
Just out of curiosity why do you want to rail fan at night?
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Re: Best Hotspot for Night-Time (Well Lighted Areas)
No thanks, I don't want to get robbed at gunpoint. Because, I've never done a 24-hour count before.ConrailMan5 wrote:Delray Michigan
Just out of curiosity why do you want to rail fan at night?
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Saturnalia
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Re: Best Hotspot for Night-Time (Well Lighted Areas)
Last weekend in Deshler we were able to light up the diamonds with car headlight hi-beams. That park is great for nighttime anyways, but normally the diamond isn't lit up per se.
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ConrailMan5
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Re: Best Hotspot for Night-Time (Well Lighted Areas)
You won't get robbed if you don't put yourself in that position. that is always my philosophy. Be aware and you can get a count anywhere.Tier4GEVO wrote:No thanks, I don't want to get robbed at gunpoint. Because, I've never done a 24-hour count before.ConrailMan5 wrote:Delray Michigan
Just out of curiosity why do you want to rail fan at night?
But if that isn't you I wish you luck.
"I tell you, we are here on Earth to fart around, and don't let anybody tell you different."
-Kurt Vonnegut
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MSchwiebert
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Re: Best Hotspot for Night-Time (Well Lighted Areas)
Maybe the Amtrak platform at Waterloo IN? I'd think they still keep that well lit - but haven't been there at night in years.
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BamaSubdivision94
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Re: Best Hotspot for Night-Time (Well Lighted Areas)
Mine too. Thank you for sharing it with me.ConrailMan5 wrote:You won't get robbed if you don't put yourself in that position. that is always my philosophy.Be aware and you can get a count anywhere.Tier4GEVO wrote:No thanks, I don't want to get robbed at gunpoint. Because, I've never done a 24-hour count before.ConrailMan5 wrote:Delray Michigan
Just out of curiosity why do you want to rail fan at night?
But if that isn't you I wish you luck.
Re: Best Hotspot for Night-Time (Well Lighted Areas)
I do the majority of my train watching at night. Always have. Here's why I choose to do so:ConrailMan5 wrote:Delray Michigan
Just out of curiosity why do you want to rail fan at night?
1: Cooler temperatures. I don't like to be in miserable heat if I don't have to.
2: Railroad is busier. Minimal maintenance issues and scheduling usually makes for increased train frequency.
3: Radio reception. I enjoy seeing how far I can hear, and it is always better at night.
4: Night owl. I am most awake from about 11am to about 1 or 2 am.
5: First shift employment.
Granted, I am not a video or photo person. That would definitely alter things.
Feeling at ease in a location usually dictates whether I will sit there after dark. I've been okay at Fostoria (B&O Depot area), Marion, Bryan, and Deshler. I would not sit anywhere I felt uneasy, but I have had few problems.