Northpoint Posted April 2, 2011 Share Posted April 2, 2011 Here's a link to a webcam at Fostoria, Ohio. Picture quality not brilliant but it does show the crossing of the NS and CSX by the station. Plenty of trains yesterday when I was looking at it. http://www.livestrea.../greatlakeslive Thanks go to Chris G for finding it! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Gwinnett Posted April 2, 2011 Share Posted April 2, 2011 Oh great. Another way to lose hours of my life Just watched a UP reefer train head west? hauled by 4 motors and a solid block of (presumably) white reefers. (Its a bit dark out there) I'd need shares in intermountain to model the whole lot! Thanks for posting. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PhilH Posted April 2, 2011 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 2, 2011 Good find, thanks for posting. I find it to be compulsive viewing, especially with the audio - it's almost like trainspotting used to be, waiting for something to happen, then hearing the horn in the distance as the train blows up for a series of grade crossings (day or night), then finally seeing it rumble across the crossing. Brilliant! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northpoint Posted April 2, 2011 Author Share Posted April 2, 2011 Good find, thanks for posting. I find it to be compulsive viewing, especially with the audio - it's almost like trainspotting used to be, waiting for something to happen, then hearing the horn in the distance as the train blows up for a series of grade crossings (day or night), then finally seeing it rumble across the crossing. Brilliant! Glad you like it. As I said in my original post, we must thank Chris Gilbert for having found it in the first place. I agree about the compulsiveness - I left it open on my PC and just come into the room to see a westbound coal train, and I can hear the horns of the next train already!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alcanman Posted April 2, 2011 Share Posted April 2, 2011 Wow! This is brilliant! - what a find Now I can sit in my swivel chair in the train room watching real CSX trains and then turn round and watch model CSX trains without getting off my chair, I'll become the Fat Controller in no time. cheers, Mal Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PhilH Posted April 2, 2011 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 2, 2011 Just looked up Fostoria on Google earth - there's a lot of railroad in that town.....and it sure is noisy on that crossing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northpoint Posted April 2, 2011 Author Share Posted April 2, 2011 You're right about a lot of railroad there! Here's some shots from my visit a couple of years ago. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveB Posted April 2, 2011 Share Posted April 2, 2011 Wonderful - thanks. I'm supposed to be decorating, but I've been stuck infront of t he pc all day watching trains go by. Bliss! Dave Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glorious NSE Posted April 2, 2011 Share Posted April 2, 2011 I've been watching it on & off all day as well - what a superb location for a webcam. B) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian daniels Posted April 2, 2011 Share Posted April 2, 2011 Lovely stuff. First time I have come across a railway webcam with sound as well. It's good reading the chat from the local railfans to know if anythings about. Just seen a CSX coal train crawl by with impatiant car doing a U turn! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Kazmierczak Posted April 3, 2011 Share Posted April 3, 2011 Brilliant site. The sound really makes it come alive. Swore I could hear loco horns in the distance but nothing came.... However, horns could be heard again about 10 mins later, barriers come down and a freight passes - seems to go on for ever and ever. As the first freight is passing, another comes along on the parallel track heading in the same direction. Quite a racket as both freights go over the crossing in the same direction. Bad wheel flat on one of the wagons makes a right noise; quite scary too. The graffiti artists obviously love North American wagons. Does anyone know what the rather skeletal bogie wagons are for? Quite a number in both trains but not sure what they might carry. Then silence again.... If I close my eyes, the sound of the vehicles going over the crossing reminded me of my youth trainspotting at Spondon, where there we also four lines across the crossing. The rhythm of the tyres over the rails was very similar. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northpoint Posted April 3, 2011 Author Share Posted April 3, 2011 Brilliant site. The sound really makes it come alive. Swore I could hear loco horns in the distance but nothing came.... Re the horns in the distance - if you look at a map and see the track configuration, you will see there is another CSX north - south line which crosses both the CSX east - west line and the NS behind the camera. It could well be a train on that line. Belive me, when you're there, you're spoilt for where to stand and enjoy the action! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Gwinnett Posted April 3, 2011 Share Posted April 3, 2011 Reading the chat yesterday it seems they're planning to put a camera on the C&O line as well (the CSX north south line). The website www.greatlakeslive.com asks for donations - think I'll cough up a few quid - its well worth it! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gordon s Posted April 3, 2011 Share Posted April 3, 2011 Martin Wynne tipped me off about this site yesterday and for those of us who can't sleep at the moment it's very entertaining.... Just amazed at the number of trains running, even in the middle of the night. Looking at the number of lines that centre through Fostoria on Google Earth, I suspect residents don't get much sleep. Staggered by the noise and with the speakers cranked up my desk vibrates nicely...... House's must be dead cheap.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
trisonic Posted April 3, 2011 Share Posted April 3, 2011 See what I mean about diamonds, Gordon.......... I'm always impressed by the sheer volume of freight covered by US railroads. Someone mentioned "skeletal cars" you mean the Auto Trains? Great site I only wish it was in HD..... Best, Pete. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian daniels Posted April 3, 2011 Share Posted April 3, 2011 The skeletal wagons are probably the ones for chipboard and ply sheets that are empty, centerbeam flat cars are what they are called. Saw a mixed train last night with 150 wagons on Those residents just can't get any sleep. If the noise of the wheels on the trains is not enough they still blow the bl**dy horns now which I think is 06:00 in the morning! I take it Ohio is 6 hours behind us? BNSF Warbonnet just gone by. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Kazmierczak Posted April 3, 2011 Share Posted April 3, 2011 Thanks for the info re-horns and wagons; much appreciated. The track in the foreground reminds me of Peco Streamline code 100 with rather overscale ballast.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northpoint Posted April 3, 2011 Author Share Posted April 3, 2011 Those residents just can't get any sleep. If the noise of the wheels on the trains is not enough they still blow the bl**dy horns now which I think is 06:00 in the morning! I take it Ohio is 6 hours behind us? 5 hours as far as I know. My son lives in MIchigan which is 5 hours and when we were last there, that's when I went to Fostoria and didn't have to change the watches. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Kazmierczak Posted April 3, 2011 Share Posted April 3, 2011 Westbound (I think) lengthy coal train just went through. Despite it being 8am on a Sunday morning, still plenty of horns and general racket..... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
trisonic Posted April 3, 2011 Share Posted April 3, 2011 5 hours as far as I know. My son lives in MIchigan which is 5 hours and when we were last there, that's when I went to Fostoria and didn't have to change the watches. Depends on whether the UK has sprung forward yet - if not 6 hours. I just took the dog for a walk and it is now 8:13am. EDST. Slightly later another BNSF driven train on the CSX - I've been noticing a lot of western lines loco's in New Jersey, lately (@ 8:23am). Best, Pete. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
trisonic Posted April 3, 2011 Share Posted April 3, 2011 Jon, if you sign up can you get better picture quality? I could barely read BNSF on the recent passing......... Best, Pete. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alcanman Posted April 3, 2011 Share Posted April 3, 2011 Lazy Sunday Afternoon I'm addicted already! The chatroom is even more fun than the trains, although I haven't a clue at some of jargon and abbreviations they're using. You need to be a patient driver if you live in Fostoria, you could spend half your life waiting at the grade crossing. I won't complain next time I have to wait at my local crossing watching the usual Class 66 and 20 coal hoppers. cheers, Mal Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northpoint Posted April 3, 2011 Author Share Posted April 3, 2011 Depends on whether the UK has sprung forward yet - if not 6 hours. I just took the dog for a walk and it is now 8:13am. EDST. Slightly later another BNSF driven train on the CSX - I've been noticing a lot of western lines loco's in New Jersey, lately (@ 8:23am). Best, Pete. Pete Yes - we sprung forward last week so it is now 5 again. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glorious NSE Posted April 3, 2011 Share Posted April 3, 2011 You need to be a patient driver if you live in Fostoria, you could spend half your life waiting at the grade crossing. The main roads through town are grade separated fortunately! B) They have some superb underpasses which have the original railroad names cast into them from memory. There's a yard to the East (behind the camera) on the NS line (closest pair) - and a large grain complex to the West, yesterday evening saw a high-nose SD40-2 shoving about 10 grain hoppers and pulling 20 more past the camera...superb. B) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Scottish Modeller Posted April 3, 2011 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 3, 2011 yesterday evening saw a high-nose SD40-2 shoving about 10 grain hoppers and pulling 20 more past the camera...superb. B) Hi Martyn, I saw that! Very suprised to see it and it sounded soooo loud. Thanks Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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