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Here Are Some Places To Watch The Real Trains

CSX (ex Conrail) Rail Crossing At Attridge Rd., Just West And South Of Rt. 259 & Rt. 33 North Chili, About A Mile or so. (Lots Of Railfans On Sunday Afternoon) At this place you Have East/West Mainline Track no. 1 & 2, also The Westshore Line Comes Back Into the Mainline.

Note: The Westshore Line by-passes The City of Rochester, It's One Track Comes Out Of The Mainline At Chili through Pittsford/Henrietta/Perinton and Back into the Mainline at Fairport.

CSX (ex Conrail) Rail Crossing At Main St. Fairport., By The Canal In Downtown Fairport. At This Place You Have East/West Mainline Track No. 1 & 2, Also the Westshore Line Comes Back Into the Mainline.

CSX (ex Conrail) Rochester Yard. West End Of The Yard At The End of Goodman St. Near Main St. In The City. Park By the Tower and Stay On That Side Of The tracks. Mainline Track No. 1 & 2 Run On the South Side of the Yard. Yard Work Is On 160.980 MHz And The Mainline Is On 160.800 MHz., The East End Of The Yard Is Best From The Parking Lot Just North Of University Ave. And Blossom Rd.

CSX (ex Conrail) Rail Crossing (Charlotte runner) at Ling Road in the Town of Greece. This is just South of the RGE's power plant "Russell Station". CSX (ex Conrail) is in and out of the power plant 5 to 6 times a week. "Lots of Coal" Sometime you will see some UP power but most of the time it's CSX (ex Conrail)'s U23.
Note: CSX (ex Conrail) talks to RGE's 44 ton unit on 160.860 MHz.


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