I spent about four hours at the Fostoria Rail Park today watching trains. I bet I walked a couple of miles chasing trains on the three main lines! I started out at the viewing platform on the north side to watch a NS train. I then walked to the east end to catch a couple of CSX trains. Then to the south side to watch a couple more CSX freights. Back to the east side, then to the north, then to the south. This pattern repeated itself several times. If the Dr. tells me to get more exercise, I guess I'll have to go back to Fostoria railfanning.
On a related note, There were probably over 100 people there today. They had their RailFest in town and the weather was ideal. I was surprised at the number of kids that were there. I'm talking about 10 to 15 years old. There were at least a dozen in this age group, and they were very knowledgable about the railroads and their schedules. I'm glad to see that the younger generations are still interested in trains.
Tom
