A detailed look of railfanning Butler Indiana
Scanner Frequencies*
Huntington District 160.380
NS Chicago Line 160.800
* Scanners are illegal in Indiana
You are ok if you have a Amature radio license
More info here http://wireless.fcc.gov/services/amateur/
Maps
http://railroadfan.com/gallery/displayi ... ?pos=-6507
http://railroadfan.com/gallery/displayi ... ?pos=-6508
http://railroadfan.com/gallery/displayi ... ?pos=-6509
Info
Moderate to difficult to get all trains
Butler is a neat town.
The NS Huntington District runs approx. NE- SW.
The NS Chicago Line runs East-West
As you can see from the maps there are several areas in town to park at.
The Bowling alley east of town is on the northwest side of the diamonds.
The Library parking lot west of South Broadway is a good spot. South side of tracks
There is a parking lot / truck staging area at West Willow and Eastern Ave. South side of tracks
Then the parking lot north of the tracks on East Fedral Ave.
Please stay away from the diamonds in the past the police have been known to kick you out.
Do yourself a favor and follow the Huntington district to the south, some scenic areas from Butler south to Saint Joe.
Nice area to photograph as none or few pole lines. Some curves and signals can be worked into photos.
The diamond is located at MP 358.5 On the NS Chicago Line
MP 113.9 On the NS Huntington Line
Defect detectors.
NS Chicago line mp 360.4 west of town
NS Huntington District
102.4 NE of town
118.4 SW of town
Listen for
NS Chicago Line
Edgerton
CP 352
Waterloo
CP367
Huntington District
Montplier
Blakslee
Atta
Mann
Saint Joe
Spencerville
Trains to possibly see
Chicago Line Straight through
100 series trains=General freight
200 series trains= intermodel, racks, roadrailers
M0M would be an extra 10M
M1K would be an extra 11K
I0K would be an extra 20K
I06 would be an extra 206
Several Coal trains in the 500 600 800 series will be seen on this line.
Unit grain trains.
Locals.
10M
10R
11K
11M
13Q
14A
14J
14Q
15J
16E
16N
17M
17N
17R (eastbound)
18A
18M
18Q
30A
31A
31M
38E
39E
358
359
205
206
20E
20G
20K
20Q
20R
20W
21G
21J
21M
21N
21Q
21W
21Z
22K
22W
23K
23M
23N
23Z
24M
24V
24Z
25K
25Z
26N
242 Road Railer
13N
26V
28G
29A
29K
29V
31M
358
66A
68T
69T
557
Chicago line to Huntington Line Southeast transfer
17J
20A
20T
21A
21T
27V
28K
28V
34N
35N
Huntington Line Northwest transfer
These trains are CP trackage rights trains
18T
20M
22T= X507
23T
28T
29T= X 747
32T
33T
36T
Huntington Line
114
121
122
171
181
196
197
252
253
255
260
266
120
These symbols are several years old so any updates or changes are welcome.
Rail Fanning Butler Indiana
Rail Fanning Butler Indiana
Last edited by Scooterb on Mon Aug 11, 2008 12:19 pm, edited 11 times in total.
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Awesome idea here scott to post this...information is highly appreciated. Here's a couple small questions/corrections:
NS Huntington District
102.4 NE of town
118.4 SE of town
should be SW for second part
Also, what MP is the diamond at in relation to the NS Huntington District? Thanks scott!
NS Huntington District
102.4 NE of town
118.4 SE of town
should be SW for second part
Also, what MP is the diamond at in relation to the NS Huntington District? Thanks scott!
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