Hi gang.I know this may be buried somewhere in the mass of posts but I am busy and don't have time to scan through all the subjects so forgive me if this is a repeated topic. I plan on re-starting my video railfanning this next year.I have been away for at least 7 years. More like 11 years on freight routes. I plan on doing the old RDG from Belt to Harrisburg and the Lurgan as part of my projects. Where is the safest LEGAL place to shoot CP Belt? I know it is off Rte 61. Any landmarks you guys could give me to find it would help. Thanks. Also, best places along the old Lebanon Valley line(Wyomissing to Rutherford) to shoot trains .I was thinking Robesonia, Annville, Lebanon, Hershey and the Roadrailer area near Rutherford. How about in Harrisubrg proper? Thanks for any input you could give me.
CNJ Fan 4evr wrote:Hi gang.I know this may be buried somewhere in the mass of posts but I am busy and don't have time to scan through all the subjects so forgive me if this is a repeated topic. I plan on re-starting my video railfanning this next year.I have been away for at least 7 years. More like 11 years on freight routes. I plan on doing the old RDG from Belt to Harrisburg and the Lurgan as part of my projects. Where is the safest LEGAL place to shoot CP Belt? I know it is off Rte 61. Any landmarks you guys could give me to find it would help. Thanks. Also, best places along the old Lebanon Valley line(Wyomissing to Rutherford) to shoot trains .I was thinking Robesonia, Annville, Lebanon, Hershey and the Roadrailer area near Rutherford. How about in Harrisubrg proper? Thanks for any input you could give me.I also haven't been to Reading in a few years but the safest place to observe CP Belt was from the parking lot of the diner (Schwambach's?). I believe some of the crews back in Conrail days even referred to the spot as CP Diner. . I train watched and photographed from that spot many times and never had anyone bother me. I also know that the George Street bridge was rebuilt a few years back and there is a sidewalk facing approaches to the junction althought you'll have to take pictures through a fence. Unfortunately the double masted signal by the bridge, a long time photo prop, is no longer in place having been replaced by a single mast and dwarfs.