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Arriving at Sandusky, OH is Amtrak Train #49 at 7:33am, right at sunrise is Amtrak Train #49 - The Lake Shore Limited.
This train's lateness ended up being a blessing as I would ride all the way to Chicago in daylight!!!
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| Crossing another NS line at CP-242 just west of Sandusky. |
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Now riding along Sandusky Bay getting close to the Bay Bridge, one of two bridges I would ride over
on this trip that are named "Bay Bridge", the other in San Francisco!
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| A view of Cedar Point from the other side of Sandusky Bay shortly after sunrise as the sun was out of view of this photo. |
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This photo makes me think of the song "Sunrise" by Norah Jones! And to think I would have missed
this beautiful sunrise on Sandusky Bay had the train been on time! |
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| I'd love to have a summer home in this area! |
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| Crossing the CSX Toledo Terminal Sub at CP-285, this is a former C&O line at what is known as Vickers Junction in Northwoood, OH. |
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Crossing over the Maumee River with a view of the Anthony Wayne Bridge and the Toledo Skyline in the background.
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| Passing a Norfolk Southern work train parked just outside Toledo station. |
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| Amtrak #49 now arriving at Toledo! |
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Toledo Union Passenger Terminal. As evidenced by this photo, there were at one time a lot of passenger trains that stopped here including
the New York Central's 20th Century Limited. Today, two of Amtrak's routes stop here, the Lake Shore Limited and Capitol Limited.
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The pedestrian bridge located just west of Toledo station. I took a photo of the Amtrak 40th Anniversary Exhibit Train from this
bridge on a road trip out here back in May 2012! It's always interesting to see a railfanning spot from onboard the train! |
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Now outta Toledo and it's time for breakfast!!! This morning I had Pancakes and Pork Sausage Patties with Breakfast Potatoes
(not shown) and a Diet Pepsi, all good eats in a Heritage Diner!
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Crossing the NS Huntington District at Butler, IN at CP-358 as viewed from inside a Heritage Diner.
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Well this has got to be a first, the short and long-term parking lot at this station are on a grass field! Welcome to Amtrak
in small town America!!! This is the parking area for the station in Waterloo, IN.
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| Welcome to Waterloo, IN which is the closest stop on the Lake Shore to Fort Wayne, IN. |
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| Horses just relaxing near Millersburg, IN. |
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| Now in Elkhart, IN, passing by the National New York Central Museum. Seen here is EMD E8A #4085 on display. |
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| New York Central Class L3-A 4-8-2 Mohawk #3001 now in a fresh coat of paint. This is one of the flagship displays at this museum! |
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A control tower in NS's Elkhart Yard.
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| Now arriving at South Bend, IN station which is located at the east end of the Chicago, South Shore & South Bend Railroad. |
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| An ArcelorMittal steel plant in East Chicago, IN. |
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| An oil refinery at Whiting, IN. |
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| The I-90 bridge over the Calumet River near Chicago. |
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| U.S. Cellular Field, home of Major League Baseball's Chicago White Sox. |
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West 35th Street in Chicago, getting close to Union Station now!
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| Crossing over the Chicago River, almost there!!! |
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| Now passing by Amtrak's Chicago Locomotive Shop with a couple P42's awaiting their next assignments. |
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| Chicago, home of the Willis Tower, Mike Ditka, Union Station, Deep Dish Pizza, and the endpoint city of the Lake Shore Limited!!! |
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| Having arrived at Chicago Union Station, here we see the Lake Shore Limited at its western terminus. This was a great train ride today!!! |
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