Marion Archive
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Marion, April 14, 2013
Posted on May 20, 2013 | No CommentsOn April 14 this year Steven and I made a long awaited early morning (middle of night) trip to Marion, hoping to catch many trains and maybe even a Heritage Unit or two. Waking up at 2:30 am we left our house at 3:00 am... -
Marion 7/28/12
Posted on August 4, 2012 | No CommentsOn the 28th day of the 7th month of the year 2012, Emily, our mom, and I headed to Marion for the Conrail Historical Society Rail-B-Que. Per a custom Emily and I started with Rail Tour 2011, before we depart we guess the number of... -
CRHS RailBQ at Marion 7/28/2012
Posted on July 30, 2012 | No CommentsSteve, Mom and I went Saturday to CRHS’s RailBQ at Marion Union Station. We had so much fun. We were at Marion Union Station for 12.5 hours. We saw just about 40 trains there at the station. I will get the train details up later... -
North, South, East, West. What it is to the Railroads
Posted on January 17, 2012 | No CommentsHave you ever wondered why a track might run North – South but be called East – West. I have. I really noticed it on Jan. 8, 2012 as Steve and I went to Marion (Marion County), to watch trains. There were a lot of... -
Marion Morning
Posted on July 15, 2010 | 3 CommentsTrip to Marion on July 12, 2010 -
Marion to Muncie, Well Kind Of
Posted on July 10, 2010 | 2 CommentsLocation: Sidney, Ohio to Muncie, Indiana and Sidney, Ohio to Marion, Ohio Dates: July 8 and 9 We took two nights to travel between these two cities. Leaving on July 8th at 12 midnight. After a brief snack run at the best Kroger, the Englewood... -
Railroading Hotspots: Marion
Posted on July 9, 2010 | 9 CommentsMarion, Ohio “The Popcorn Capital Of the World” Train Frequency Per day: 50-100 Railroads: Norfolk Southern, CSX Railparks: Marion Union Station 523 West Chester Street. Please note: The area is fenced in and I emailed the law director of Marion and he said they are...
