Berea, OH: Conrail Crossroads

Flashback Friday - Episode 1 - Berea, OH
To celebrate our college graduation in 2014, a railfan friend and I did a ten-day trip west across Ohio, Indiana and Illinois, stopping at some rather well-known hot spots along the way.
Our first stop was in Berea, OH, the point where the Norfolk Southern Chicago Line (Formerly the New York Central) and the CSX Cleveland Short Line (Formerly the 'Big Four') run close together before turning in opposite directions. We saw quite the parade of trains on both NS and CSX. Some of what is seen in this video cannot be seen again as some locomotives have been rebuilt or retired and sold off, but the action is continuous!
We spend a day and a half in late May, 2014, checking out various locations around town, including BE tower, West Road and Olmsted Falls. .
Enjoy, subscribe and thanks for watching!!

[@keonisan]

I should have known this was older when I kept looking at 2019 and seeing all the standard cab leaders

[@MattDaugherty-jd7my]

Great video

[@jacksonslaterelevatorraila6444]

I hear Berea still manages around 95 a day

[@whistlinturbosrailfanprodu4652]

And you are right! I railfan there all the time, most I caught was 20 in 4-5 hours.

[@mshrailfan129]

Caught 22 in 4 hours

[@MatthewSmith-cv7op]

Caught 24 in 6 hours.

[@55DepotStreet]

West St and tracks. I grew up 1/4 mile from here. In the 70’s, they were going to close this line under CONrail. Good thing not. In 76 I saw the Freedom train go by the Big 4 junction, and could see they stopped right at this crossing. Rode my bike out there in 5 minutes, and they were doing an engine fix. The guys took my through the entire exhibit, solo! I saw 1000’s of trains in 20 years in Berea. My gr gr grandfather was part of the unit🇺🇸 that stole the General out of Big Shanty Georgia in 1862. He received the very 1st Congressional Medal of Honor. I have trains in my blood. One of the best views in the country. 5 trains an hour, 24 hr/day in the 70’s. America moves much through Cleveland. Great city, great people, great weather. 83* in the summer. Not very severe in the winter any longer….🇺🇸🦅🌞‼️

[@celestinofaginas1281]

Good video, do you know the present day frequencies for Fostoria, OH? If so let me know

[@danmathers141]

That last train, the one from 54:50, looks like a caterpillar.

[@whistlinturbosrailfanprodu4652]

Good old Berea..

[@davidcoleman958]

Awesome video have you railfanned there since this was videotaped?

[@bnsf7562]

I did two brief stops since this was filmed: once in 2015 and once in 2019.

[@AmtrakProductions]

Cool!

[@taslimchaudhry1431]

Great Video. 🇮🇳

[@swbfuf]

what is the scanner frequencies for csx?

[@bnsf7562]

I believe the road channel for the Berea area is 160.860. I usually used radioreference.com to find the appropriate scanner frequencies.

[@swbfuf]

@@bnsf7562 i was wondering because i went there and got next to nothing. I was on 160.8

[@TheRailroadCrossingChannel]

Nice video!

[@logandetwiler4483]

Wonderful video. When are we gonna see the Wheeling and Lake Erie part 3 Brewster subdivision?

[@bnsf7562]

I intend to finish the Brewster Sub part this summer for a release in the fall.