Eastern Railroad Discussion > Anniston, AL question

Is the Amtrak station in Anniston, AL a good safe place to be track side and get train photos?  Thanks.

Yes, the station and platform areva safe place to railfan from. I cannot speak for the area at night, but have no concerns with spending time there in the daylight hours.

Russ

local neighborhood is a little iffy. watch your back and keep an eye on your surroundings. try not to be out there after dark,unless you are driving thru. its a bit safer in pell city and lincoln and heflin and is pretty much the same traffic.

The Amtrak station itself is decent. But I wouldn't go more than 500 feet away from it and as others said, don't get caught there after dark.

NSTopHat Wrote:
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> Yes, the station and platform areva safe place to
> railfan from. I cannot speak for the area at
> night, but have no concerns with spending time
> there in the daylight hours.
>
> Russ

Bruce;

A WB manifest taken from W. 4th St., taken on 29 Jan., 2008, looking south. At the time this was taken, there was a GP60 that was behind me sitting idle, which was being used as local switch power.

Regards,
Russ

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Station was renovated in 2008. There are proposals to extend the platform that sometimes requires a double stop. 

Nice photo Russ.  Thanks for posting.