This site is the one and only comprehensive railfan guide to Ft Wayne and surrounding areas. Inside you'll find pictures, maps, audio and video clips all pertaining to the area, past and present. Discover how the railroading scene has drastically changed over the years. Visit our discussion forums to discuss anything trains in the area. Check back often to see what has been added as we will be continuously updating as changes occur.January 18, 2008Wow, so much for a webmaster, huh? As you can see I havn't updated this homepage in well over a year now, since August 2006. Well I can say there's been many changes in the railroad world around Ft Wayne since then. Probably the most notable thing has been NS adding a second lead track to the Triple Crown track adjacent to the CF&E shortline yard. This has enabled Triple Crown & NS to get trains off of the mainline in the event that Triple Crown isn't quite ready for a train, which frequently happens at night when the yard is the busiest. A diagram of the new lead and how NS accesses the yard can be viewedhere. A look at the west end of the yard at Mike can be found here.NS 17J passes by at track speed heading towards East Roanoke on May 21, 2006. Roanoke siding has several yard tracks and is where NS accesses the GM truck assembly plant located in SW Allen County, just off I-69. The small yard is mainly used to store auto parts cars and autoracks for GM.August 15, 2006This weekend the Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society (FWRHS) will host their annual Open House at the Train Town shops on Edgerton Rd. east of New Haven, IN. The showcase of the event will of course be the newly restored NKP Berhshire #765. This year they offered a limited number of time slots for people to register for a chance to actually get their hand on the throttle of the 765 and take her for a short ride on the society's track. Positions filled up fast and all are ready for this once-in-a-lifetime experience. It was also announced that on the hour, every hour, the crew will be making run-by's for people to actually see the engine come to life and steam past them.I hope to see everyone out at TrainTown this weekend, Aug. 19 & 20, for the FWRHS annual Open House.In September the Ft Wayne based shortline, the Chicago, Ft Wayne & Eastern will begin hauling a series of "test trains" of unit coal to an eastern power plant. If all goes well and the CF&E is able to deliver the loads to satisfy the shipper, regular coal train service will begin on the shortline. It is not known at this time how many trains will be run daily or weekly, but you can be sure that the Ft Wayne Railfan will be the first place to tell you.June 18, 2006A new season is upon us and so it seemed appropriate to change the photo to more seasonal photo. Plans are coming together about trying to organize a day that area railfans can get together, shoot the breeze, watch some trains and have a good time. If you have any ideas including trac