Photo Ops Marion Area Fire/Police Depts.

[ajr107]

Planning a road trip middle part of May to Marion, Ohio to do some train watching.  Coming from the Dearborn area (Michigan) and I was wondering what area fire/police departments in the area of Marion I could stop at to get some  photos.

Thanks,
Anthony J. Rzucidlo

[hotroddwayne]

There's an old firehouse still used right in the middle of downtown Marion, originally built in 1912. Another on the north end of town @ the corner of Fairground Street & Jefferson Street, built in 1981. Here's a pic of the downtown station:


Also there's the VERY old fire station (now a "safety city" thing for kids) that would make some great pics... take north main from the center of downtown & make a right @ the road just before Rally's restaurant... it's in the parking lot of the Moose lodge. BE CAREFUL in Marion, LOTS of 1 way streets!

I lived in Marion for 14 years... there's several sets of busy tracks. One runs right through downtown, another set crosses Rt. 4 south of downtown and beyond that a few miles is another, but the busiest tracks cross North Main Street (Rt. 4 north) just north of downtown a few miles. Plenty of places to park @ that crossing too. Any further advice needed? Let me know.     -Dwayne

[ajr107]

Thaks for the info.

Anthony