Fort Wayne, Jackson and Saginaw R.R. Traditional Cache

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Hidden : 5/26/2008
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
3 out of 5

Size: Size: regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

The cache is located just off of the future Pufferbelly Trail. The trails are still very "rough" so please use extra caution while hiking. Hours for the trails are 6am-11pm.

This cache is placed in loving memory of Mrs. Indiana Johnson's grandfather, who was a railroad engineer, as well as a wonderful grandpa.

In November of 2007, the City of Fort Wayne received a federal Transportation Enhancement award of $967,167 to help fund the construction this trail from Lawton Park to Fernhill Avenue with a spur to Franke Park and the Fort Wayne Children's Zoo. The 12' asphalt trail will be constructed on the former Fort Wayne, Jackson & Saginaw (later called the New York Central) railroad corridor from Fourth Street to Fernhill Avenue. The trail spur to Franke Park and the Children's Zoo will be 10' wide and will run along the south side of Franke Park Drive from the railroad corridor. The name is derived from the historic nickname for a steam locomotive, which is "pufferbelly."

The Pufferbelly Trail will provide connections to five northwest neighborhoods, Centlivre Apartments, the Children's Zoo, Franke Park, Vesey Park, Franke Park Elementary School, Science Central, Imagine MASTer Academy and Northside High School. In addition, the residents in the five neighborhoods and Centlivre Apartments along the Pufferbelly Trail will be connected to the 23-mile Rivergreenway network. Trail construction should begin in 2010. The Pufferbelly Trail is one segment of a State Visionary Trail, dubbed the Upstate Indiana Trail, that will ultimately be 80-miles long, running from Pokagon State Park in Angola to Ouabache State Park in Bluffton.

The cache is in a camouflaged two gallon jar and has plenty of room for trading. The original contents are: 3 Indiana Jones toys, two invisible ink pens with black lights, 2 guardian angel coins, 1 bubble pen, 1 squirt frog, 1 glitter pencil, and a Trainset Geocoin.

Congratulations go to Pink Pearl for the FTF!

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

qahbetyriryabarqqvufvrupnp

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)


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