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001 BNSF E Bd.. Rochelle IL
Upon getting up and around on Saturday morning, this BNSF eastbound was the first train I saw. It approached rapidly enough that I could only manage to get from the Lodge to the shady side of the crossing.
Date: 06/22/2009
Owner: Mark Hinsdale
Views: 545
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002 UP #2001 'Torch Relay'.. Rochelle IL
I was surprised to see UP's two "Salt Lake Olympic Torch Relay" units running light from Global IV back to Chicago.
Date: 06/22/2009
Owner: Mark Hinsdale
Views: 128
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003 UP E Bd.. Rochelle IL
Shortly afterward, another UP eastbound train passed the Railroad Park with a unit train of coal.
Date: 06/22/2009
Owner: Mark Hinsdale
Views: 115
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004 UP Geneva S.D. Lkg West.. Rochelle IL
While the coal train was passing, I noticed the westbound home signal for the BNSF crossing line up clear. This view looks west from 9th St.
Date: 06/22/2009
Owner: Mark Hinsdale
Views: 133
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005 2nd UP E Bd.. Rochelle IL
Moving east a few blocks from the diamond, ex C&NW #9696 headed a UP manifest train eastward.
Date: 06/22/2009
Owner: Mark Hinsdale
Views: 145
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006 2nd UP E Bd.. Rochelle IL (2)
The hasty UP "patch job" made it easy to still trace the C&NW "Ball & Bar" logo painted over on the nose of #9696.
Date: 06/22/2009
Owner: Mark Hinsdale
Views: 148
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007 3rd UP E Bd.. Rochelle IL
With morning light favoring eastbounds at Rochelle, UP did not disappoint. Another eastward train pounds across the BNSF diamonds.
Date: 06/22/2009
Owner: Mark Hinsdale
Views: 148
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008 BNSF Lite Pwr.. Rochelle IL
This BNSF lite power waited at the eastward home signal for UP traffic to clear.
Date: 06/22/2009
Owner: Mark Hinsdale
Views: 119
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009 UP West Bds.. Rochelle IL
After a leisurely break for lunch and a drive around the countryside west of town, I returned to find both UP main tracks lined up west. Soon, these trains, both on the move, put on a fine show at the Railroad Park.
Date: 06/22/2009
Owner: Mark Hinsdale
Views: 121
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