Rochelle Train Count
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Rochelle Train Count
What is the approximate number of trains per day for BNSF and UP through Rochelle?
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Re: Rochelle Train Count
Changes from day to day but general concenus from all I've read on Rochelle is 80-120 or more a day.Huelsy'sTrainBlog wrote:What is the approximate number of trains per day for BNSF and UP through Rochelle?
My Wife says my first love is trains..anint that the truth! Lol
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Re: Rochelle Train Count
It's enough to consider spending some time there.
BNSF's counts seem to be up these days too with the oil traffic. Lots of oil moving through Rochelle.
When I was there at the end of December the bulk of the BNSF traffic was oil, and with the rumored BNSF power shortage these days, you get to see some really cool things moving through town.
BNSF's counts seem to be up these days too with the oil traffic. Lots of oil moving through Rochelle.
When I was there at the end of December the bulk of the BNSF traffic was oil, and with the rumored BNSF power shortage these days, you get to see some really cool things moving through town.
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Re: Rochelle Train Count
What cool things were those?MKT_fan11 wrote:It's enough to consider spending some time there.
BNSF's counts seem to be up these days too with the oil traffic. Lots of oil moving through Rochelle.
When I was there at the end of December the bulk of the BNSF traffic was oil, and with the rumored BNSF power shortage these days, you get to see some really cool things moving through town.
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Re: Rochelle Train Count
Mostly power from other roads and older power that's been pulled out of storage likeBamaSubdivision94 wrote:What cool things were those?MKT_fan11 wrote:It's enough to consider spending some time there.
BNSF's counts seem to be up these days too with the oil traffic. Lots of oil moving through Rochelle.
When I was there at the end of December the bulk of the BNSF traffic was oil, and with the rumored BNSF power shortage these days, you get to see some really cool things moving through town.
This next one is pretty much the norm on the NS system but in Rochelle it's different.
It's been a few months, but there were a lot of Warbonnets (or faux-bonnets) being pulled out of storage when I was out there (and which I was thinking of in my comment about really cool things). Something I didn't get to see myself, but have been following on the Illinirail email list, is the passage of NS' heritage units through Rochelle on the BNSF. Again, if you live along the NS and get to see the heritage units without putting a lot of effort into seeing them it's not going to be as cool (this isn't directed at you, BamaSubdivision), but when I'm used to seeing mostly CN red/black with some Grand Trunk blue thrown in, this is some pretty cool stuff.
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Re: Rochelle Train Count
Nice pictures and wow, that's quite a pallette of paint schemes there. Had no idea that they retired the BN SD70MACs though; trying to remember the last time I've seen one up here.
Where I live, outside of 1 or 2 LSRC or HESR trains every few weeks/ months, I see nothing so I'd gladly take a flood of CN black and red with a twist of Grand Trunk blue! And the closest NS line is an estimated 2 hour drive away from where I live. That's why I want to move to Chicago so badly!
Where I live, outside of 1 or 2 LSRC or HESR trains every few weeks/ months, I see nothing so I'd gladly take a flood of CN black and red with a twist of Grand Trunk blue! And the closest NS line is an estimated 2 hour drive away from where I live. That's why I want to move to Chicago so badly!
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Re: Rochelle Train Count
is rochelle busier than fostoria?