Dr Gerbil-Fritters Posted April 7, 2016 Share Posted April 7, 2016 (edited) It's probably been noted before, but I am enjoying the webcam at Rochelle, courtesy of Trains Magazine. It's a flat crossing of BNSF and UP, two tracks both ways - much beloved of UK railfans! The resolution is only average, but the best feature for me is that it is full live streaming video with sound. Nothing quite so nice as having birdsong and air horns as the background to my office bound drudge day. (editied as I just caught a BNSF local backing up the connecting track) Edited April 7, 2016 by Dr Gerbil-Fritters 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glorious NSE Posted April 7, 2016 Share Posted April 7, 2016 There's another (pay per view) Rochelle cam available at Railstream.net - resolution on that one is very good, but positioning less so (unless you prefer yellow engines to orange ones.) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gerbil-Fritters Posted April 12, 2016 Author Share Posted April 12, 2016 (edited) GP38 2031 is holding down the local switching job on the BNSF, seen here having dropped off the conductor who will line the switch for the short train to back round the connecting curve and into the freight facility adjacent to Global III The BNSF line seems a touch quieter than the UP line, and like most US lines there are distinct lulls in traffic. It was busy between 3 and 6am on both lines this morning. The diamonds are under constant maintenance, there is a 3 axle MoW truck parked there almost every day with welding and hammering going on between trains. Edited April 12, 2016 by Dr Gerbil-Fritters 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-UnitMad Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 It's probably been noted before, but I am enjoying the webcam at Rochelle, courtesy of Trains Magazine."la-la-la I'm not listening la-la-la" I've been resisting subscribing fully to Trains mag (signed up for newsletter) This Thread isn't helping!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gerbil-Fritters Posted April 14, 2016 Author Share Posted April 14, 2016 ... live from just now, you can hear those crossings take a beating can't you? I have it on in the background while working, don't even look all the time, it's like the best mood music ever 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gerbil-Fritters Posted April 15, 2016 Author Share Posted April 15, 2016 06:10 this morning, ooh, nice.... CSX run-through power on an ethanol train, check out the barrier cars - complete with roof walks! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold roundhouse Posted April 15, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 15, 2016 If I am working on rolling stock in the conservatory this webcam is often on the flat screen TV with sound. When a train approaches my other half will stop watching whatever she is in the living room and come in to the conservatory to see whats passing over the diamonds 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glorious NSE Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 06:10 this morning, ooh, nice.... CSX run-through power on an ethanol train, check out the barrier cars - complete with roof walks! They are re-purposed Airslide covered hoppers, which will always have them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gerbil-Fritters Posted April 15, 2016 Author Share Posted April 15, 2016 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glorious NSE Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 That's the ticket. Not sure about the grey one, but the BNSF ones as in the video stills are apparently ballasted and marked up for dedicated use. They appear to have a mix of airslides and FMC4700 covered hoppers in that service.For modellers, Tangent are doing the BNSF barrier scheme on their new Airslide model, would be a really cool addition to a unit ethanol or crude train...http://www.tangentscalemodels.com/product/bnsf-buffer-car-1-gatc-4180-airslide/ 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gerbil-Fritters Posted April 16, 2016 Author Share Posted April 16, 2016 Giant train of brand new farm machinery at 06:10 this morning. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PhilH Posted April 16, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 16, 2016 (edited) For what appears to be not a particularly large town when you look at it on Google Earth there seeme to be a lot of railroad infrastructure there. Edited April 16, 2016 by PhilH Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold roundhouse Posted April 16, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 16, 2016 There is a relatively new large UP yard just to the west of town. I Forgot that I had the Wrecsam activated last night whilst watching a Star Trek movie till the USA Enterprise went into warp drive and I could also hear horns as a BNSF train approached the diamonds! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gerbil-Fritters Posted April 16, 2016 Author Share Posted April 16, 2016 The yard is Global 3, an intermodal yard plus associated warehousing and something east of town that has a lot of reefers. The presence in this small town is to do with access to the highway network and avoiding the Chicago log jam - you have to see Global 3 in the context of the UP network as a whole rather than the specifics of Rochelle. Good links, cheap land, and close to but avoiding Chicago. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold roundhouse Posted April 16, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 16, 2016 I was going to say Global 3 but hesitated as I have had a few beers. A fair number of good hotels just off the freeway and it's also West of the Illinois tollways Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PhilH Posted April 17, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 17, 2016 (edited) I know they reckon you can get used to anything given enough exposure but I can't imagine anyone getting much sleep in the houses near this webcam. From trains whistling (hooting?) up for the adjacent grade crossings to the wheels rattling acrooss the diamond that is one noisy place especially at night...it's 4 in the morning there and I've just randomly had a look...nothing to see of course but two trains passing making a heck of a racket (including something obviously older making a good old 'Detroit Diesel' chug). Edited April 17, 2016 by PhilH 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gerbil-Fritters Posted April 17, 2016 Author Share Posted April 17, 2016 a good old 'Detroit Diesel' chug). You'd be surprised by just how chuggy the current GEs are when they're hauling tonnage at low speed... Talking of lack of sleep, I always wondered how the residents of the Tehachapi Loop Ranch managed, because the trains surround the and the flange screaming is - even to this diehard railfan - almost unbearable Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold roundhouse Posted April 17, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 17, 2016 (edited) The Web cam had been on in the conservatory again this afternoon after having the Prague central station on this morning full screen along with station announcements Edited April 17, 2016 by roundhouse 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gerbil-Fritters Posted April 24, 2016 Author Share Posted April 24, 2016 I popped in for five minutes on Saturday and was rewarded with an eastbound BNSF loaded Taconite train... Interesting heavy-duty gondolas on this service. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold roundhouse Posted April 24, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 24, 2016 We have Rochelle on in the ocnservatory at the moment. However on the living room PC right now at Roanoke: http://www.roanokerailcam.com/ 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gerbil-Fritters Posted April 24, 2016 Author Share Posted April 24, 2016 WOW!!! And I remember when it was packed off to the museum perhaps never to run again.... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willy Posted April 24, 2016 Share Posted April 24, 2016 I have never seen anything like these before but I assume they are new coal hoppers but who owns them and where do they normally run? They were part of a complete train of the same cars but I just caught the tail end because it was mostly hidden by a double stack. Willy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold roundhouse Posted April 24, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 24, 2016 I have never seen anything like these before but I assume they are new coal hoppers but who owns them and where do they normally run? They were part of a complete train of the same cars but I just caught the tail end because it was mostly hidden by a double stack. Willy I was watching them go past. It looked like HERZOG on them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
40019 Posted April 24, 2016 Share Posted April 24, 2016 I have never seen anything like these before but I assume they are new coal hoppers but who owns them and where do they normally run? They were part of a complete train of the same cars but I just caught the tail end because it was mostly hidden by a double stack. Willy Herzog Ballast Hoppers http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=4308428 cheers Paul...... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willy Posted April 24, 2016 Share Posted April 24, 2016 Thank you both. I though it was going to be like yesterday when I missed a train of UP passenger cars go by behind a train of double-stacks that was stopped across the crossing. I could just catch a glimpse of the yellow cars between the containers but not enough to see what they were. Willy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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