UP SD9043MAC 8184 leads a westbound manifest through Rochelle.
UP 5661 Heads West towards UP's Global 3 Intermodal Yard in Rochelle
UP SD70M 4242 leads a UP MP15DC switcher, an Oakway SD60 and an IC&E SD40-2 through Rochelle. Quite the consist.
UP SD70ACe 8386 leads a eastbound stack train through Rochelle.
W. F. Hall Printing Co. Whitcomb loco looks good after some TLC. By the way, the rail park was packed ... no parking spots left.
a duo of BNSF GP60 #8717 and GP60M #160 in "swoosh" paint drop off a solid train of empty tank cars at the BP Oil fuel terminal in Rochelle.
One of the highlights on my trip to Illinois was seeing this nice ex-ATSF GP30 in BNSF's yard at Rochelle.
Local power slumbers under the stars in Rochelle.
Sun and rain and corn. And a rainbow ... nice to see it after a weekend of seeing flood damage.
High priority stacks bound for the Pacific Northwest pull up alongside a bunch of ratty NS hoppers in the rain. Both (and one ahead) will wait for UP traffic to clear before proceeding through th... (more)
A GP15-1/SD40-2 combo switches the west end of Global 3. That young corn is about to get a nice drink of rain.
The sun is shining and it's raining ... a refreshing little afternoon squall hits NS 7537 as it waits in line to cross the UP diamonds a few miles ahead. The headlight visible in the distance is ... (more)
Tied down along Steam Plant Rd. The building and cross are familiar to many who visit Rochelle.
A westbound UP mixed freight heads by UP's Global III intermodal yard as another train slowly pulls out of the yard for head room to double its train.
