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UP SD70ACe #5180 leads a stack train west past Railfan Park. |
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BNSF GE #4227 and a leased EMD roadswitcher serve as the local power operating from Rochelle. |
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A string of BNSF GEs heads west with an intermodal train having just crossed the UP main. |
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| UP SD70 #4139 leads a west bound vehicle train by Flagg, IL at the west end of Global Three . |
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UP SD70 #5222 leads a westbound double stack train out of Global Three on track 2. |
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A trio of SD40-2s on a general merchandize train on track 1 overtake the stack train. |
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A pair of UP SD40-2s led by #2992 lead an eastbound general freight past Global Three. |
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A new BNSF GE #7789 displays the latest paint scheme as it leads a westbound intermodal around the curve west of the diamonds and through the signal bridge for the home signal for those crossings. |
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This train, led by NS #9363, worked the BNSF yard before heading west through the passing track. |
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This vehicle train is led by UP #4293 as it rolls past Global Three. |
June 18, 2006
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UP C40-8 #9042 leads a general merchandize train past Railfan Park on a cloudy morning. |
| The following photo appeared in the Nov. 2006 issue of Trains magazine on page 22. |
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UP #5308 leads four just delivered C45ACCTEs in numeric order: 5308, 5309, 5310, and 5311. As our train passes on track 2, an eastbound freight passes on track 1. The top shot appeared in Trains magazine after it appeared here. |
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UP #5312, the next new GE in the series, leads the next westbound stack train past the park. |
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A BNSF stack train is led by #4030. |
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UP AC4400 #6535 leads a loaded coal train slowly out of Global Three yard on track 2 as another loaded coal train on track 2 overtakes and passes. The train on the near track, track 2, has two units on the front while the train on track 1 has one unit on the front and one unit as a DPU. Note in the going away shot the lead loco of the coal train on track 1 over the top of the hoppers. In the third frame the train on track 1 takes the lead. In the last frame, note the DPU over the top of the loaded cars in the foreground. |
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BNSF GE #5387 in very faded paint leads an eastbound stack train past the park. |
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A pair of GE AC4400s, led by UP #6468 and assisted by ex-SP, patched UP #6325, lead a coal train east past the park. |
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As seen here, Rochelle Railfan Park is a family favorite. The benches along the track sides of the pavilian allow small children a great view of the action. In most cases, the kids are not from rail fan families, just general public. |
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| UP SD40-2s are not totally gone as illustrated by this train with three on the point. SP units are not the only patched units as shown by this ex-C&NW. |
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UP still uses AC4400s on its coal trains such as this one led by #6562. |
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| UP uses ex-C&NW SD40-2s on shuttles from Global Three to Global One in Chicago like this train coming out of the yard on its way east. |
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With the pasage of this vehicle train, it was time to head north to Madison and moving into the dorm for 7 weeks. |
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