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Posted by CShaveRR on Thursday, April 9, 2015 10:38 PM

Hope to hear details about rough weather between there and here...I mean Chicagoland.  I know DuPage is in a tornado watch and high-wind advisory.

As for the mystery locomotive:  Citirail?

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Posted by NorthWest on Thursday, April 9, 2015 11:10 PM

Did it look like this?

http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=3349483

CREX or CitiRail units have been appearing primarily on unit trains.

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Posted by tree68 on Friday, April 10, 2015 7:33 AM

I pictured something more like this, except this middle band is yellow:

Re:  Weather.  Tornadopaths.org shows three twisters reported southwest of Rochelle.  Given the usual track of tornados, they were in the sights...

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Posted by MKT Dave on Friday, April 10, 2015 7:42 AM

BNSF tank train went through, 7.15am, head end of WB appeared just as the last car dissapeared off screen. It crossed lincoln then stopped. just started moving.

all blue with wide 'white or yellow stripe', saw it asked about earlier, 'Wisconsin Central', i never saw an answer.

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Posted by GORDON BAILEY on Friday, April 10, 2015 7:51 AM

A reply to "North West". I think you have found the answer. I guess my memory was a bit off with the top blue area, and my recollection was a darker blue, but the logo for Citirail is as I think I remember seeing it. I should have done a print of it, but one is never ready for the unexpected!

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Posted by MKT Dave on Friday, April 10, 2015 7:52 AM

tree68

I pictured something more like this, except this middle band is yellow:

Re:  Weather.  Tornadopaths.org shows three twisters reported southwest of Rochelle.  Given the usual track of tornados, they were in the sights...

 

that's a new road for me, sorry for mis info.

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Posted by chrisjmiller on Monday, April 13, 2015 4:32 PM

I hope I can be permitted to post a question about the Roanoke webcam in this thread.  Anyone know what this cargo is?  http://1drv.ms/1NzcJF5

Roanoke 2015-04-13 21:13Z

(Sorry, can't get the image to load in the page, but clicking on the link should take you to it :)

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Posted by tree68 on Monday, April 13, 2015 7:52 PM

Looks like a small loco, a box car, and maybe a covered hopper.  The loco looks like it's been wrapped in plastic.  Export?  Museum pieces?

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Posted by MKT Dave on Monday, April 13, 2015 7:54 PM

chrisjmiller

I hope I can be permitted to post a question about the Roanoke webcam in this thread.  Anyone know what this cargo is?  http://1drv.ms/1NzcJF5

Roanoke 2015-04-13 21:13Z

(Sorry, can't get the image to load in the page, but clicking on the link should take you to it :)

1st (after the two engines) dead end 45 ton switcher, 2nd Cargo can, 3rd, appears to be a tank like a milk carrier, all shiney chrome. my take on it.

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Posted by MKT Dave on Monday, April 13, 2015 7:58 PM

at 19.50 two engines, one (1) auto rack.

what was really unique, head end looked like a UP 'SD-45' hood looked like it, but it was deep dusk, hard to tell.

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Posted by BtrainBob on Tuesday, April 14, 2015 12:43 PM

Think that this may be the DuPont tank car safety train.  I think I can barely see the DuPont logo on the caboose - (it's not an engine?)

See: http://www.angelfire.com/fl3/railrunner/DUPONT/duponttrain.jpg

 

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Posted by chrisjmiller on Tuesday, April 14, 2015 12:48 PM

Thanks both.

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Posted by rdettmer on Tuesday, April 14, 2015 1:47 PM

anybody else having troble with web cam today?

both internet explorer and fire fox won't load up. was working fine this am.

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Posted by AgentKid on Tuesday, April 14, 2015 1:55 PM

Working fine for me for about the last three hours or so. Just have to reset in the usual manner while I do other things.

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Posted by fordv10 on Tuesday, April 14, 2015 2:01 PM

I live in central IL. and I also cant get the camera to load.It shows a blank white screen with the little squares in blue instead of the usual black background with white squares,I was watching about an hour ago and it was fine.

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Posted by BaltACD on Tuesday, April 14, 2015 2:07 PM

rdettmer

anybody else having troble with web cam today?

both internet explorer and fire fox won't load up. was working fine this am.

 

I am also having problems with IE11 and Firefox this afternoon.

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Posted by rdettmer on Tuesday, April 14, 2015 2:46 PM

i get the little blue squares also. worked  fine in am maybe its the camera not the computer

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Posted by BaltACD on Tuesday, April 14, 2015 3:35 PM

as of 1534 CT - I am getting the camera again on Firefox & IE11

also notice that the cable reels are gone and it looks like the hole that was dug last week has been filled in.

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Posted by rdettmer on Tuesday, April 14, 2015 4:04 PM

all is good again. don't knowwhy

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Posted by cefinkjr on Tuesday, April 14, 2015 5:40 PM

fordv10

It shows a blank white screen with the little squares in blue instead of the usual black background with white squares,I was watching about an hour ago and it was fine.

I had the same thing this morning.  St Paul 1 and 2 and Roanoke seemed to be working but it's hard to tell unless there is traffic on adjacent roads.  No such clue with St Paul 2.

Rochelle seems to be working fine now.

Question: When I found the railroad park in Google Earth and zoomed in real tight, I could see something (?) at the peak of the roof on the west end.  Is that something the web cam?  I had not thought from the viewing angle that it was that high.

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Posted by cp9300 on Tuesday, April 14, 2015 6:33 PM
Yes it is the camera. If you go to the Rochelle Railroad Park website gallery, you will see it in picture #2. I guess where it is located makes it hard to clean it on a daily basis.
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Posted by BtrainBob on Tuesday, April 14, 2015 7:13 PM

Off Topic: - How can I get my posts to appear timely under the subject?  My posts are held for moderation (which is fine) - but often appear hours or days after I've posted - and while posted in chronological order - at the time of my post - lose their relevance to the topic on which I've posted?  My posts are often buried after the topic becomes stale.  Is there a difference between "reply" and "quick reply"?

Thank you very much and I apologize for being off topic.

Thanks

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Posted by tree68 on Tuesday, April 14, 2015 7:20 PM

cefinkjr
Is that something the web cam?

Yep.

You can see it atop the building in this image from the park's website:

http://www.rochellerailroadpark.org/images/Rochelle%20Railroad%20Park/gallery4-Robert-Sharp.jpg

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Posted by cefinkjr on Tuesday, April 14, 2015 9:23 PM

tree68
 
cefinkjr
Is that something the web cam?

 

Yep.

 

You can see it atop the building in this image from the park's website:

http://www.rochellerailroadpark.org/images/Rochelle%20Railroad%20Park/gallery4-Robert-Sharp.jpg

Thanks a bunch.

Interesting to see the park from the railroads' point of view.

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Posted by tree68 on Tuesday, April 14, 2015 10:04 PM

I could not get that link to light up.  Must be gremlins in the forum software tonight...

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Posted by cefinkjr on Tuesday, April 14, 2015 10:35 PM

tree68

I could not get that link to light up.  Must be gremlins in the forum software tonight...

 
If by "that link", you mean the link to the picture that you posted, something strange is going on there.  It seems to be a non-link --- plain text that just looks like a link --- in your post.  But in my reply quoting and thanking you, it works just fine!  Strange.

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Posted by vsmith on Wednesday, April 15, 2015 9:28 AM

RE: Tornadoes back on the 9th, found this on Youboob, its the Tornado Warning sirens from the train park camera, the tornado was off to the far right of the horizon, scary stuff!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jBXtlNL5vA

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Posted by tree68 on Wednesday, April 15, 2015 10:45 AM

cefinkjr
If by "that link", you mean the link to the picture that you posted, something strange is going on there.  It seems to be a non-link --- plain text that just looks like a link --- in your post. 

I tried posting the link with both the IMG and URL tags, neither took...  Until you quoted it, as you note.  Strange indeed...

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Posted by BtrainBob on Wednesday, April 15, 2015 11:12 AM

OT - tried to delete this post --- I now know to use the "quck reply" button.

Thanks  Apologize for clutering the board.

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Posted by MKT Dave on Thursday, April 16, 2015 6:52 AM

BtrainBob

Off Topic: - How can I get my posts to appear timely under the subject?  My posts are held for moderation (which is fine) - but often appear hours or days after I've posted - and while posted in chronological order - at the time of my post - lose their relevance to the topic on which I've posted?  My posts are often buried after the topic becomes stale.  Is there a difference between "reply" and "quick reply"?

Thank you very much and I apologize for being off topic.

Thanks

Bob

 

Your probably still on probation, about 2 or 3 months, my guesstamation. Have patience, don't spam, and you'll be good to go.

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