Amtrak on the UP at Rochelle

kschmidt

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April 2001
From: US
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Posted by kschmidt on Monday, August 11, 2003 12:52 PM

Greetings,

Just wondering if anyone can help out. I happened to be checking out the TRAINS Rochelle webcam and at 8:59am it showed an AMTRAK train going eastbound through the diamond. There was a UP SD70M on the point with an AMTRAK Genesis behind that and some trailing Superliner cars.

Just curious does anyone know what this movement was ??

Keith
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kschmidt

Member since
April 2001
From: US
590 posts

Amtrak on the UP at Rochelle

Posted by kschmidt on Monday, August 11, 2003 12:52 PM

Greetings,

Just wondering if anyone can help out. I happened to be checking out the TRAINS Rochelle webcam and at 8:59am it showed an AMTRAK train going eastbound through the diamond. There was a UP SD70M on the point with an AMTRAK Genesis behind that and some trailing Superliner cars.

Just curious does anyone know what this movement was ??

Keith
www.geocities.com/kaschmidt626/index.html

Keith Schmidt KC9LHK You don’t bring nothin with you here and you can’t nothin back, I ain’t never seen a hearse with a luggage rack. George Strait Check out Flickr Train Photo Page

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JoeKoh

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April 2003
From: Defiance Ohio
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Posted by JoeKoh on Tuesday, August 12, 2003 5:59 PM

probably the locomotive was having problems(amtraks).If the up wants someone to see their line they'll call out their equipment.
stay safe
joe

Deshler Ohio-crossroads of the B&O Matt eats your fries.YUM! Clinton st viaduct undefeated against too tall trucks!!!(voted to be called the "Clinton St. can opener").

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JoeKoh

Member since
April 2003
From: Defiance Ohio
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Posted by JoeKoh on Tuesday, August 12, 2003 5:59 PM

probably the locomotive was having problems(amtraks).If the up wants someone to see their line they'll call out their equipment.
stay safe
joe

Deshler Ohio-crossroads of the B&O Matt eats your fries.YUM! Clinton st viaduct undefeated against too tall trucks!!!(voted to be called the "Clinton St. can opener").

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CShaveRR

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June 2001
From: Lombard (west of Chicago), Illinois
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Posted by CShaveRR on Tuesday, August 12, 2003 7:07 PM

This was a special for the UP Employees Club, or at least the equipment for this train. You wouldn't find Amtrak in Rochelle normally. The reason for the UP unit on the point is the CNW's unique cab-signal/Automatic Train Control system...Amtrak doesn't have any units capable of leading a train in this territory.

Carl

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CShaveRR

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June 2001
From: Lombard (west of Chicago), Illinois
13,681 posts

Posted by CShaveRR on Tuesday, August 12, 2003 7:07 PM

This was a special for the UP Employees Club, or at least the equipment for this train. You wouldn't find Amtrak in Rochelle normally. The reason for the UP unit on the point is the CNW's unique cab-signal/Automatic Train Control system...Amtrak doesn't have any units capable of leading a train in this territory.

Carl

Railroader Emeritus (practiced railroading for 46 years--and in 2010 I finally got it right!)

CAACSCOCOM--I don't want to behave improperly, so I just won't behave at all. (SM)

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JoeKoh

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April 2003
From: Defiance Ohio
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Posted by JoeKoh on Tuesday, August 12, 2003 8:35 PM

Thats cool.
stay safe
joe

Deshler Ohio-crossroads of the B&O Matt eats your fries.YUM! Clinton st viaduct undefeated against too tall trucks!!!(voted to be called the "Clinton St. can opener").

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JoeKoh

Member since
April 2003
From: Defiance Ohio
13,289 posts

Posted by JoeKoh on Tuesday, August 12, 2003 8:35 PM

Thats cool.
stay safe
joe

Deshler Ohio-crossroads of the B&O Matt eats your fries.YUM! Clinton st viaduct undefeated against too tall trucks!!!(voted to be called the "Clinton St. can opener").

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