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A majority of railroads run on the right-hand side of the tracks. This tradition dates way back to the first railroads. Since the BNSF westbound rail is closest to the railpark, then all outbound traffic would run on that main. <br /> <br />However, the Union Pacific line through Rochelle (and all the way to Omaha) is the former Chicago & North Western mainline. Way back in the early days of the C&NW, someone in the road decided to run the trains on the left-hand side (There is a story about this but it escapes my mind). When UP bought the C&NW, the people in Omaha decided to keep this, since everything on the line was built for left-handed operation. This would put the outbound UP traffic on the line closest to the railpark as well. Of course, as we say in the railfanning world, any train can come down any track at any time.
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