Johnny, I beg to differ- the nearest track IS Main 1. It just hasn't been used much lately due to two trains being parked on it, one on either end of the double track run outside of Rochelle- at least that's what ATCS seems to be indicating for at least the past week. I've watched BNSF traffic come through there alot lately, and they invariably switch to Main 2 to avoid the occupied blocks. Sometimes they'll cross back over to Main 1 through Rochelle to meet opposing moves, but the last couple of days have seen such low traffic that it hasn't been necessary.
Oh, and last night Rochelle got an additional couple of inches of snow.
EDIT: Based on ATCS indications right now, Main 1 is about to get used.
Brian (IA) http://blhanel.rrpicturearchives.net.
The snow covered BNSF track is not a main track. Apparently other tracks have a higher priority when it comes to clearing snow. Usually I have seen this track used when it is necessary to back onto a connecting track (not seen) on the upper left.
Johnny
Just jumped on for a quick look; the BNSF main closest to the camera (sorry, I don't know whether it's 1 or 2), is completely snow covered and looks like it hasn't seen a train in a couple days. It doesn't appear windy and the other track is quite clearly in use, as are both UP tracks. To my knowledge, there hasn't been much significant snowfall in the last couple days either. Any word of trouble in the area? Did they reduce traffic during the cold temps to the level that they only need one track open through there right now?
The answers to your questions are:Is that accurate: probably yes.Is it a record: probably no, but who cares? It's cold outside!(We had 22 below here this morning, and that compares with the modern-day record of -27, recorded in 1983. I wouldn't be surprised if Rochelle hit 30 below back then. At least today is sunny...in '83 I had to work in the yard, and it was snowy and windy--all of the definitive components of a blizzard.)
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)
Just checked a minute ago [7:45 AM Central time] and the Web Cam says its -24. If that's accurate I wonder if that's a record low temperature.
I wonder if it was the same sections that they added when put in the new diamonds?
Can't tell now ... brr .. 3F
There must be trouble with the automatic interlocking tonight- westbound UP has snuck right up to the diamond and stopped...
EDIT: ATCS shows an EB coming and cleared to cross on M1, WB is probably waiting for him. ATCS doesn't even show him as being there.
watched the two, three days of the work. Looks like the crew was replacing lengths of track, and this work was to the right of the screen edge, the day before we saw the crews.
The screen sized add is easily removed, and pops up after the first of the month
Really, Trains? I log on to a Subscribers Only web page and you fill my screen with an ad urging me to subscribe to your magazine? Ever hear of counterproductive advertising?
ChuckAllen, TX
Whatever it was, it's done now.
Looks like some serious work going on today.
Semper Vaporo The thread on the Roanoke Railcam is buried so deep I can't find it now, so I will comment here... I reported a couple of weeks ago that the Roanoke Railcam was not working... and I have not gotten it to work since... it just reports that streaming is not available at this time... but it had 3 thumbnails of other things to view on YouTube and one of them was the Roanoke Railcam. So I clicked on it. That opened the YouTube page and lo-and-behold it works fine there. Seems YouTube is not allowing linking the video into a foreign webpage. You have to view it on YouTube itself.
The thread on the Roanoke Railcam is buried so deep I can't find it now, so I will comment here... I reported a couple of weeks ago that the Roanoke Railcam was not working... and I have not gotten it to work since... it just reports that streaming is not available at this time... but it had 3 thumbnails of other things to view on YouTube and one of them was the Roanoke Railcam. So I clicked on it. That opened the YouTube page and lo-and-behold it works fine there. Seems YouTube is not allowing linking the video into a foreign webpage. You have to view it on YouTube itself.
https://youtu.be/uPFJEv6PqZM
Found the Tehachapi cams as well.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6RIkXobtXWJElbwEHIC-sg
rdamon Working for me on W10 and Chrome. Looks like EarthCam updated the software again. Google Chrome is up to date Version 71.0.3578.98 (Official Build) (64-bit)
Working for me on W10 and Chrome. Looks like EarthCam updated the software again.
Still black screen on W10 - Chrome
Never too old to have a happy childhood!
Semper Vaporo
Pkgs.
Getting a blank screen with W10 - Chrome, but it works with IE11.
Black screen here - W10 + Chrome laptop
Paul of Covington It's ba-ack!
It's ba-ack!
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cefinkjr rdamon Black screen or major localized Eclipse for me right now... No worries. The only thing you're missing is a view of 27° in Illinois with a scattering of white s***f at the edges of the ballast. Bad enough here in Texas (33° with light rain); I don't need to see more ugly weather.
rdamon Black screen or major localized Eclipse for me right now...
Black screen or major localized Eclipse for me right now...
No worries. The only thing you're missing is a view of 27° in Illinois with a scattering of white s***f at the edges of the ballast. Bad enough here in Texas (33° with light rain); I don't need to see more ugly weather.
And then an EB BNSF local showed up and I settled back to watch a little switching. Watched him pause long enough to drop his ground man at the switch and start to pull away so he could back his train into the industry there.
And then the screen froze. "Refreshing" got me a black screen, too. Bah! Humbug!
Educational point: if you look at the tracks right now, you can tell which one of the four has concrete ties!
Mine looks fine now . . . if you discount all that white stuff (I'm being generous) lying about. Very slow EB UP stack train passing now; probably just getting out of Globall III.
Mine was out earlier this morning, with a black-on-gray sign indicating a problem. Apparently the problem was theirs, because the picture is back now. They have snow out there!
Mine's all black.
Blank screen this morning...
And Happy New Year to all.
JOHN MCNAMARA As there a 114 pages in this threadso it might already have been discussed, but is there talk of another webcam ever being added by Trains? The quality of their webcam is excellant. It would be great to add another location.
As there a 114 pages in this threadso it might already have been discussed, but is there talk of another webcam ever being added by Trains? The quality of their webcam is excellant. It would be great to add another location.
I would beg to differ on this issue. Compared to the quality of Railstream's webcam, the Trains webcam is very poor. Railstream provides an excellent view, even at night- you just have to pay for a subscription to watch it. Moreover, the Trains webcam has poor sharpness and is prone to having arachnids set up shop in front of it. I still watch it because I don't want to pay Railstream to watch theirs- at least not yet, but maybe some day I'll sign up. Once I do, the Trains webcam tab on my Chrome browser will get deleted.
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