Jim Still down,Hope it dont take as long as the Galesburg rail Cam to come back,it has been a year and they are still showing using the bandwith.Rochelle is a great cam and know it will be back soon if it was only weather related.
Did you read the previous few posts just before your post?
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AgentKidI see that no one else has reported that the camera went offline about 3:40 PM CDT. I got up to answer my door and when I got back the camera was down.
Bruce - From now on, you aren't allowed to answer your door when watching the cam (once they get it fixed).
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ChuckCobleighAgentKid I see that no one else has reported that the camera went offline about 3:40 PM CDT. I got up to answer my door and when I got back the camera was down. There was a terrific storm going on. Very heavy rain, lightning, and thunder. Being away from the camera I don't know if the park suffered a direct lightning strike, or if the wind and rain knocked out the commercial power supply. I hope they get the camera up soon, I am really enjoying it. Bruce EDIT: BTW the rain probably cleared up the spider web problem! I was just thinking that Rochelle was having an unscheduled total eclipse. The weather information in the corner right now seems to be correct, 72° and broken clouds. Maybe if they fix the clouds they will fix the camera as well.
AgentKid I see that no one else has reported that the camera went offline about 3:40 PM CDT. I got up to answer my door and when I got back the camera was down. There was a terrific storm going on. Very heavy rain, lightning, and thunder. Being away from the camera I don't know if the park suffered a direct lightning strike, or if the wind and rain knocked out the commercial power supply. I hope they get the camera up soon, I am really enjoying it. Bruce EDIT: BTW the rain probably cleared up the spider web problem!
I see that no one else has reported that the camera went offline about 3:40 PM CDT. I got up to answer my door and when I got back the camera was down.
There was a terrific storm going on. Very heavy rain, lightning, and thunder. Being away from the camera I don't know if the park suffered a direct lightning strike, or if the wind and rain knocked out the commercial power supply.
I hope they get the camera up soon, I am really enjoying it.
Bruce
EDIT: BTW the rain probably cleared up the spider web problem!
I was just thinking that Rochelle was having an unscheduled total eclipse. The weather information in the corner right now seems to be correct, 72° and broken clouds. Maybe if they fix the clouds they will fix the camera as well.
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tree68Chuck - You're undoubtedly right on with the ballast issue. I've seen many highway crossings where the adjacent track has issues - keeping all four (actually eight) approaches to the diamonds has got to be a real issue, and the constant hammering of wheels over the frogs can't do the substructure any good.
Chuck - You're undoubtedly right on with the ballast issue.
I've seen many highway crossings where the adjacent track has issues - keeping all four (actually eight) approaches to the diamonds has got to be a real issue, and the constant hammering of wheels over the frogs can't do the substructure any good.
cefinkjrtree68 cefinkjrIt looks to me like those diamonds - particularly those in the near UP track - need some maintenance. Based on observations of the Rochelle cam over the years, the diamonds get a lot of attention. As I recall, the diamonds were replaced en masse just a couple of years ago or so. I may have misspoken. What I really suspect needs attention is the ballast under that diamond. "Rocking" like that frequently points to a "pumping" joint; one where the normal flexing of a joint has caused the ballast to be compressed and fail to support the joint properly. In many cases, the ballast is actually crushed to little more than grit and is washed away by the next light shower --- disappearing ballast.
tree68 cefinkjrIt looks to me like those diamonds - particularly those in the near UP track - need some maintenance. Based on observations of the Rochelle cam over the years, the diamonds get a lot of attention. As I recall, the diamonds were replaced en masse just a couple of years ago or so.
cefinkjrIt looks to me like those diamonds - particularly those in the near UP track - need some maintenance.
Based on observations of the Rochelle cam over the years, the diamonds get a lot of attention.
As I recall, the diamonds were replaced en masse just a couple of years ago or so.
I may have misspoken. What I really suspect needs attention is the ballast under that diamond. "Rocking" like that frequently points to a "pumping" joint; one where the normal flexing of a joint has caused the ballast to be compressed and fail to support the joint properly. In many cases, the ballast is actually crushed to little more than grit and is washed away by the next light shower --- disappearing ballast.
I'm wondering if there might be a transition section in play here. With no knowledge of rail weights on the BNSF and UP lines hitting the diamonds, but if the UP rail is lighter than the diamonds' rail, that would be a possibility.
tree68cefinkjrIt looks to me like those diamonds - particularly those in the near UP track - need some maintenance. Based on observations of the Rochelle cam over the years, the diamonds get a lot of attention. As I recall, the diamonds were replaced en masse just a couple of years ago or so.
Based on observations of the Rochelle cam over the years, the diamonds get a lot of attention. You'll often see MOW trucks parked across the UP tracks, on the same side of the BNSF tracks as the park. With the better cam we have available now, you'll likely easily pick out the welders at work.
cefinkjr Watched an EB auto carrier train on BNSF this afternoon. Probably empties since it was EB.
Watched an EB auto carrier train on BNSF this afternoon. Probably empties since it was EB.
Lots of product coming off boats in San Diego and Oxnard. I occasionally see BNSF trains of auto racks heading north from San Diego in daylight hours. Some may be getting to the cars by truck from Tijuana (Toyota truck plant) but a lot of it rolling off ships.
Current Google Earth shot of the yard in San Diego shows four loading tracks and one ramp in place. Usually the trains head north at night so they can be there for the folks who want to walk in front of a moving train up the coast, seemingly a weekly occurrence these days.
Watching the past couple of days, I'm seeing a lot of auto racks on both lines, mostly heading west.
In my mind, I am hearing Elwood Blues saying, "New Oldsmobiles are in early this year."
It looks to me like those diamonds - particularly those in the near UP track - need some maintenance. I just saw an EB UP stack train go through at a moderate speed and some piggyback and double stack cars rocked pretty wildly as they hit the diamonds. I first thought I was seeing a mechanical department problem but then some other cars did the same thing at the same point.
Updated: Watched another EB UP train (mixed freight) and saw the same rocking of cars with a higher CoG. An EB BNSF oil train (running right-handed) going through now shows no exceptional rocking. That confirms what I saw with the two UP trains and would point to the nearer of the two diamonds as the one with a problem.
ChuckCobleighActually, isn't the camera on top of the visiter center/gift shop?
Nope - it's on top of the pavilion. Note the white speck on the west end of the peak: N 41.92027 W 89.07284 and compare it with the view from the camera.
tree68 A simple spray with a garden hose might do the trick.
A simple spray with a garden hose might do the trick.
Or, as I say after rescuing the missus from a "huge" spider: "Surf's up, Spidey."
Actually, isn't the camera on top of the visiter center/gift shop?
cefinkjrCould someone please take a broom to the spider web in front of the lens?
If the camera is located where the old one was, access is not an easy proposition - but then, if it was, there would be the possibility of vandalism and overambitious railfans trying to aim it where they thought it should be aimed.
Could someone please take a broom to the spider web in front of the lens?
I just see the web right now but the other day I was treated to watching the spider's dinner swinging in the breeze. Yuck.
Maybe we can get that spider to take up housekeeping elsewhere.
Power companies ARE typically....
Coincidence or conspiracy? Neither. A lot of coal trains pass through the Rochelle diamonds. I haven't really noticed an uptick. But power companies and typically stockpiling this time of year for the winter. And based upon recent trends, this coming winter may be much like last winter for the same reasons.
Interesting that there was a News Wire item about utilities wanting more coal shipments to stock up for the winter and this afternoon seems to feature a parade of EB coal trains on the UP and a couple of trains of empties westbound.
Coincidence or conspiracy?
northwesterner I have been watching the Rochelle webcam off and on for about a month and I have a question. Many of the unit oil tank car trains usually have two or three locomotives. then a covered Hopper or some other "neutral" car immediately behind the power, before the tank cars. What is this car's purpose? BTW, I really enjoy the enhanced camera's resolution and the sound.
I have been watching the Rochelle webcam off and on for about a month and I have a question. Many of the unit oil tank car trains usually have two or three locomotives. then a covered Hopper or some other "neutral" car immediately behind the power, before the tank cars. What is this car's purpose?
BTW, I really enjoy the enhanced camera's resolution and the sound.
It is a "buffer car".It provides separation between the locomotives and hazmat.
Norm
MP173: The hot WB UP intermodal train that you see @3pm is most likely the 'Bird', ZG2LT (Global II / Proviso - Lathrop, CA)
Re: WB intermodal trains that stop on the diamonds are usually entering Global III which is just west of the diamonds behind the trees.
CC
Thanks Brian, I think they were all containers. I'll watch out for the next one to check :)
I saw a unit tank train led by three Union Pacific locomotives running on the left main...on the BNSF toward Savanna! I had just awoken for the day so this more than confused me. This proof that you never know what you may see when watching trains.
James
I have seen a couple of massive covered hopper trains (EB). One had 200 cars adn the other 217 cars. I would assume these were combined empty grain trains.
Where does one listen in on scanners?ALso, does anyone have info on scheduled trains for both railroads? I have a pretty good idea of movements for CN, CSX, and NS in NW Indiana but am completely in the dark for movements for UP and BNSF.
I have noticed there is a daily WB UP intermodal at 3pm with UPS/FedEx/YRC and other hot trailer moves. It is usually a shorter train, maybe only 75-100 trailers, including pups for ABF and YRC.
The UP does seem to run shorter trains than CSX and NS.
Ed
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