traisessive1They come and go to the same spots so why is one group only being tagged?
One would have to know their routing - the situation where they are loaded, where they might be held briefly while a train is aggregated, where they might regularly go in the hole. Many of these taggers are pretty efficient. They know their sign and can turn it out in a fairly short period of time - like the five minutes the cars are sitting in a siding for a meet or the few hours the cars sit waiting for the other section to arrive.
I suspect that if youi were to look closely at the graffiti on any single car, you'd find it's been done by a number of people.
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I note that the tank cars in the unit trains are clean of graffitti.
fr8tmanI note that the tank cars in the unit trains are clean of graffitti.
Loaded and unloaded at secure sites and otherwise keep moving?
ChuckAllen, TX
This issue actually came up on this forum long before crude-by-rail was big business. The feeling was tank cars didn't present the artist with a nice flat pallet on which to work. But it also could be that their will to survive around potentially hazardous materials is more well developed than we had been previously led to believe.
Sadly, earlier this morning I did see refers with the two orange stripes that had graffiti covering most of the lower stripe.
Bruce
So shovel the coal, let this rattler roll.
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Why reefers are tagged while tankers are not is, likely, as simple as point of origin and destination. Oil unit trains on BNSF originate from the Bakken oil fields. (North Dakota, Montana). Reefers on UP are mostly from the vast agrifarms in Southern California. Which of those points of origin is most likely to have taggers.
Then destination comes into play. Tank cars go to a refinery or a port. Both are not that accessible to the public. Partly for security reasons. Reefers go to distribution centers. In fact, I passed through Rochelle, IL and on the east side was a parked long string of white reefers with a couple of UP locos. Apparently just tied up. If I had wished, and had a can of paint, I could have tagged about 30 cars just next to the road. But, alas, my 'artist' part of me ain't so good. Nor would I wish jail time for vandalism.
chrisjmiller Just before 5pm a string of 12 locos went through heading for Savanna. I assume only the lead BNSF was active, but the rest were in a gray color scheme (hard to be precise at this time of day when the sun is almost directly into the lens). Were they bound for some short line I don't recognise?
Just before 5pm a string of 12 locos went through heading for Savanna. I assume only the lead BNSF was active, but the rest were in a gray color scheme (hard to be precise at this time of day when the sun is almost directly into the lens). Were they bound for some short line I don't recognise?
eolafanLooking through the raindrops on the camera lens is going to give me a headache today so I think I'll do something else while I wait for the rain to stop and the camera to clear up a bit.
Interesting view, more or less. It has rained before on the new camera with no problem, so it looks and sounds like the very "breezy" conditions have put the raindrops on the front glass. Maybe we could crowdfund a windshield wiper?
Edit: Just looked at Bailey Yard and it's breezy enough there that wind socks are pretty much straight out to the south. It also looks like they have gotten some significant rainfall as well.
Second Edit: Neeevvvveeer mind about crowdfunding a windshield wiper. I just saw one clear off the front glass. Clever.
Tom
Pittsburgh, PA
Just had the Rochelle and the Mierlo-Hout cameras up at the same time and was treated to intermodals on both cameras at the same time. The UP eastbound was a lot longer than the westbound on the Dutch line. But we knew that.
With sound on both, you can be doing something else and be forewarned of any action upcoming.
Currently watching a westbound UP unit train consisting of all open-top low gondolas containing a white substance, looks like sand- is that what it is?
EDIT: How convenient, train has stopped, blocking the diamonds. Headed into Global III?
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Did you happen to notice the nose door on the rear facing second unit was open and flapping in the breeze.
I don't know what the stuff in the gondolas is either.
Sure would like to be able to hear the DS channel right now.
Quote Mr. or Ms. Spider has been busy building his/her web over our lens for about a month now and its getting bigger all the time...really a pain when the suns rays hit the web threads just right/wrong.
You can.
http://www.broadcastify.com/listen/ctid/609/web
Click on the railway one.
10000 feet and no dynamics? Today is going to be a good day ...
I've been stuck at home recovering from surgery this week and enjoying it, but one thing bugs me, does anyone clean the lens on a regular basis? a spider web has been across the lens for at least a couple od days now!!
I enjoy watching the Trains Rochelle Web Cam, but will SOMEONE please clean the spider webs from in front of the camera lens? They've been there for a couple of days!
Proud InfidelI enjoy watching the Trains Rochelle Web Cam, but will SOMEONE please clean the spider webs from in front of the camera lens? They've been there for a couple of days!
Those webs ARE removed every few days, but we're dealing with a very persistent spider here (aren't they all?). It gets really bad when she leaves her lunch hanging there to ripen. Pretty disgusting.
I think a single street light mounted on the pole near dead center of the camera's view, pointed down at the end of the fenced-in area, would be sufficient enough to vastly improve night-time viewing. I suppose the camp-fire folks wouldn't appreciate it, though...
Who's going to pay to have lighting installed and for the monthly electric usage ? It would not be free by any means.
cacole Who's going to pay to have lighting installed and for the monthly electric usage ? It would not be free by any means.
Properly presented (and subject to opposition by neighbors), I'm willing to bet that the city of Rochelle might be willing to add a streetlight to the hundreds they already have.
Generally speaking, streetlights are paid for at a "group rate," rather than metering each of them, or any of them, for that matter.
Installation notwithstanding, the minimal upcharge for one more streetlight might not be a dealbreaker - especially since the city was the one that built the park in the first place, IIRC. I'm sure they add and subtract streetlights on a regular basis.
The trick will be in getting a suitable light that will provide enough illumination for the camera without bringing on opposition from the neighbors, or objections from the railroads (ie, blinding the crews).
tree68 The trick will be in getting a suitable light that will provide enough illumination for the camera without bringing on opposition from the neighbors, or objections from the railroads (ie, blinding the crews).
It would be nice if someone would get rid of the spider that's been spinning webs across the camera lens all this week, I just watched it crawl in front of the lens once again, maybe a can of Raid and a duster would do it some good?
Proud Infidel... maybe a can of Raid ... ?
... maybe a can of Raid ... ?
Don't count on it. I once emptied a can of Raid on a Black Widow (spider, not an SP F-unit) and I swear I heard a contented burp.
there are lights inside the viewing stand. For $500-600 you could run a couple of lines to outer walls on either side of the stairs. Mount a double 40 w fluorescent water proof housings to the lines' that should give enough light for the camera to adjust and allow us to see the types of cars and engines. The 40 w lamps would not be blinding to train crews. Too bad I live in NJ. I would gladly do the work myself. I've been there 3 times, piece if cake job. The only problem is getting the powers that be to approve it.
Just saw a WB mixed freight on the UP. The Rio Grande heritage unit was on the point, and there were two widely separated Southern Pacific boxcars in the consist. They are kicking it old school today.
I want to say that this Rochelle Webcam is the greatest thing since sliced bread, but that would be overstating the case, only slightly. Thank you Kalmbach.
Does anyone else have the problem of the cam feed stopping every few minutes? When I poke the START button (the triangle in the circle), it's good for another few minutes.
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Paul of CovingtonDoes anyone else have the problem of the cam feed stopping every few minutes?
It has been ever thus.
The thought was that if people connected to the web cam, and there was no reload requirement, that the early users would choke off those who came later. You would think there could be a better way to deal with that, but I have been wracking my brain and can not come up with one.
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