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AMTRAK at Rochelle ????
AMTRAK at Rochelle ????
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Anonymous
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AMTRAK at Rochelle ????
Posted by
Anonymous
on Tuesday, May 29, 2001 8:50 PM
The web-cam at Rochelle caught what LOOKS like an AMTRAK train tonight (May 29) at about 8:20 PM -
take a look !!! Good view of an AMTRAK baggage car (I just bought one from Walthers), and what looks like superliner cars in the distance.
Was this really an AMTRAK, and if so why is it there?
If is isn't what is it ??????
- George
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Anonymous
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April 2003
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Posted by
Anonymous
on Tuesday, May 29, 2001 8:54 PM
OOPS - I meant "box car", not baggage - the backorder from Walthers must be on my mind !!!
Still ...... what IS this train ?????????????
- G
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mccauley
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April 2001
From: US
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Posted by
mccauley
on Wednesday, May 30, 2001 8:17 AM
Yep, looks like an Amtrak train to me, on the BNSF line. Does Amtrak ever do charter trains?
Among the recent images from this morning (5/30) is one from about 5:45am showing a manifest train with a CSX loco behind three Santa Fe/BNSF units (on that side of course). Curioser and curioser...
Joe
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edahrenhoerster
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January 2001
From: US
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Posted by
edahrenhoerster
on Wednesday, May 30, 2001 10:07 PM
I have seen Amtrak charter trains come through there on 2 occasions. (One was during the Trains magazine 50th anniversary party.) But both times were on weekends when, presumably, they have equipment that would otherwise be idle. I think they were both fall color tours--not too likely this time of year. Also, neither of those trains had any mail/express box cars on them. Probably a detour, but the most likely detour through there would be the Empire Builder and I haven't heard of any problems on CP that would cause a detour.
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Anonymous
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Posted by
Anonymous
on Wednesday, May 30, 2001 10:12 PM
I just read todays news wire - seems that AMTRAK's Texas Eagle has been re-routed due to track work in Illinois - I'm glad I caught the photo !
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mccauley
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April 2001
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Posted by
mccauley
on Thursday, May 31, 2001 11:38 AM
The Texas Eagle detour has the trains taking a more southern route, first to Joliet (south of Chicago), then following the CN/IC line through Gibson City, Clinton (IL), and on to Springfield where it returns to its usual route. The BNSF line through Rochelle is almost due west of Chicago and continues northwest, eventually to Minneapolis/St. Paul. So I doubt it that's what you were seeing.
Which brings us back to the original question - just what was an Amtrak train doing on that line?
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Soo2610
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From: US
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Posted by
Soo2610
on Thursday, May 31, 2001 11:45 PM
This isn't the first time Amtrak has been on the BNSF in Rochelle. Caught a couple of them out there last year when they were being detoured due to a bridge problem in Nebraska. Havn't seen or heard anything about the one you saw this week.
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Anonymous
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Posted by
Anonymous
on Thursday, June 28, 2001 12:25 AM
LIONEL also makes a very good baggage/freight AMTRAK, CAR I HAVE ONE TOGO WITH MY DASH-9 AMTRAK ENGINE
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Anonymous
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Posted by
Anonymous
on Monday, July 9, 2001 9:44 AM
very odd indeed. the mystery train i guess. i just wish my connection wasnt so slow so i could watch the webcam more. (24.0 or 26.4 dosent work very well :) )
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