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By:Eric Bitton
Dates:7/13/2011 - 7/16/2011
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UP 8562 East
Title:  UP 8562 East
Description:  A ACe leads 2 SD70Ms on this intermodal train, over half the trains were intermodal trains in Rochelle, but the consist were quite boring to surprising
Photo Date:  7/14/2011  Upload Date: 9/5/2011 3:43:27 PM
Location:  Rochelle, IL
Author:  Eric Bitton
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  UP 8562(SD70ACe) UP 4548(SD70M)
Views:  324   Comments: 0
UP 8568 West
Title:  UP 8568 West
Description:  A pair of SD70ACes, a SD70M, and a Dash 9 leads this intermodal train, this is my very nice close up shot of the lead ACe
Photo Date:  7/14/2011  Upload Date: 9/5/2011 2:06:18 PM
Location:  Rochelle, IL
Author:  Eric Bitton
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  UP 8568(SD70ACe) UP 4091(SD70M)
Views:  267   Comments: 0
UP 8568 West
Title:  UP 8568 West
Description:  This was our only UP Dash 9 on the whole trip, this is a low numberboard Dash 9 is part of UP's large fleet
Photo Date:  7/14/2011  Upload Date: 9/5/2011 2:11:53 PM
Location:  Rochelle, IL
Author:  Eric Bitton
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  UP 8568(SD70ACe) UP 4091(SD70M) UP 9740(C44-9W) UP 8479(SD70ACe)
Views:  387   Comments: 0
UPY 671 West
Title:  UPY 671 West
Description:  This GP15 - 1 looks to have the current UP look with the lightning stripe, it is with 2 other GP15 - 1s and a short train
Photo Date:  7/14/2011  Upload Date: 9/5/2011 8:13:56 PM
Location:  Rochelle, IL
Author:  Eric Bitton
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  UPY 671(GP15-1) UPY 719(GP15AC) UPY 724(GP15AC)
Views:  354   Comments: 0
UPY 724 East
Title:  UPY 724 East
Description:  A trio of aging GP15 - 1s leading a string of boxcars, a nice surprise to not seeing any Geeps on the trip on the UP side
Photo Date:  7/14/2011  Upload Date: 9/5/2011 4:20:07 PM
Location:  Rochelle, IL
Author:  Eric Bitton
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  UPY 724(GP15AC) UPY 719(GP15AC) UPY 671(GP15-1)
Views:  354   Comments: 0
UPY 724 East
Title:  UPY 724 East
Description:  A trio of GP15 - 1s leads a short string of boxcars, this was a neat consist by UP on Day 2
Photo Date:  7/14/2011  Upload Date: 9/5/2011 4:26:01 PM
Location:  Rochelle, IL
Author:  Eric Bitton
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  UPY 724(GP15AC) UPY 719(GP15AC) UPY 671(GP15-1)
Views:  260   Comments: 0
UPY 671 West
Title:  UPY 671 West
Description:  This GP15 - 1 looks to be needing a new paint job, it's a lot more faded then the other 2 GP15 - 1s
Photo Date:  7/14/2011  Upload Date: 9/5/2011 8:14:28 PM
Location:  Rochelle, IL
Author:  Eric Bitton
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  UPY 671(GP15-1) UPY 719(GP15AC) UPY 724(GP15AC)
Views:  322   Comments: 0
UPY 671 West
Title:  UPY 671 West
Description:  The trio of GP15 - 1s return with more cars, but just as they enetered the yard, the train had a airline problem when we heard a loud pop
Photo Date:  7/14/2011  Upload Date: 9/5/2011 8:12:56 PM
Location:  Rochelle, IL
Author:  Eric Bitton
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  UPY 671(GP15-1) UPY 719(GP15AC) UPY 724(GP15AC)
Views:  284   Comments: 0
BNSF 2021 East
Title:  BNSF 2021 East
Description:  After coming back from Flagg Center and dropping some cars up at Globe III, the GP38 - 2 duet leaves Rochelle as they pass under the old BN signal mast
Photo Date:  7/15/2011  Upload Date: 9/6/2011 2:45:02 PM
Location:  Rochelle, IL
Author:  Eric Bitton
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 2021(GP38-2) EMDX 791(GP38-2)
Views:  334   Comments: 1
BNSF 4474 East
Title:  BNSF 4474 East
Description:  A pair of matching Dash 9s leads this Chicago Bound Intermodal train and past us in Rochelle
Photo Date:  7/15/2011  Upload Date: 9/6/2011 6:21:25 PM
Location:  Rochelle, IL
Author:  Eric Bitton
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 4474(C44-9W) BNSF 5523(C44-9W)
Views:  276   Comments: 0
BNSF 4719 East
Title:  BNSF 4719 East
Description:  A new day and our first train on our last day in Rochelle, A Warbonnnet Dash 9 leads a rare SD70MAC, now this is the 2nd SD70MAC we seen on an intermodal train on the trip
Photo Date:  7/15/2011  Upload Date: 9/5/2011 10:07:31 PM
Location:  Rochelle, IL
Author:  Eric Bitton
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 4719(C44-9W) BNSF 9423(SD70MAC)
Views:  274   Comments: 0
BNSF 4726 West
Title:  BNSF 4726 West
Description:  A Heritage II Dash 9 leads the Class Unit for the ES44C4s and a Warbonnet Dash 9 on a westbound intermodal train
Photo Date:  7/15/2011  Upload Date: 9/7/2011 10:13:48 AM
Location:  Rochelle, IL
Author:  Eric Bitton
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 4726(C44-9W) BNSF 6600(ES44C4) BNSF 770(C44-9W)
Views:  271   Comments: 0
BNSF 5286 West
Title:  BNSF 5286 West
Description:  After BNSF 4726 West, anoher Pacific Northwest Bound intermodal train goes through Rochelle, this time with a pair of Heritage II Dash 9s
Photo Date:  7/15/2011  Upload Date: 9/7/2011 10:55:48 AM
Location:  Rochelle, IL
Author:  Eric Bitton
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 5286(C44-9W) BNSF 5308(C44-9W)
Views:  237   Comments: 0
BNSF 5767 East
Title:  BNSF 5767 East
Description:  Earlier we saw #4014 leading, now we see them again, but this time with #5767 leading, note the missing S on the door
Photo Date:  7/15/2011  Upload Date: 9/6/2011 7:34:03 PM
Location:  Rochelle, IL
Author:  Eric Bitton
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 5767(ES44AC) BNSF 4014(C44-9W)
Views:  276   Comments: 0
Class Unit ES44C4
Title:  Class Unit ES44C4
Description:  It's not every day you see a class unit, but this is the Class Unit for the ES44C4 that are now into the 6700 series
Photo Date:  7/15/2011  Upload Date: 9/7/2011 10:15:56 AM
Location:  Rochelle, IL
Author:  Eric Bitton
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 4726(C44-9W) BNSF 6600(ES44C4) BNSF 770(C44-9W)
Views:  308   Comments: 0
NS 9883 West
Title:  NS 9883 West
Description:  This was the only former AT&SF Dash 9 we saw on the trip, it's looking pretty bad, but still nice to see
Photo Date:  7/15/2011  Upload Date: 9/5/2011 10:12:44 PM
Location:  Rochelle, IL
Author:  Eric Bitton
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  NS 9883(C40-9W) BNSF 661(C44-9W)
Views:  296   Comments: 0
BNSF 7454 with the return of #9494
Title:  BNSF 7454 with the return of #9494
Description:  On Day 2, SD70MAC went east with BNSF Dash 9 #5195 and now is heading back west with ES44DC #7454
Photo Date:  7/15/2011  Upload Date: 9/6/2011 6:14:31 PM
Location:  Rochelle, IL
Author:  Eric Bitton
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 7454(ES44DC) BNSF 9494(SD70MAC)
Views:  306   Comments: 0
BNSF 4726 West
Title:  BNSF 4726 West
Description:  A pair of Dash 9s, one in the Heritage II and one in the warbonnet are sndwhiching a ES44C4 as they head west with an intermodal train
Photo Date:  7/15/2011  Upload Date: 9/7/2011 10:53:03 AM
Location:  Rochelle, IL
Author:  Eric Bitton
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 4726(C44-9W) BNSF 6600(ES44C4) BNSF 770(C44-9W)
Views:  257   Comments: 0
UP 1996, the framed photo
Title:  UP 1996, the framed photo
Description:  This is a shot of my 8x10 gloss coated photo of SP #1996 (UP #1996) at Rochelle, during our final day there. It's better then the original which had a spot that was on my lense
Photo Date:  7/15/2011  Upload Date: 12/9/2011 11:17:05 AM
Location:  Rochelle, IL
Author:  Eric Bitton
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  UP 1996(SD70ACe) UP 4427(SD70M) UP 4310(SD70M)
Views:  342   Comments: 0
NS 9731 West
Title:  NS 9731 West
Description:  A pair of NS Dash 9s leads a westbound BNSF train, this is the 2nd to last train for us in Rochelle, it was a great trip and we saw a lot of trains in those three trains
Photo Date:  7/15/2011  Upload Date: 9/8/2011 9:49:15 AM
Location:  Rochelle, IL
Author:  Eric Bitton
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  NS 9731(C40-9W) NS 9753(C40-9W)
Views:  106   Comments: 0
NS 9883 West
Title:  NS 9883 West
Description:  A NS Dash 9 and a former Santa Fe Warbonnet Dash 9 leads a ballast train, I'm not sure where this is going or what it will do, but a nice consist
Photo Date:  7/15/2011  Upload Date: 9/5/2011 10:10:39 PM
Location:  Rochelle, IL
Author:  Eric Bitton
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  NS 9883(C40-9W) BNSF 661(C44-9W)
Views:  286   Comments: 0
SP HERITAGE UNIT
Title:  SP HERITAGE UNIT
Description:  MY FIRST VIEW OF MY FAVORITE HERITAGE UNIT. I was so surprised to see it, I own the N-Scale version of it. It was totally awesome to see. I hope I get the CNW Heritage Unit someday. Of all 6 units, this is my #1 fav. Thanks UP for having this unit lead, wish there was two other Heritage Units with it instead of the 70Ms
Photo Date:  7/15/2011  Upload Date: 8/29/2011 10:21:49 PM
Location:  Rochelle, IL
Author:  Eric Bitton
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  UP 1996(SD70ACe) UP 4427(SD70M) UP 4310(SD70M)
Views:  446   Comments: 0
UP 8205 West meets UP 6001 East
Title:  UP 8205 West meets UP 6001 East
Description:  A meet occurs at the wrong time, I missed the shot by half a second, so this is what I have, sorry for cutting off half the nose of UP 6001
Photo Date:  7/15/2011  Upload Date: 9/7/2011 10:03:51 PM
Location:  Rochelle, IL
Author:  Eric Bitton
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  UP 8205(SD9043MAC) UP 8183(SD9043MAC) UP 8016(SD9043MAC) UP 6001(AC44CWCTE) UP 6338(AC44CW)
Views:  474   Comments: 0
SP 1996 East
Title:  SP 1996 East
Description:  THE SP HERITAGE UNIT leads 2 SD70Ms as it goes to Chicago, what a great looking unit, I like the SP Heritage Unit the best of the 6. I wish 2 of the other Heritage Units were with it, but oh well, it was great to see it
Photo Date:  7/15/2011  Upload Date: 9/7/2011 10:58:12 AM
Location:  Rochelle, IL
Author:  Eric Bitton
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  UP 1996(SD70ACe) UP 4427(SD70M) UP 4310(SD70M)
Views:  319   Comments: 0
SP 1996 East
Title:  SP 1996 East
Description:  The SP Heritage Unit leads 2 SD70Ms on a Chicago Bound Intermodal Train, this was the best unit on the entire trip and I'm glad it was the leader
Photo Date:  7/15/2011  Upload Date: 9/7/2011 11:01:33 AM
Location:  Rochelle, IL
Author:  Eric Bitton
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  UP 1996(SD70ACe)
Views:  77   Comments: 0
SP 1996 East
Title:  SP 1996 East
Description:  The SP Heritage Unit is one of my favorite Heritage Units and I own a N-Scale Kato version of it, but this was the first time I ever saw it. It was so cool, it leads 2 SD70Ms with a GEVO pushing at the rear
Photo Date:  7/15/2011  Upload Date: 9/7/2011 11:04:30 AM
Location:  Rochelle, IL
Author:  Eric Bitton
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  UP 1996(SD70ACe) UP 4427(SD70M)
Views:  162   Comments: 0
SP 1996 East
Title:  SP 1996 East
Description:  A pair of SD70Ms joins SP #1996 as it leads a eastbound intermodal train, the best unit of the trip, but it's not the best consist of the trip, that goes to the Oakway Trio
Photo Date:  7/15/2011  Upload Date: 9/7/2011 11:04:59 AM
Location:  Rochelle, IL
Author:  Eric Bitton
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  UP 1996(SD70ACe) UP 4427(SD70M) UP 4310(SD70M)
Views:  284   Comments: 0
UP 3848 West
Title:  UP 3848 West
Description:  ON Day 2, we got UP SD70Ms #3848 and #4868 going east, this time they are going west, we seen several units twice on that trip
Photo Date:  7/15/2011  Upload Date: 9/6/2011 6:17:01 PM
Location:  Rochelle, IL
Author:  Eric Bitton
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  UP 3848(SD70M) UP 4868(SD70M)
Views:  258   Comments: 0
UP 4867 East abouth to meet UP 5271 West
Title:  UP 4867 East abouth to meet UP 5271 West
Description:  A meet is just about to occur, a SD70M leads two Dash 8 - 40Cs and they are about to meet UP 5271 West lead by a pair of GEVOs, a ACe, and a SD70M
Photo Date:  7/15/2011  Upload Date: 9/6/2011 10:40:08 PM
Location:  Rochelle, IL
Author:  Eric Bitton
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  UP 4867(SD70M) UP 9166(C40-8)
Views:  257   Comments: 0
UP 4887 West Close Up
Title:  UP 4887 West Close Up
Description:  A pair of SD70Ms leads an intermodal train, this is the close up of the leader
Photo Date:  7/15/2011  Upload Date: 9/6/2011 6:24:45 PM
Location:  Rochelle, IL
Author:  Eric Bitton
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  UP 4887(SD70M) UP 4360(SD70M)
Views:  268   Comments: 0
UP 5271 West
Title:  UP 5271 West
Description:  UP 5271 is about to meet UP 4867 East which has a SD70M and 2 Dash 8 - 40Cs, this one is lead by 2 GEVOs, a ACe, and a SD70M
Photo Date:  7/15/2011  Upload Date: 9/6/2011 10:43:23 PM
Location:  Rochelle, IL
Author:  Eric Bitton
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  UP 5271(AC45CCTE) UP 7761(ES44AC) UP 8558(SD70ACe)
Views:  370   Comments: 0
UP 5330 West
Title:  UP 5330 West
Description:  A GEVO and a SD70M provide the pulling power for a westbound intermodal, while a ACe provides the pushing power at the rear
Photo Date:  7/15/2011  Upload Date: 9/6/2011 9:28:53 PM
Location:  Rochelle, IL
Author:  Eric Bitton
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  UP 5330(AC45CCTE) UP 4028(SD70M)
Views:  295   Comments: 0
Sneaky coal train
Title:  Sneaky coal train
Description:  A coal train tries to get past us, it is lead by 2 AC4400CWs and a third at the rear
Photo Date:  7/15/2011  Upload Date: 9/6/2011 6:27:25 PM
Location:  Rochelle, IL
Author:  Eric Bitton
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  UP 5727(AC44CWCTE) UP 5802(AC44CWCTE)
Views:  337   Comments: 0
UP 6001 East DPU
Title:  UP 6001 East DPU
Description:  The DPU for UP 6001 East almost slipped pasted us, but we did get it and it is just another AC4400CW
Photo Date:  7/15/2011  Upload Date: 9/8/2011 9:47:36 AM
Location:  Rochelle, IL
Author:  Eric Bitton
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  UP 5861(AC44CWCTE)
Views:  170   Comments: 0
UP 6774 East
Title:  UP 6774 East
Description:  A UP AC4400CW and a former SP AC4400CW leads this loaded coal train with a third AC4400CW pushing at the rear
Photo Date:  7/15/2011  Upload Date: 9/5/2011 10:21:14 PM
Location:  Rochelle, IL
Author:  Eric Bitton
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  UP 6774(AC44CW) UP 6259(AC44CW)
Views:  217   Comments: 0
AC4400CW DPU
Title:  AC4400CW DPU
Description:  A UP AC4400CW is pushing UP 6774 East as hard as it can, we saw a lot of these low numberboard AC4400s in Rochelle
Photo Date:  7/15/2011  Upload Date: 9/5/2011 10:23:59 PM
Location:  Rochelle, IL
Author:  Eric Bitton
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  UP 6585(AC44CW)
Views:  187   Comments: 0
UP 6766 West
Title:  UP 6766 West
Description:  A empty coal train lead by a pair of AC4400CWs rolls through town with a third AC4400CW as DPU
Photo Date:  7/15/2011  Upload Date: 9/6/2011 10:49:03 AM
Location:  Rochelle, IL
Author:  Eric Bitton
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  UP 6766(AC44CW) UP 7246(AC44CW)
Views:  293   Comments: 0
UP 6774 East
Title:  UP 6774 East
Description:  A loaded coal train lead by a UP AC4400CW and a former SP AC4400CW with another AC4400CW pushing at the rear
Photo Date:  7/15/2011  Upload Date: 9/5/2011 10:18:09 PM
Location:  Rochelle, IL
Author:  Eric Bitton
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  UP 6774(AC44CW)
Views:  235   Comments: 0
AC4400CW DPU
Title:  AC4400CW DPU
Description:  A AC4400CW is pushing hard as it helps the empty coal train go through Rochelle
Photo Date:  7/15/2011  Upload Date: 9/6/2011 10:52:07 AM
Location:  Rochelle, IL
Author:  Eric Bitton
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  UP 7252(AC44CW)
Views:  125   Comments: 0
DPU under signal mast
Title:  DPU under signal mast
Description:  The DPU of UP 7446 West goes under the old CNW signal mast, this signal mast helps make photos look good
Photo Date:  7/15/2011  Upload Date: 9/6/2011 6:10:45 PM
Location:  Rochelle, IL
Author:  Eric Bitton
Categories:  Signal,Action
Locomotives:  UP 7361(ES44AC)
Views:  129   Comments: 0
UP 7446 West
Title:  UP 7446 West
Description:  A GEVO leads a string of autorack cars with anotherßFEVO pushing at the rear, this is at DeKalb, we took the advice of a Florida guy to go there, we weren't very pleased
Photo Date:  7/15/2011  Upload Date: 9/6/2011 5:39:59 PM
Location:  DeKalb, IL
Author:  Eric Bitton
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  UP 7446(AC45CCTE)
Views:  141   Comments: 0
UP 7446 West under DeKalb Coaling Tower
Title:  UP 7446 West under DeKalb Coaling Tower
Description:  A UP GEVO leads a string of autoracks as it goes under the old CNW coaling tower in DeKalb, it was a nice shot and a good area, we were able to beat the train back to Rochelle
Photo Date:  7/15/2011  Upload Date: 9/6/2011 5:44:53 PM
Location:  DeKalb, IL
Author:  Eric Bitton
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  UP 7446(AC45CCTE)
Views:  166   Comments: 0
UP 7446 West
Title:  UP 7446 West
Description:  Here is where we caught up to the front end of the train, thanks to my long zoom, I got one photo of it outside Rochelle
Photo Date:  7/15/2011  Upload Date: 9/6/2011 5:49:01 PM
Location:  Rochelle, IL
Author:  Eric Bitton
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  UP 7446(AC45CCTE)
Views:  131   Comments: 0
Close Up Shot
Title:  Close Up Shot
Description:  Here is a nice close up shot of UP ES44AC #7476 leading the autorack train through Rochelle, the other GEVO is still a bit out of town
Photo Date:  7/15/2011  Upload Date: 9/6/2011 5:50:52 PM
Location:  Rochelle, IL
Author:  Eric Bitton
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  UP 7446(AC45CCTE)
Views:  229   Comments: 0
UP 7476 East
Title:  UP 7476 East
Description:  A brand new GEVO on it's maiden run, this is the 2nd brand new GEVO we seen on the trip, it leads 2 other SD70Ms on the front with a ACe and a SD70M pushing at the rear
Photo Date:  7/15/2011  Upload Date: 9/6/2011 10:26:20 PM
Location:  Rochelle, IL
Author:  Eric Bitton
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  UP 4019(SD70M)
Views:  506   Comments: 0
UP 7616 West
Title:  UP 7616 West
Description:  The final train in Rochelle for us rolls through town, a trio of GEVOs one this train, two in the front and one at the rear pushing, we were satisfied of what we saw in Rochelle this year. I want to come back here again, but it was about to to head back to Minnesota
Photo Date:  7/15/2011  Upload Date: 9/8/2011 9:49:57 AM
Location:  Rochelle, IL
Author:  Eric Bitton
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  UP 7616(AC45CCTE) UP 7625(ES44AC)
Views:  201   Comments: 0
SP 1996 East DPU
Title:  SP 1996 East DPU
Description:  A ES44AC is the DPU of SP 1996 East, I love the Heritage Unit, but a nice DPU at the rear, I like BNSF's scheme a little better then UP's
Photo Date:  7/15/2011  Upload Date: 9/7/2011 8:56:09 PM
Location:  Rochelle, IL
Author:  Eric Bitton
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  UP 7852(AC45CCTE)
Views:  198   Comments: 0
UP 8205 West
Title:  UP 8205 West
Description:  A trio of very cool SD9043MACs leads a westbound freight, this and the Oakway Trio were the best consists of the trip even if the SP Heritage Unit was the best unit of the trip
Photo Date:  7/15/2011  Upload Date: 9/7/2011 10:00:09 PM
Location:  Rochelle, IL
Author:  Eric Bitton
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  UP 8205(SD9043MAC) UP 8183(SD9043MAC) UP 8016(SD9043MAC)
Views:  284   Comments: 0
UP 8205 West
Title:  UP 8205 West
Description:  A trio of very nice looking SD9043MACs leads a westbound freight, they are about to meet UP 6001 East and missed the meet shot by half a second
Photo Date:  7/15/2011  Upload Date: 9/7/2011 9:56:56 PM
Location:  Rochelle, IL
Author:  Eric Bitton
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  UP 8205(SD9043MAC) UP 8183(SD9043MAC) UP 8016(SD9043MAC)
Views:  284   Comments: 0
UP 8205 West
Title:  UP 8205 West
Description:  A very cool consist, a trio of SD9043MACs leads a westbound freight, they meet a UP coal train going east and I missed a good shot by half a second
Photo Date:  7/15/2011  Upload Date: 9/7/2011 9:53:35 PM
Location:  Rochelle, IL
Author:  Eric Bitton
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  UP 8205(SD9043MAC) UP 8183(SD9043MAC) UP 8016(SD9043MAC)
Views:  312   Comments: 0


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