Hey I really like this video because it shows the other direction in the Rochelle Park area this is the first time I have seen this side of Rochelle that's it looking West of the Diamonds area and thank you for showing us and bringing this video to us hey it's a great video

Thanks, I've been watching this intersection for years with the Trains Magazine web cam. I loved seeing the surrounding area with your drone. The large farm fields were a surprise.

Enjoyed the excursion today. The music was a great complement. Excellent production. Keep up the good work. Thank you.

A lot of history here. Way before UP and BNSF came to be in their present form. This crossing dates from the late 1800s, when the CB&Q (BNSF) built northwest to Minneapolis to compete with the Chicago & North Western (UP).

Beautiful Video , what a Panoramic View , thank you ❤

The John Deere tractors were a great addition. Hundreds of tractors, oh my.

Thanks for this perspective.

I don't think I've ever seen a train this long! Man how many cars was he hauling? And I love hearing a train cross over a diamond. That is such a distinctive sound. Thanks for capturing all of this for us!

@jeffp925

2 ай бұрын

I have lived in Rochelle all my life. It only took a little over 5 minutes, that was a short one. I have seen them parked on the east side of town and stretch 3 miles to the next town of Creston. Nothing to see here. 😂

That is an awesome place for train watching. I used to go there when I livedin woodstock. There is a Culver's just a few minutes from there. It was a day trip that I loved. I would call my dad and he would watch me wave to him on the camera.

@RoamingRailfan

3 ай бұрын

Funnily enough I ate at that Culver’s too!

Awesome!!!

Thank you for your efforts on these many great videos!!

What an interesting track configuration - thanks you for sharing it with us

Had no idea that was just a wall blocking a parking lot. I always thought it was some industrial building. Cool shots. Don't get busted with your drone!!! LOL

@KicksVette

2 ай бұрын

That used to be a complete building. The wall is what's left.

The fact I live 16 miles from this

Apparently, Illinois is the only state you can find all 6 Class I American and Canadian railroads.

The UP train at 9:30 (2 bay hoppers) isn't a grain train. That is a frac sand train

I don’t know if it was mentioned but your ground level shots at about 14:00 and at 17:00 were right next to the Virtual Railfan camera location; it’s to the right and slightly higher than your camera was. Also the park used to have a firepit almost at the Diamond end of the park, but it was removed last year-the remains can still be seen on the virtual Railfan camera.

@RoamingRailfan

3 ай бұрын

I was directly under the cameras where I was. If people had been paying close enough attention last summer, I would have made an appearance

@sassycat

3 ай бұрын

Interesting to see the diamonds from the opposite side of VR's shots.

@RoamingRailfan

3 ай бұрын

That’s why I tried to film from that side a lot as I knew few people had seen that view

Every time I see one of your videos I always say that they are of awesome quality and they are absolutely beautiful! I always say that they are more than worthy of being used by railroads for public relations and for business purposes. Yes, they are that good! The only thing that would make this particular video even better would be for BNSF president and CEO Kathryn Farmer and her boss, Warren Buffett, to change the BNSF scheme and image to that of a certain iconic name and very famous paint scheme that has worldwide recognition: Santa Fe. The consonants and Halloween 🎃 colors just don’t do it! They only name and image that can stand up to Union Pacific’s famous name and image is that of the Santa Fe.

Loved the video, very professional. Having all that activity there is great for rail fans but it's probably a choke point for the RRs. Are there any plans to build a flyover?

@RoamingRailfan

3 ай бұрын

I've never heard of any plans and any delays aren't that bad from what I've heard

@jeffp925

2 ай бұрын

In the 80's an overpass was built on 7th street ( US 251). Prior to this it was a long wait to cross the tracks

Trains long enough that the front end was leaving town before the rear end got into town. You've got me wondering why you wouldn't get trains of John Deere tractors in Florida. Isn't there a John Deere agent in the state? Has Florida banned John Deere from trading there? Don't Floridian farmers use John Deere products? Speaking of which, there were a whole raft of different rear axles on those tractors.

@RoamingRailfan

3 ай бұрын

There are plenty of John Deere tractors and dealers in Florida but I’ve never personally seen any on trains in the state or in photos. I’ve seen another brand a few times but it’s by far a rarity.

@roboftherock

3 ай бұрын

@@RoamingRailfan Ah, I misinterpreted the wording. I guess then that these long trains get split up before penetrating the state.