Eastern Railroad Discussion > A few more from Easter weekend near Rochelle

Oregon, IL

It went like this....
Got here just after 10 AM and nothing till maybe 2 PM.
Then having had my goals on a Northbound (West?) I hear the horns -
It's going South (East).
But wait! It's pulling into the siding! Something is comming at me!
Nope, it's another Northbound passing!
And 10 minutes later... Another.
Then finally near 2:45 or so I got my shot.

BTW - what is the normal, non-Easter, traffic on this line - I was surprised how quiet the line was last weekend (Easter). It seems it gets all clustered with long lulls in between.

/Mitch

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Another in Oregon, IL.
(Still the wrong way)

Nice white face, too bad it wasn't the lead.

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And finally, the money shot.

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NS inbound to Chicago in Chana, IL.

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Same shot, cropped - which do you prefer?

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And in Naperville, IL in the fog.

No frieght, but "click".

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OK, not in Rochelle anymore but same weekend.
Homewood, IL.

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Thanks for sharing!
The uncropped shot of the NS is better - it is not as "crowded." Just my feedback 'cause you asked. :-)
Pretty colors on those containers in that first shot with the green BN in the lead.

Mgoldman Wrote:
> BTW - what is the normal, non-Easter, traffic on
> this line - I was surprised how quiet the line was
> last weekend (Easter). It seems it gets all
> clustered with long lulls in between.
>
> /Mitch

Mitch,

BNSF's Aurora Sub ("C&I") is pretty hot/cold. Mornings and late afternoons are best as that's when the fleets show up. EB in the Morning and WB in the afternoon. The mid-day hours can be hit and miss as you experienced. I spent last Saturday in Savanna and had a great couple hours around noon. The bonus with Savanna is the addition of Barstow Sub traffic and the views along the Mississippi River.

Erik Rasmussen

Thanks.. that sounds about right.