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Viewing Album:  Rochelle, IL, July 13th - 15th and Portage, WI, July 16th
 
By:Eric Bitton
Dates:7/13/2011 - 7/16/2011
Album Info:UP and BNSF trains at the double diamonds at
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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:  149   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:  137   Comments: 0
Close Up Shot
Title:  Close Up Shot
Description:  Here is a nice close up shot of UP ES44AC #7446 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:  212   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 7476(AC45CCTE) UP 4019(SD70M)
Views:  478   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:  170   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:  163   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:  241   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:  250   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:  279   Comments: 0
UP 5271 West
Title:  UP 5271 West
Description:  A nice ACe is in the consist of this nice intermodal train consist, I like the UP ACes, I wish a few of them were the Heritage Units
Photo Date:  7/15/2011  Upload Date: 9/6/2011 10:49:08 PM
Location:  Rochelle, IL
Author:  Eric Bitton
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  UP 5271(AC45CCTE) UP 7761(ES44AC) UP 8558(SD70ACe)
Views:  242   Comments: 0
Two DPUs
Title:  Two DPUs
Description:  A rare occasion with two DPUs on an intermodal train, the ACe and SD70M are pushing the double stacks and pulling the piggybacks, the reason they do this is because the piggybacks would derail if the units were pushing them
Photo Date:  7/15/2011  Upload Date: 9/6/2011 10:29:11 PM
Location:  Rochelle, IL
Author:  Eric Bitton
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  UP 8588(SD70ACe) UP 4937(SD70M)
Views:  219   Comments: 0
SD70ACe DPU
Title:  SD70ACe DPU
Description:  A SD70ACe is helping UP 5330 West by pushing at the rear of the train
Photo Date:  7/15/2011  Upload Date: 9/6/2011 9:53:30 PM
Location:  Rochelle, IL
Author:  Eric Bitton
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  UP 8636(SD70ACe)
Views:  171   Comments: 0
CNW 11216
Title:  CNW 11216
Description:  A CNW caboose is joined by a couple others and a gutted out E9, this is a nice looking caboose for it's age
Photo Date:  7/16/2011  Upload Date: 9/8/2011 5:21:19 PM
Location:  Janesville, WI
Author:  Eric Bitton
Categories:  RollingStock
Locomotives: 
Views:  125   Comments: 0
CNW 10946 and 11066
Title:  CNW 10946 and 11066
Description:  A couple of old CNW cabooses are together at UP's Janesville Yard, we were trying to find the WSOR, but this was nice to see
Photo Date:  7/16/2011  Upload Date: 9/8/2011 5:21:45 PM
Location:  Janesville, WI
Author:  Eric Bitton
Categories:  RollingStock,Yard
Locomotives: 
Views:  219   Comments: 0
CP 8853 East
Title:  CP 8853 East
Description:  A GEVO and a AC4400CW leads this CP Eastbound on it's way to Chicago, this was our only CP train on the trip
Photo Date:  7/16/2011  Upload Date: 9/8/2011 5:41:03 PM
Location:  Portage, WI
Author:  Eric Bitton
Categories:  Yard,Action
Locomotives:  CP 8853(ES44AC) CP 8613(AC44CW)
Views:  177   Comments: 0
CP 8853 East
Title:  CP 8853 East
Description:  We make a stop at Portage and find a CP freight/grain train leaving for Chicago, a ES44AC and a AC4400CW lead this train, this was the 90th and final train of our trip
Photo Date:  7/16/2011  Upload Date: 9/8/2011 5:27:27 PM
Location:  Portage, WI
Author:  Eric Bitton
Categories:  Yard,Signal,Action
Locomotives:  CP 8853(ES44AC) CP 8613(AC44CW)
Views:  229   Comments: 0
CP 8853 East
Title:  CP 8853 East
Description:  A Eastbound CP Freight/Grain train leaves Portage for Chicago, this was our 90th train of the trip and the only CP train of the trip
Photo Date:  7/16/2011  Upload Date: 9/8/2011 5:30:20 PM
Location:  Portage, WI
Author:  Eric Bitton
Categories:  Yard,Action
Locomotives:  CP 8853(ES44AC) CP 8613(AC44CW)
Views:  183   Comments: 0
CP 8853 East
Title:  CP 8853 East
Description:  A CP Eastbound goes by us as it leaves Portage, WI, we missed the Empire Builder when it left when we got there, a GEVO and a AC4400 leads this train
Photo Date:  7/16/2011  Upload Date: 9/8/2011 5:34:03 PM
Location:  Portage, WI
Author:  Eric Bitton
Categories:  Yard,Signal,Action
Locomotives:  CP 8853(ES44AC) CP 8613(AC44CW)
Views:  193   Comments: 0
900TH UPLOADED PHOTO
Title:  900TH UPLOADED PHOTO
Description:  This is my 900th uploaded to RRPA, this time we see our only CP train on our trip, this was on our way back home to Minnesota, we are in Portage, WI, with a pair of GEs and a long Eastbound Freight/Grain train behind them
Photo Date:  7/16/2011  Upload Date: 9/8/2011 5:34:37 PM
Location:  Portage, WI
Author:  Eric Bitton
Categories:  Yard,Action
Locomotives:  CP 8853(ES44AC) CP 8613(AC44CW)
Views:  164   Comments: 0
DME 6074 East
Title:  DME 6074 East
Description:  I don't know where this really is, but this train past us and I was about to get a ok shot of it, a former CP Rail SD40 - 2 leads a DME SD40 - 3 and a CEFX SD40 - 2
Photo Date:  7/16/2011  Upload Date: 9/8/2011 5:44:40 PM
Location:  Lake City, MN
Author:  Eric Bitton
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  DME 6074(SD40-3) DME 6054(SD40-3) CITX 3073(SD40-2)
Views:  294   Comments: 0
EMDX 791 West
Title:  EMDX 791 West
Description:  A EMDX GP38 - 2 joins BNSF #2021, they went to Flagg Center and then returned to switch in the UP yard
Photo Date:  7/16/2011  Upload Date: 9/6/2011 9:32:51 AM
Location:  Rochelle, IL
Author:  Eric Bitton
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  EMDX 791(GP38-2) BNSF 2021(GP38-2)
Views:  270   Comments: 0
Rare E - Unit
Title:  Rare E - Unit
Description:  A gutted out old E9 is at UP's Janesville Yard, it's joined by a few old CNW caboose. If anyone knows what the heritage or origin of this unit is please tell me
Photo Date:  7/16/2011  Upload Date: 9/8/2011 5:18:11 PM
Location:  Janesville, WI
Author:  Eric Bitton
Categories:  Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  124   Comments: 2
Last Photo in Rochelle
Title:  Last Photo in Rochelle
Description:  This is one of my last photos in Rochelle, this is UP ES44AC #7907 pushing the rear of UP 7616 West as they go into Globe III, this trip was fun and exciting, Day 3's total comes to 26 trains and in the three days there we got 89 trains, I was wanting over 100, but oh well, we saw some neat consists, surprises and the best unit I have ever seen. Thanks Rochelle for all of them, I want to go back there someday, but it was time to go back home in Minnesota
Photo Date:  7/16/2011  Upload Date: 9/8/2011 10:03:27 AM
Location:  Rochelle, IL
Author:  Eric Bitton
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  UP 7907(AC45CCTE)
Views:  173   Comments: 0

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