Rio Grande Scenic Railroad steam excursion led by ex-Lake Superior & Ishpeming 2-8-0 No. 18 heads west in Monte Vista, Colo., on Aug. 2, 2008. William Diehl […]
Rio Grande Scenic Railroad
Union Pacific COO Vena to become senior advisor; Gehringer to lead operations
OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific Chief Operating Officer Jim Vena will move to a role as senior advisor as of Jan. 1, 2021, with Eric Gehringer succeeding Vena as executive vice president-operations. Vena, 62, joined Union Pacific in January 2019, overseeing all aspects of operations including the railroad’s transition to its version of precision scheduled […]
Digest: NRC announces series of webcasts in place of January convention
Tuesday afternoon rail news: NRC to hold ‘First Look’ webcasts in place of annual convention The National Railroad Construction and Maintenance Association will hold a series of webcasts in January to replace its annual NRC Conference, which had been scheduled for January 2021 in Hollywood, Fla., scrapped because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The “NRC First […]
Digest: Suspect arrested in fatal LA Metro stabbing
More Tuesday morning rail news: Suspect arrested in stabbing death of LA Metro rail employee Police have arrested a suspect in Friday’s stabbing death of an LA Metro rail employee at a downtown Los Angeles subway station. The Los Angeles Daily News reports Irma Monroy, 25, was booked on suspicion of murder and held in lieu of […]
Digest: MTA introduces detailed, real-time online subway map
More Tuesday afternoon rail news: New MTA map shows trains in motion, reroutes, station information New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority has unveiled a new online subway map offering remarkably detailed real-time information on the subway system. Curbed.com reports the map, using the MTA’s own data streams, makes it possible to follow the movement of individual trains, as well as […]
BNSF and Union Pacific in Rochelle IL
Union Pacific to Clinton, Iowa 64.5 miles BNSF to Savanna, Illinois 60.0 miles BNSF to Aurora 45.3 miles UP to Proviso 59.6 miles Watch live railroading action 24 hours per day on TrainsMag.com! Our Rochelle Web Cam captures live action as the BNSF and Union Pacific main lines cross. Learn about Rochelle’s Railroad Park […]
Rochelle Web cam – Frequently Asked Question
Q. I don’t get motion and/or sound. What’s wrong with the camera? A. Likely nothing. While outages happen, they are relatively rare. The biggest cause of user distress is outdated software. We recommend updating the Adobe Flash Player plugin regularly and using a modern web browser, such as Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge, to view […]
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