I never realized that BNSF had a small yard in Rochelle until is studied these Steam Plant Road photos. (I wonder what/where the steam plant was.) Not only are there quite a few rail served industries here, UP has built a branch and yard to serve the area as well. In fact, UP seems to have exclusive access to some of the industries south of the tollroad.
Michael Wayne Sitter posted two photos with the comment: "Westbound auto racks with a Dash-944CW and an ES44C4 crossing Steam Plant Road at Rochelle, IL in September 2016. -Michael W. Sitter."
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| 1, looking southish, street view |
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| 2, looking northish, street view [The blurry green locomotive that is parked on the left siding indicates there is enough industrial switching in this area to have a dedicated switching locomotive.] |
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| Viral Media posted Rochelle UP Intemodal An aerial view of Union Pacific’s former “global III” intermodal yard in Rochelle, Illinois. The town of Rochelle is at the top of the photo. Union Pacific’s former Global 3 terminal has apparently been repurposed for domestic intermodal block swapping. Many UP trains originate or terminate at the Global III intermodal yard. A number of shuttle trains operate throughout the day, moving containers between Global III and other intermodal facilities in the Chicago area. The function of this terminal is primarily that of a block swap. UP billed the Global 3 terminal in Rochelle as a state-of-the-art facility when it was competed in 2008 after investing a reported $181 million in the site. Global 3 was to serve as an interchange hub and terminal for intermodal shipments moving through western Iowa and Wisconsin. Union Pacific idled the yard in July 2019, moving the traffic to two other Chicago sites. Global 3 is capable of 720,000 lifts annually and has parking spaces for 7,200 containers or trailers. The Rochelle intermodal facility covers 1,200 acres and includes a large switching yard. Darin Umlauft: The article is dated from 2019. After the covid shipping meltdown, UP reopened Global III and the container shuttles returned. Keith Hanetho: Darin Umlauft It's basically a transfer yard. No more containers. They have been talking about adding 7 more lanes. Mike Stahl: UP spent big bucks on Nelson line south to connect with BNSF in Edelstein. Now it's never used!! UP big wigs peed some bucks away there. Joe Smith: What a waste of money, we told them it would fail and was a stupid place to build. Josh Fullbright Joe Smith: Didn't a bunch of towns further in tell them no? Johnny Stoner: Josh Fullbright Yes they did. The were trying to put it just west of Elburn, Illinois. And east of Maple Park,Illinois. |
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