A day at the double diamonds - August 13, 2020 in Rochelle, IL

EDIT (11/29/20): Timestamps are an hour off for each train. For example, train 1 actually came through at 11:55 AM and likewise for every other in the video.
The penultimate day of our stint in the Prairie State found us straying temporarily from the Chillicothe Sub, instead moving north to the intersection of the BNSF and Union Pacific in the town of Rochelle, at its wonderful railfan park. Traffic moved steadily throughout the day on both lines, barring the appearances of two over-10,000-foot UP intermodals spending thirty or so minutes apiece on the diamonds while working the recently-closed Global III. Over the course of the day, a few catches stood out, from foreign power, to a couple old and/or rebuilt EMDs, to a brand new Tier 4 ACe, and much more. It was nice to socialize with fellow railfans at the park, and to make new friends, namely Logan (AFLK Productions), hailing from Michigan on his own trip, who I spent a majority of the day with. He even grilled burgers and hotdogs on his portable grill and gave out a few drinks! His channel and video of the day can be found below. After darkness fell over Rochelle, we retired back to the room to rest up for our last full day in the state.
Logan's channel: / @aflkproductions
His video from Rochelle: • AFLK’S Chesterton/Roch...
Intro/Train 0.5: EB UP Intermodal (0:00)
Train 1: EB UP Manifest (5:20)
Diamond maintenance (12:37)
Train 2: WB UP Local (14:25)
Train 3: WB UP Coal (15:55)
Train 4: WB UP Manifest (19:58)
Train 5: EB BNSF Intermodal (23:54)
Train 6: WB BNSF Local (27:06)
Train 6 moves east and pauses (29:17)
Train 7: EB UP Intermodal (32:37)
Train 8: WB UP Intermodal (obscured) (35:43)
Train 9: WB BNSF Intermodal (41:15)
Train 6 reverses onto the UP (47:03)
Train 10: EB BNSF Intermodal (48:54)
Train 6, much shorter, pulls out and pauses (53:04)
Train 6 departs east (54:39)
Train 11: WB UP Intermodal (55:09)
Train 12: EB UP Intermodal (57:43)
Train 13: WB UP Intermodal (59:38)
Train 14: EB BNSF Intermodal (1:02:28)
Train 15: WB UP Oil (1:05:18)
Train 16: EB UP Intermodal (1:08:20)
Train 17: EB UP Intermodal (1:12:21)
Train 17 stops (1:14:36)
bruh (1:14:51)
Train 18: EB UP Manifest (obscured) (1:15:26)
Train 19: EB UP Manifest (obscured) (1:18:21)
Train 20: WB BNSF Windmill Blades (1:25:17)
Train 21: EB BNSF Manifest (1:28:53)
Train 22: EB UP Intermodal (1:32:09)
Train 23: WB BNSF Intermodal (1:35:13)
Train 24: WB UP Manifest (1:39:17)
Train 25: WB BNSF Manifest (1:43:34)
Train 26: WB BNSF Manifest (1:47:18)
This video was edited in VEGAS Movie Studio 15.0 Platinum. All footage belongs to and was recorded by me. In order to be used, permission can be requested via comment or email.

[@derricktherailfan]

Really great video!! 👍

[@trainwreck4198]

I’m planning on moving between Rockford & Rochelle next spring

[@trainwreck4198]

Awesome video do you know the frequencies for the UP & BNSF out there

[@VArailfan89]

UP 161.040, BNSF 161.160