Portal:US Railways/Selected hotspot/2008 archive

This is an archive of railfan hotspot summaries that have appeared in the Selected railfan hotspot section of Portal:US Railways in 2008.

Rochelle Railroad Park is a city park maintained by the city of Rochelle, Illinois. The park is located in the southwest corner of the city between two legs of a level crossing between Union Pacific Railroad (UP) and BNSF Railway. Both railroads' mainlines consist of two tracks each connecting facilities in Chicago with points west.

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<flickr limit=8>Rochelle Railroad Park</flickr>

Tehachapi Loop is a railroad location on Tehachapi Pass in southern California. The track was built by Southern Pacific Railroad, which was acquired by Union Pacific Railroad in the 1990s. BNSF Railway operates over the pass via trackage rights inherited from the 1995 merger between Santa Fe Railroad and Burlington Northern Railroad; the Santa Fe had operated over the pass through a trackage rights agreement with Southern Pacific.

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<flickr limit=8>Tehachapi Loop</flickr>

Keddie Wye is a railroad location in northern California. The most distinctive feature is the split bridge forming one of the intersections of a wye originally built by the Western Pacific Railroad. The wye is adjacent to the town of Keddie, California, which was named for Arthur Keddie who surveyed the WP's route through the Feather River Canyon.

<googlemap lat="40.019456" lon="-120.958411" zoom="17">40.018922, -120.958292, Keddie Wye, California</googlemap> <flickr limit=8>Keddie Wye</flickr>