Railroading Train Watching Rochelle, Ill. — a Midwest railroad hotspot for train watching

Rochelle, Ill. — a Midwest railroad hotspot for train watching

By Angela Cotey | January 15, 2021

| Last updated on March 20, 2024


Dozens of trains pass through this Midwest hotspot on a given day.

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Join Trains editors on a short tour of the best parts of Rochelle, Ill., for rail fans — the places where train horns sound often. 

Rochelle is the crossroads of Union Pacific and BNSF Railway mainlines in the middle of Illinois, in the middle of the Midwest — ensuring dozens of a train a day in several directions.

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