OUCH. Word reaches the Superintendent's Office of a collision between a Union Pacific work extra and a Burlington Northern van train on the diamonds at Rochelle. More details as warranted. Sorry, I don't own the proper tools to live-blog a train wreck.

SECOND SECTION: The collision was Friday evening, it looks like a self-propelled rail grinder clipped some containers. By Sunday noon, most of the wreckage had been hauled away, although some remnants of a container were left along the north edge of the parking lot at the railfans' park. These things have jagged edges and are susceptible to being blown around by the wind so I got away from there fairly quickly. No good photo opportunities left.