I’ve been enjoying the Trains magazine Rochelle, Illinois live webcam for a couple of years now; but I’ve routinely noticed something that has aroused my curiosity: The fact that it seems probably 75% of the time I put on the webcam there is a railroad crew working on the diamonds of the interlocking for much of the day. I’m not knowledgeable enough on these matters to know what they’re doing, and if it’s the same task, or different things on different days. But what I can’t help but wonder is (and don’t get me wrong, I’m not trying to imply anything here)…what in the world are they working on day after day after day year 'round??
If anyone can answer that for me, I’d appreciate it.
By the way, kudos to Trains for putting up and maintaining that great webcam. It is the only one I can consistently rely on to be up and running (unlike so many others), and to not have to wonder if it’s going to go away at any day (like many others). I also loved the Ft. Madison, Iowa cam on the BNSF transcon, but it has been ruined with recent changes made in it (very little zooming and panning capability compared to what it once had – a real shame).