Welcome to the Rochelle Intermodal website, showcasing my old N scale layout. This layout was loosely based on Rochelle, Illinois, and had an intermodal facility (based on Global III) and industrial switching areas (based on Caron Road, Rochelle, IL.). This website is a place to show you my old Rochelle Intermodal N scale layout, with photos and videos. This website is no longer being updated.
My new layout, BNSF Chicago Sub N Scale can be found on the following website: https://chicagosubnscale.com
Peter Borcherds October 9th, 2013
Spurred on by the blogs of Kathy Millatt, Alain Kap and Gerry Leone, I have decided to revive my NMRA Achievement Programme progress. Read all about it on my NMRA AP page. I’ll be updating this page as I progress along the AP journey! Luckily Rochelle Intermodal is helping me on my way…
Peter Borcherds August 7th, 2013
From time to time I sell off surplus locos, rolling stock and other model railroad items. Any items I have for sale on eBay will appear on my site on the ‘Items For Sale‘ page on the top menu.
In the last few days I have sold 3 locomotives and 4 point motors. Currently there is one Kato loco and two BLMA HO signals. I will be adding other items in the next few weeks and months as I go through my stock and get rid of surplus items.
Happy shopping
Peter Borcherds June 12th, 2013
The railroad room / garage / man-cave is finally completed! Last weekend I finished the wall painting and completed laying the wooden floor.
Tonight I put the layout up to work out final positions – as you will see in the photos below the layout has been split into two (the garage is not long enough for the full layout length). My next project is working out what I am going to put between the two sections. At present the plan is for two corner boards plus 2 straight boards – I’m not sure what will be on the two boards at the moment, but I do need a yard, so I will see if I can fit a small one in there, otherwise another plan is to…wait for it…add another level! I won’t use a helix, rather a gentle incline, just enough to put a hidden staging yard under one of the sections.
But that is for the future – for now I will work on planning the under-layout storage and finishing off the wall decorations (posters & railroad memorabilia). In the photos below you will notice two display cabinets, which will be used for my HO locos & rolling stock and the most important item…a TV with built-in DVD player! Oh, and a bar fridge in the workshop area at the back of the garage – all the essentials!! Over the next few days I plan to hook up the layout electrics to see if everything is still working, then I will start the planning of the new boards.
