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Sunrise & Sunset Photos

Mile Post 57.75 by Carl's Captures, As the sun sets in DeKalb, Illinois, an eastbound stack train rumbles through the historic coaling t
Mile Post 57.75 by Carl's Captures
Clarke's Crossing by dscharen, Willrett Rd. is the only rail crossing between Creston and Malta on the Geneva Sub.  This crossing w
Clarke's Crossing by dscharen
DeKalb Twilight by contemplative imaging, Thursday, December 13, 2012
Rotary Park
DeKalb, Illinois 

The Rural America Series 

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DeKalb Twilight by contemplative imaging
Dawn at De Kalb by Moffat Road, The colors of early dawn are cracking to the east, silhouetting the old steam-era concrete coaling t
Dawn at De Kalb by Moffat Road
Last sun at DeKalb by MRL 390, In July 1994, a westbound headed up by Chicago & North Western Dash 9 No. 8619 slides under the
Last sun at DeKalb by MRL 390
Geneva Sub Sunset by Robby Gragg, UP 2757 leads a intermodal east into De Kalb, IL at sunset.up es44ac 2757 dekalb
Geneva Sub Sunset by Robby Gragg
Sunset by Robby Gragg, UP SD70ACe 8990 trails as a DPU on a westbound coal empty heading into the sunset at Clarke's crossi
Sunset by Robby Gragg
east of elva... by BillsExplorations, An impressive grain storage silo(s)along train trackage in tiny Elva,IL. A large part of the trackag
east of elva... by BillsExplorations
UP Coal Empties - 10/23/1999 by First.Light.55, The last Sunlight of October 23rd, 1999 reflects off of a Union Pacific train of coal empties as the
UP Coal Empties - 10/23/1999 by First.Light.55
nearing the end.... by BillsExplorations, the few surviving buildings of an old farm in northcentral Illinois prepare for another fall night..
nearing the end.... by BillsExplorations
UP 1995 West in DeKalb,Illinois on August 16, 2016. by soo6000, IPRLCR 15 runs into the sunset on the Geneva sub, passing under an antique coal chute from CNW days.
UP 1995 West in DeKalb,Illinois on August 16, 2016. by soo6000
Rural Forms at Sunrise by Jim Frazier, I was passing views like this on my way to the Rochelle Railroad Park to photograph dawn trains.  Bu
Rural Forms at Sunrise by Jim Frazier
Feeling Corny by dscharen, On my first day back to work after a week's vacation (naturally), I got word that Norfolk Southern 1
Feeling Corny by dscharen
BNSF 8294 in Steward, Illinois by Jim Frazier, Kate and I took a little road trip out to Rochelle following the BNSF line from Aurora - November 20
BNSF 8294 in Steward, Illinois by Jim Frazier
An Erie Sunset by dscharen, On my first day back to work after a week's vacation (naturally), I got word that Norfolk Southern 1
An Erie Sunset by dscharen
UP 3048 - 10/10/2000 by First.Light.55, Out of Creston and approaching Malta, a Union Pacific freight with head-end scrap gons out of Sterli
UP 3048 - 10/10/2000 by First.Light.55
NPPRA at Willrett Road by wales23us, I got down to Rochelle, IL at sunrise on October 17, 1992 to find this guy, the NPPRA, making a seto
NPPRA at Willrett Road by wales23us
A Christmas Bird by wales23us, Christmas Day, 1981 I was down to DeKalb, IL for the traditional get together at my aunt and uncles,
A Christmas Bird by wales23us
Northwestern Sunset by Robby Gragg, UP 1995, the CNW heritage unit, leads MWGWG East under the coal chute in De Kalb, IL at sunset.
Northwestern Sunset by Robby Gragg
UP 8844 East in Cortland,Illinois on August 3,2015. by soo6000, PCBG43-03 runs at track speed along Geneva sub through Cortland control point not long after sunset.
UP 8844 East in Cortland,Illinois on August 3,2015. by soo6000
UP Dekalb - 10/10/2000 by First.Light.55, I think it is amazing that this old Chicago & Northwestern mainline coaling tower still spans th
UP Dekalb - 10/10/2000 by First.Light.55
UP 8820 West in DeKalb,Illinois on July 18,2015. by soo6000, ABEHQX-17 runs west at track speed through downtown in the golden light of sunset.  Three big EMD's
UP 8820 West in DeKalb,Illinois on July 18,2015. by soo6000
UP 4735 East in Cortland,Illinois on March 15,2015. by soo6000, APDWG-11 runs track speed eastbound along the Geneva sub on clear signals.  Power 4735,9415,8707.  S
UP 4735 East in Cortland,Illinois on March 15,2015. by soo6000
Clarke's Crossing by gsebenste, Clarke Renard was a friend, an excellent railroad photographer, a landscaping genius, dearly loved b
Clarke's Crossing by gsebenste
Tornado Top by JayLev, This thunderhead was spawning a tornado near Serena, IL, about the time I was taking this photo from
Tornado Top by JayLev
Road Ranger, Rochelle Illinois by Cragin Spring, midwest unitedstates usa unitedstatesofamerica morning sunrise illinois il roadranger sign sky truck
Road Ranger, Rochelle Illinois by Cragin Spring
Red morning sky in the country by Joe K Gage, Another crazy red morning sky out in the boondocks.  This snow-covered field makes a scenic foregrou
Red morning sky in the country by Joe K Gage
Winter Morning by JayLev, The sun rises behind an old burr oak tree behind the new police station in DeKalb, IL.  shadow tree
Winter Morning by JayLev
Ending the day with a winner! by gsebenste, We had to be back by 6 PM, but word came down on the Facebook "Heads up" group that UP 199
Ending the day with a winner! by gsebenste
Coal Chute Sun by Trainham, The daily sunset shines brightly through the window of the DeKalb Coal Chute from April 9, 2012sunse
Coal Chute Sun by Trainham
Rising UP by Cheesehead Media, UP 8604 leads it's train out of the sag east of Creston, IL.usa up sunrise geotagged illinois united
Rising UP by Cheesehead Media
This is not the Heritage Unit you are looking for.. by Don Kalkman, I had originally made a bee-line to Dekalb to nab the Western Pacific Heritage Unit which was schedu
This is not the Heritage Unit you are looking for.. by Don Kalkman
sunset by lesstutrey, sunset on 2/27/2012 outside of sycamore/courtland/dekalb area.sunset sycamore dekalb courtland
sunset by lesstutrey
Sunset on the Rail by Trainham, Here we are at DeKalb, Illinois located at the old Coaling Tower as the sun sets on a windy but beau
Sunset on the Rail by Trainham
Surprise! An executive train in DeKalb by gsebenste, While we were bouncing between  Rondout at Leighton, a message flew on Yahoo! Groups' IlliniRail tha
Surprise! An executive train in DeKalb by gsebenste
Sunrise at the Dock by Don Kalkman, A Union Pacific westbound rolls through DeKalb minutes before sunrise on a cold morning along the Ge
Sunrise at the Dock by Don Kalkman
Sunset by Peaceful Heart, sunset
Sunset by Peaceful Heart
Twilight Tower by Trainham, Just after the sunset April 9, 2012 walking back to my vehicle, I turned around to check the block s
Twilight Tower by Trainham
The Sunset of the Trainut by gsebenste, Clarke Renard, affectionately known to his friends as "Trainut", passed away Sunday, Janua
The Sunset of the Trainut by gsebenste
UP 8054 West in DeKalb,Illinois on June 17,2013. by soo6000, RNMRGS 14,loaded sand train, heading to Texas with three brand new GEVO's.  8054,8061 and 8063 DPU.
UP 8054 West in DeKalb,Illinois on June 17,2013. by soo6000
Cornfield Sunset by John H Bowman, Cornfield Beside Motel
North Dement Road
Rochelle, Illinois

Quite by chance, my first and last phot
Cornfield Sunset by John H Bowman
Red Sky at the Airport by Joe K Gage, Three of these Spanish C-212 Aviocar turbo-prop retired military planes sit at the end of the runway
Red Sky at the Airport by Joe K Gage
Red Tracks in the Sunset by jimt31, Kind of like the old cowboy song...."Red Trails in the Sunset"  Only different if it were
Red Tracks in the Sunset by jimt31
Fine Time for a K-Line by wales23us, Went out of the house before sunrise on Saturday morning, with this exact shot in mind: a fairly new
Fine Time for a K-Line by wales23us
The Giants by Theresa*, A re-do of the wind turbines southwest of DeKalb, Illinois. My previous post of these windmills incl
The Giants by Theresa*
Sunset at the Coal Dock by Don Kalkman, The end of another day finds the abandoned coal chute at DeKalb enjoying another sunset.transportati
Sunset at the Coal Dock by Don Kalkman
as the sun sets on illinois by Cybergabi, sunset night illinois lowlight dusk driveby roadtrip handheld villageofmalta
as the sun sets on illinois by Cybergabi
He was flying! by gsebenste, Coming out of a Bible study, I figured I couldn't race to Rochelle in time to catch this NS heritage
He was flying! by gsebenste
Abandoned Drive Inn - Dekalb, Illinois by Drew Pertl, Location: Dekalb, IL 
Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark II 
Firmware: Magic Lantern Unified v2.2
Lens: EF 24
Abandoned Drive Inn - Dekalb, Illinois by Drew Pertl
Dusk at the coal chute, fall 2013 by gsebenste, The end of meteorological summer ended on 9/1/13 (astronomical summer ends 9/22/13). And that also m
Dusk at the coal chute, fall 2013 by gsebenste
C-212 Aviocar in the morning by Joe K Gage, 19seats2engines 3232pleasantst aviocarturboproppoweredstolmediumcargoaircraftdesignedan construccion
C-212 Aviocar in the morning by Joe K Gage
Early Morning Eastbound by Don Kalkman, A Union Pacific consist containing two patched former Southern Pacific motors (the ones NOT painted
Early Morning Eastbound by Don Kalkman
The Dock at Sunset by Don Kalkman, The former Chicago and North Western coal chute at DeKalb stands tall as the sun sinks in the Wester
The Dock at Sunset by Don Kalkman
Standing Guard by Ray Horwath, A blue hour shot at the Memorial to Union Troops, located at the DeKalb County Courthouse in Sycamor
Standing Guard by Ray Horwath
UP 7188 East, Near Sunset on 10-6-2011 by basicbill, A load of unprocessed electricity is led away from the setting sun by a GE AC44CW. The train climbs
UP 7188 East, Near Sunset on 10-6-2011 by basicbill
Eastbound by Theresa*, Eastbound out of Creston, Illinois at Willrette Road west of DeKalb. Another cold day and evening. I
Eastbound by Theresa*
Coal Depot Dawn by BilgeRat, The coal tower is illuminated by the headlight of an eastbound manifest with the first hint of sunri
Coal Depot Dawn by BilgeRat
Sunrise on an Illinois Farm by craigsanders429, The sun is coming up over Rochelle, Illinois. I am staying in a motel and this is the view out the w
Sunrise on an Illinois Farm by craigsanders429
Damn, That Sun Is Bright by BilgeRat, Squinting into the sunrise on Creston Hill.unionpacific creston
Damn, That Sun Is Bright by BilgeRat
Overland Route Dawn by BilgeRat, HDR sunrise at Cortland, ILdawn pacific union intermodal
Overland Route Dawn by BilgeRat