Thursday, January 24, 2013

DeKalb

Coal Tower by William 74
Coal Tower, a photo by William 74 on Flickr.
The long-disused Chicago and North Western coal tower in DeKalb, Illinois. This tower straddles what was CNW's main line from Chicago to Omaha. It's still a major route for the Union Pacific today, although coal fired freights and streamliners no longer stop here to fill up.

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