The Station Time Forgot

This was once the Chicago Great Western station in Des Moines, Iowa. The station replaced the so called Union Station which was across the Des Moines river on the eastbank side of Des Moines near the Iowa State Capital in 1950, but all passenger service would end by 1962. The railroad itself was merged with the Chicago & North Western in 1968 and most of its routes including the one that passed by this station have been abandoned.

The station was turned into a restaurant at some point but is not currently being used. The building is somewhat isolated although one Thomas Beck road passes the station just to the left and a multi-use trail follows the former railroad right of way.

Heading to work...

A morning commuter train traveling from Big Lake to Minneapolis, MN. The station in Minneapolis is at Target Field where the Minnesota Twins play baseball.

Sun Rise at the Cemetery

Sunrise at a cemetary in rural Iowa near a crossroads named Klinger.

Sunrise

Sunrise over Brinker Lake in Waterloo, Iowa.

Flying through New Lenox on a sad morning

A Chicago Metra commuter train on the Rock Island line flies through New Lenox  outbound on its way to Joliet at sunrise. It was a sad morning waking up to the news of the Las Vegas tragedy that happened the night before.

Sunrise on the farm

The sunrises on a Iowa farm.

The Sun Rises

The sun rises over a fence along a country road near Waterloo, Iowa.

Barn and Silo at Sunrise

A barn and silo located outside of Waterloo, Iowa at sunrise.

Even small barns have character

Small barn on what was once US Highway 218 in Janesville, Iowa at sunrise.

Barn in the trees at Sunrise

A large multi-section barn outside Janesville, Iowa at sunrise.

Sunrise

Sunrise near Janesville, Iowa

Church at sunrise

St. John's Catholic Church in Independence, Iowa at sunrise.

Barn at Sunrise

The first rays of the morning sun on the side of a barn north of Dike, Iowa.

Union Station at sunrise

Union Station at sunrise
Originally uploaded by Dornoff Photography

As I mentioned yesterday, my purpose for stopping off in Ogden was to get a picture of Union Station at sunrise. I have many pictures of the building but none of them when the sun new day glow is shining on the building.

So here is the final product. The angle was a compromise since the sun would shine into the windows at every other angle that I tried.