Sunrise Sunset 2 – A Day At Rochelle, Illinois

Producer: Pentrex

Location: Rochelle

Timeframe: 1998

Length: 1 hour

Railfan with Pentrex. Spend a day at Rochelle’s hotspot. Check their custom-built pavilion and Railroad Park at the crossing. BNSF and Union Pacific intersect here.

A single DVD. A Clock based Chapter Menu. Extremely detailed onscreen graphics of the individual trains. Narration by Dave Drui.

Economic development insights from the local Rochelle Director Ken Wise.

High-quality Pentrex product. Good variety of locomotives and trains.

It is October 15, 1998. There are 38 trains to see. Let’s go…

BNSF with #4759 C44-9W on a Seattle to Chicago Z intermodal.

Union Pacific 6844 on this Antelope Mine to Lansing, Michigan assignment. 8:10am.

The auto racks are North Platte to Proviso Yard. UP 9519 C41-8 is on the point.

BN 2161, a GP38 is on a local BNSF job.

Union Pacific with 2 Cotton Belt engines in the lash-up. Auto racks from North Platte to Proviso Yard.

Train #13 is CNW pair. Locomotive 8729 C44-9W is on the lead. North Platte to Proviso Yard. Manifest freight train.

BN 6844 in Whiteface paint on this Z train travels Eastbound.

Chicago NorthWestern 8501 is a C40-8.

UP EMD pair travel from Proviso Yard in Chicago area to Des Moines, Iowa.

CNW 8805 GE AC4400CW at dusk to end the long day.

Sunrise Sunset 2

A Day at Rochelle, Illinois

Who would enjoy a day at Rochelle’s Railroad Park? Pentrex captures the trains, background, and small details.

Abundance of trains. Detailed information on every train. Live environmental audio. Good narrative that is relaxed, yet fills in the needed spots.

Any Railfan should enjoy this show. Pre-merger painted locomotives add interest. A fine release!

Rating: 5 Stars