The white face scheme sure looked great new. This became BN's scheme in 1989 to improve visibility. An eastbound freight is about to CTC Savanna and will either head east on the C&I or south on th... (more)

The upgrade from the SD60, was the SD60M in 1989. BN was the first one to order 50 units that started delivery in December 1989 with #9200-9249. BN went with a 2nd order that began delivery in Jan... (more)

The CP ran a stack train from KC to Chicago in the early 90s. I don't think it ran every day, maybe Sundays? The train has a lone SD60M for power as the train leaves Savanna for the final leg into... (more)

IMRL, Railink, SD40 211, ex-BN, Burlington Northern 6308 leads 2032-701 with a westbound at Savanna, Illinois. December 8, 1998. Jack D Kuiphoff © photo

Great vacation here. Here an eastbound freight passes the Chamber of Commerce, which was most helpful to us.

Great vacation here. Here an eastbound freight passes the Chamber of Commerce, which was most helpful to us.

EB train . Photo by Tony Vanier. From my collection.

Many people in the Savanna area wait patiently for the Holiday train to pull in for a 2:15 show. Was good to see the train come back to the Midwest this year. The train will head to Davenport and ... (more)

Rambling along north of town right along the Mississippi is the local on double track. Had a great place up high across from the state park and enjoyed vacation immensely.

An empty oil train is about to cross the CP Chicago Sub at Savanna. While waiting for the Holiday Train, we took in some BNSF action. The BNSF yard here comes and goes on what the need is for.

Four of a kind
It’s 6:45 in the morning of July 14, 1991, as Soo Line EMD GP38-2 No. 4444 glows in the early sunlight and new candy-apple red paint, leading an eastbound Soo freight ou... (more)

Burlington Northern train 2 passes colorful autumn trees on the bluffs of Mississippi Palisades State Park just north (west) of Savanna, Illinois, on the afternoon of October 25, 1992.

South Seattle to Chicago Z-train makes the last 143 miles into Chicago. The train is passing thru Savanna and soon will leave the banks of the Mississippi River which they have been following sinc... (more)

At 6:35 p.m. on April 27, 1991, a westbound Soo Line train departs Savanna, Illinois, led by candy apple red Soo EMD SD60 No. 6055.

Powered by a pair of EMD SD40-2s, an eastbound Burlington Northern intermodal train follows a frozen Mississippi River into Savanna, Illinois, on the afternoon of January 30, 1993.