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.

I have made a few trips across the causeway between Sabula and Savanna back in the IMRL/IC&E days. I always thought "there got to be some cool shots out here," but never had opportunity ... (more)

BN GP7 1582 leads a 6 unit consist of Geeps and SDs as it handles a pickup and set out at Savanna, IL on a snowless early January morning in 1976. Savanna was a crew change and junction point for... (more)

BN EMD GP39M No. 2805 leads westbound “Expediter” train 41 out of Savanna, Illinois, on the afternoon of October 13, 1990. The first few rebuilds of GP30s into GP39Ms by Morrison-Knudsen in 19... (more)

For several years, Canadian National’s route to Chicago from the northwest was via trackage rights over Burlington Northern, with this changing over to Wisconsin Central trackage rights and even... (more)

A recently refurbished SD60 sits in the late afternoon sun just east of the diamonds in Savanna. Ex-SOO 6024 (b/d 3/89).

BN train 103 cruises along the Mississippi River just west of Savanna, Illinois, on the afternoon of April 7, 1990. BN GP39M No. 2830 is former Chicago, Burlington & Quincy EMD GP30 No. 944 built ... (more)

The evening Seattle stack flies along the Mississippi River with four of BNs attention grabbing GEs up front… seen here from the Mississippi Palisades State Park.

On the autumn day of October 25, 1992, a Burlington Northern taconite ore train headed for Granite City, near East St. Louis, follows the bank of the Mississippi River at Savanna, Illinois. The mi... (more)

At 5:56 p.m. on April 27, 1991, Burlington Northern train 204 heads east along the “Ol’ Man River” and Mississippi Palisades State Park as it rolls toward Savanna, Illinois. The train is led... (more)

Burlington Northern train 3 softly reflects in the Mississippi River as it heads west of Savanna, Illinois, late in the afternoon of April 3, 1993. Trailing the BN EMD SD40-2 leading the train are... (more)

A short eastbound Burlington Northern ‘Expediter’ intermodal train, pulled by lone EMD GP50 No. 3151, approaches Savanna, Illinois, in a view from Mississippi Palisades State Park on September... (more)

An eastbound Burlington Northern freight is about to thump across the diamond as it passes the creaky, old tower guarding the Milwaukee Road crossing of the BN at Savanna, Illinois, in November 19... (more)

Burlington Northern EMD SD40-2 No. 6795 leads train 12 eastbound along the bank of the Mississippi River as it approaches Savanna, Illinois, at 4:10 p.m. on October 19, 1996. Trailing units are LM... (more)

Soo Line train 220 heads east out of Savanna, Illinois, at 12:25 p.m. on October 24, 1992. The railroad’s abandoned, former Milwaukee Road yard at Savanna is still populated by a large assortmen... (more)