A pair of nearly new ES44DC's are in charge of a Chicago bound container North of Savanna, Illinois on the last day of January 2009

The passengers aboard a detouring Empire Builder enjoy the additional views of the Mississippi River afforded by the reroute on a nice July afternoon. Two cars of the Pacific Overland Express brin... (more)

Ah, the impetuousness of youth. We saw this, snapped a few casual shots, maybe spending 15-20 minutes and dashed off in search of something else. We should have stayed and savored for hours, eve... (more)

This is one of those classic little "donkeys" which toiled away almost everywhere on this great old railroad, sometimes even MU'd in strings of four on road freights.

A little fire damage and a desperate financial situation resulted in this cannibalism victim no doubt. Such an object of morbid curiousity seemed to characterize every Milwaukee Road terminal.

Lookout point never disappoints, especially in the fall, where some beautiful fall colors can be seen, while BNSF 6700 works its way south along the Mississippi River.

Dawn breaks behind ICE 6440 on a foggy morning.

A pair of BNSF GE's head the Chicago bound TOFC past the siding at East Burke.

Riverport RR's three ex-US Army BLW switchers 1251/1273/4029 (hidden, coupled to 1273) idle during a crew break at the Savanna Army Depot.

Eastbound BNSF freight makes a stop in Savanna, IL.

A combined CP 185/199 detour train reaches Savanna as the crew expires on this beautiful summer day.

Fortunate spot at the stop sign, with no traffic coming or behind ... quick shot out the window. The swollen Mississippi River surges to the left.

The daily afternoon Z-train from Chicago, IL to Portland, OR rolls thru CTC Savanna at 5:27pm. Couple Dash 9's and an EMD SD60 roll these trailers west today. The clear signal in the background is... (more)

The City of Belle Fourche is idling in the Savanna yard, while a trainman tries to position an EOT for a switch onto the BNSF Peavine (Barstow Sub). Savanna saw plenty of unusual operations durin... (more)