The 'City of Savanna' is a daily reminder to the residents of Savanna, Illinois of their railroad heritage. A couple hundred yards back, this westbound double stack passed over the diamonds where... (more)
Big power for a local. A pair of gull wing units pull a short four car freight out of Savanna. It's an uphill climb from the Mississippi. This is the old CB&Q where this local runs to Oregon, Il.... (more)
The DPU of an eastbound (south by compass along the river) ore train has just passed under the overlook at Mississippi Palisades State Park and follows the rest of the train into Savanna. The hig... (more)
It started out Thursday afternoon as rain, and then snow mixed in. When the precip turned to all snow, the flakes were the size of potato chips. The snow stuck to every little twig on every tree... (more)
CITX 3078 leads a trio of gray leased SD40-2's west on the CP Chicago Subdivision through the semi-fall colored trees of Illinois. The train is approaching the east end of the Savanna Yard, and wi... (more)