Along the mighty Mississipp'.
BN widenose in need of a wash leads a westbound manifest over the diamond at Savanna.
The Mississippi River laps at the BN as Galesburg-Superior manifest #143 meets CN run-through #340 from Winnepeg to Chicago. This is just the beginning of a long, devastating flood season on the ... (more)
With classification lights illuminated, a Hostler moves MILW Bicentennial unit #156 at the Savanna roundhouse into perfect glint shot position.
A Milwaukee flood detour gets ready to depart Savanna for the Quad Cities via the Nitrin line on the Illinois side of the Mississippi River, instead of the usual routing down the Iowa side via the... (more)
A Milwaukee flood detour gets ready to depart Savanna for the Quad Cities. The train is on the BN main passing the now razed tower, crossing the MILW tracks that it usually ran on.
MILW freight waits to enter Savanna Yard after crossing the Mississippi from Iowa.
In 1993 the upper Mississippi River is at flood stage forcing many detours such as this SOO #228 symbol detouring north on the BN to LaCrosse. This was the first of 2 major Mississippi flooding e... (more)
A BNSF Dash 9 leads a pair of former BN SD40-2's on a high priority manifest through the curves and scenary along the Mississippi River in Savanna.
BNSF 7653 leads 3 Thoroughbred GE's on a Z train bound for Cicero.
An eastbound Z train races along the Mississippi River on a beautiful fall morning.
A Chicago-bound autorack train led by an all Santa Fe consist wraps around a curve in downtown Savanna.
