LMX GE B39-8 No. 8577 powers Burlington Northern train No. 34 (vehicle train) past the bluffs of Mississippi Palisades State Park just north of Savanna, Illinois, on April 27, 1991.
A westbound Z-CHCPTL9-21A is dwarfed by the shear rock cliffs that make up the Mississippi Palisades State Park just north of Savanna, Illinois. It's hard to believe that this spot is in Illinois,... (more)
An intermodal train bound for the Pacific Northwest rolls north along the Mississippi River towards Minneapolis.
An empty grain train cruises north along the Mississippi river at Mississippi Palisades State Park
Skirting along the western edge of Illinois at sunset, the Z Portland accelerates out of Savanna and begins its 150 mile trek along the river to its first crew change point at La Crosse, WI.
An eastbound manifest freight splits the new signals at CP 154, passing the former Savanna Army Depot on its way to Galesburg.
Burlington Northern train No. 144 cruises along the shores of the Mississippi River by the bluffs of Palisades State Park approaching Savanna, Illinois, on July 14, 1991. A pair of EMD SD40-2s pow... (more)
An eastbound Milwaukee Road freight crosses the BN at Savanna and prepares the enter the yard at Savanna.
Burlington Northern train 2 glides along the banks of the Mississippi River just west (north) of Savanna, Illinois, on a sunny October 25, 1992. The Chicago-bound intermodal train is powered by a ... (more)
Became Amtrak 413.
Burlington Northern train 42 cruises along the Mississippi River just north (west) of Savanna, Illinois, on October 13, 1990.
A hot westbound Z train hustles along the base of the Palisades and next to the Upper Mississippi River.
The conductor of BNSF 7626 West, a hot Z train headed for the Pacific Northwest, heads back into the cab after checking his power.
A westbound BNSF Z train hustles along the base of the Palisades on a humid afternoon. Note that the original "Santa Fe" in No. 662's cigar band has been replaced with "BNSF".
Just before sunset on a hazy evening, two big CSX GEs lead a westbound BNSF grain train along the Palisades and the Upper Mississippi River.