Here are some shots of Our trip to Savanna, IL....the place is a shadow of its former self.....I look at old MILW photos of the yard that used to be there..........and there is little evidence left!

Thanks to our friend John"theShovel" Means for the heads up on a few units.... headed our way!















Scott and Chuck

You suck and you're welcome.

Actually "Shovel," he does NOT suck and we are all welcome to view the results of the choices he made to go in the first place, so there!

Nice shots to both of you, so where's the shots our own Shovel was piling up?

Nice shots from the Guzik clan. You'll be getting an email from me soon as Patrick and I are planning a road trip aswell.

Hey Chuck, how about some Milwaukee scans

No.........They suck. Just believe me on that one...It's a compliment. I'll explain it sometime.

Nothing but....weeds and trees......left of the Milwaukee. A nasty Soo caboose......maybe. Savanna must have some kind of fertile soil.....cause since the yard closed up.....back in what 1980 or so......the plant life just took over. There is a track buried in the weeds that has rails in concrete for a stretch....dont know what it was. If you go to some of the satellite servers and look down at he yard......you can see what once was...

thanks .....I think

CG

I remember that yard being loaded with lots of trains, locomotives coaches, etc.. Had pictures but the took a freak flood shot about 12 years ago and did not survive

Nice pictures there. I notice alot of different railroads for the diesel unite. One locomotive (number 9076) looks likemit used to belong to General Motors Electomotive division.

EMDX 9076 is an EMD leasor currently contracted out to the BNSF along with all of the other Oakways and EMD 3, the SD60 testbed for the new SD70 trucks.

And a portion of the "Minds" has spoken their minds !!! Nice shots Chuck & Scott. When did you go, if it was a weekend I could have met you there somewheres.
Ron K

No...it was on Monday otherwise we would have let you know......hey Ron....Scott has anawesome video to show you.....two ICE TRAINS MEETING ON THE Crossing......WB with 7 units.....EB with 3......

CG

And my email doesn't have the download link to the video why?????

thats a good question.......in the spirit of our future fearless leaders......."I'll have to get back to you on that"


in the mean time...... a few more Eola shots....always something interesting there







CG

Very nice shots. I'm guessing that they blanked out the GM nose logo on the lease units because of the EMD spinoff?

No, the engines are 20 years old. They just haven't been painted in 20 years.

thats .....Before The Shovel

CG

Chalk one up for the "Cuckster" !!!

Ron K of Rockford

I know the Northstar was in Chicago for the trade show. What I don't know is were the Northstar agency operates, Minnesota?

yep.....I guess its a regional transportation commuter unit for Minny....looks nice!

CG