Nostalgia & History > A Day at Savanna Illinois 1989 Part Two (of two)

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Selected scenes from a day videotaping in Savanna, Illinois; late winter 1989.


Picking up where Part One left off;


- on the SOO, the Eastbound w/6052 is now waiting at Plum siding in Savanna for a Westbound meet. This location is directly between the SOO and BN and, at the time, was being readied for development as new housing. While there, a few WB's pass by on the BN to my right.

- along with the meet on the SOO, we see what is left of the vast MILW yard and the remainder of the old Rt84 bridge.

- chasing the EB now out onto the Northern Illinois prarie, I catch it just South of Mt Carroll where we hear some of the track warrant with a meet at Kittredge. Now a siding, it was the spot where the MILW line from Beloit and Freeport met this main.

- with some sunshine now, our train is through Lanark.

- after trouble finding a spot to see the meet only a few miles away, I settle on seeing the WB head out. A good look at Google maps all these years later shows I should've stayed in Lanark to see this next train.








After a few inquiries, I've put much of this collection from VHS 1988-1995 on DVD. Living near Nelson, IL in the 80's and 90's, and before children and mortgages came along, I had ample time to document the CNW, BN, Santa Fe and short lines and regionals. Many one-of-a-kind visits with scenes devoted to yards, and structures and surrounding scenery and MOW workers etc. Below is a list of exclusive DVDs and other projects;

Click for full details and more Previews;
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All titles are in stock and ready-to-ship. See details, more previews and purchase info on all the discs here;
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or individually;
ALL CNW- http://www.ebay.com/itm/ALL-CNW-DVD-1988-1995-2-hours-of-CNW-Video-in-Upper-Midwest-FREE-SHIPPING-/352040323308?hash=item51f73d08ec:g:zwgAAOSw8-tWYyV2
ALL BN- http://www.ebay.com/itm/ALL-Burlington-Northern-DVD-2-hour-20-min-of-BN-action-1988-93-in-ILL-IOWA-/222489186528?hash=item33cd6390e0:g:Q0EAAOSwe-FU8z7L
ALL SOO- http://www.ebay.com/itm/ALL-SOO-Line-DVD-1-hour-55-min-of-SOO-Video-Upper-Midwest-1988-1994-LOWER-PRICE-/352040323315?hash=item51f73d08f3:g:Ma4AAOSw8oFXyxdP
ALL Chicago Central- http://www.ebay.com/itm/All-CHICAGO-CENTRAL-PACIFIC-DVD-40-min-of-video-1988-Wallace-Seward-IL-WIGWAG-/352040323311?hash=item51f73d08ef:g:LYcAAOSw8d9UyWts
ALL Bandits & Rotten Pumpkins- http://www.ebay.com/itm/Bandits-Rotten-Pumpkins-on-DVD-All-ex-MILW-Locos-1988-1993-on-SOO-CCP-/352040323309?hash=item51f73d08ed:g:hgwAAOSwpDdVBeUD
BEST of 1988- http://www.ebay.com/itm/222489186526?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649
BEST of 1989- http://www.ebay.com/itm/Trains-DVD-Best-of-1989-CNW-BN-ATSF-SOO-EMD-Open-House-MORE-54-minutes-total-/352040323313?hash=item51f73d08f1:g:158AAOSwFdtXyx~y
BEST of 1990- http://www.ebay.com/itm/Railfan-DVD-Best-of-1990-1-hour-18-min-SOO-CNW-BN-more-all-seasons-/222489186530?hash=item33cd6390e2:g:A1sAAOSw9IpXyxwm
BEST of 1991-1993- http://www.ebay.com/itm/Best-of-1991-93-Railfan-DVD-Chicago-BN-Metra-Eunits-Joliet-Union-Station-SOO-CNW-/222489186527?hash=item33cd6390df:g:LnQAAOxyyUtSbecF
BONUS DVD of 1994-Present (available on the "10 Pack" set of ALL the DVDs)- http://www.ebay.com/itm/Railfan-DVDs-1988-1995-10-DVDs-of-CNW-BN-SOO-ATSF-AMTK-CCP-More-Over15-hours-/222489186524?hash=item33cd6390dc:g:WqoAAOSwWxNYpN7H

AND visit our 24/7 audio stream of passing trains, weather and nature. Great ambient sounds to relax, sleep or to use as background sounds for club layouts, hobby stores or simply as-you-work!- http://aplacebythetracks.webs.com/



Thanks for looking!



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 07/14/17 10:24 by northernilrailfan.

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