Regarding yard track elevation maps. The Friends of the Burlington Northern
website has a page with 1970's era maps for all major yards including Savanna.
Here is the link: http://www.fobnr.org/yardmaps/maps.htm
--- In CBQ@yahoogroups.com, "pal_houston" <paulaleonard08@...> wrote:
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> William:
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> One of the photos on pg.66 of Mike Spoor's "CB&Q in Color, Vol. 2" shows the
> MILW junction with CB&Q in Savanna. The photo, which looks southeastward,
> does show a tower along the Burlington ROW west of the tracks. Also, there
> are track elevation diagrams of Savanna available (I got mine on a CD from
> Steven Holding), some of which may already be posted in the files area.
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> Additionally, if you are really interested in MILW around Savanna, check out
> the 3rd Quarter 2002 issue of The Milwaukee Railroader.
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> Regards,
> Paul
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> --- In CBQ@yahoogroups.com, "William" <TrainGG1@> wrote:
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> > Had the occasion to visit Savanna, IL and the one-time CB&Q/MILW crossing
> > (even caught a E/B freight (with DM&E power) at the crossing). Assume there
> > was once a tower protecting this crossing. Would be interested in
> > seeing/obtaining photos of same. Where where the CB&Q and MILW depots in
> > relation to the crossing? Both are gone now...hard to believe Savanna was
> > once a railroad town. There is a former MILW coach now being used as a
> > museum. On my last visit to Savanna (nearly 20 years ago), I seem to recall
> > that coach was being used by a credit union. Can anyone shed any additional
> > light on that?
> >
> > Wm Shapotkin
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