In the bright morning sun, Keokuk Junction 1752 and 1750 make a stop at a rural crossing outside of Canton, IL. The train is a special Santa train that runs between Peoria and Canton, IL.

Halloween Day's Canton Cannonball is two miles from a crew change that normally would have taken place four hours prior. The train suffered a five hour delay due to locomotive issues. The home in ... (more)

Peoria & Western's Santa Train heads west through Canton, IL., powered by a pair of covered wagons.

Peoria and Western spent most of Friday July 9th on Ameren's Duck Creek power plant spur retrieving coal hoppers from storage. Photographed about 400 yrds south of Il route 9 with the second pull... (more)

Pioneer Railcorp's A-B-A set of vintage Funits head west from Canton, Illinois towards the last stop of the day at Cuba. The Peoria & Western Railway Santa Special made six stops along its line, o... (more)

The Canton Cannonball heads westward into another snowfall on Monday morning. STEVE SMEDLEY PHOTO

Many railfans came out for the TPW Santa Train in Canton. Here, the attractive F units bask in the afternoon sunlight.

The Santa Special is about to make its second stop at Canton at the old TP&W office.

The Santa special stopped on the east side of town will soon head for town center so more kids can have time with Santa Claus.

TP&W's Santa Train slows to a stop, just outside of downtown Canton. The crew stopped to take a lunch break.

Santa Claus and his helpers take a break between stops during the second annual Santa Train featuring the Peoria & Western Railway and it's two FP9'A's. 'Tis the season to take a fun-filled trip w... (more)

Toledo, Peoria & Western's 2009 Santa Train heads west through Canton, Illinois, powered by the pair of attractive F units.

Santa Claus is coming to town...by train.

Peoria & Western Railway uses six locomotives to pull a 52 car cut of coal onto the Ameren Spur at Rawalts, as the loaded coal train heads for the Duck Creek Power Generating Station at Dunfermli... (more)

The Peoria & Western Railway is making a run onto the Ameren Spur at Rawalts, Illinois on the way to the Duck Creek Power Generation Station at Dunfermline. Engineer Dave Henry has the train in th... (more)