BNSF Peoria Local on its approach into the Peoria, Illinois area.

The westbound TP&W Galesburg job meets BNSF light power, in the form of LLPX SD38-2 lease units. I believe that the LLPX SD38-2's went on to Iowa Interstate in their 150 series.

The sun rose just in time for me to capture TP&W's train 120 as it approaches the yards in East Peoria. This train, generally a mix of intermodal and manifest, was run from Ft. Madison, Iowa to E... (more)

A yard crew does some switching a the Galesburg diesel shop.

A pair of "Oakways" bring this Cilco, Edwards station coal train towards the TP&W yards. The BNSF would bring the train to Peoria, the Peoria & Pekin Union (P&PU) would transfer it to t... (more)

A Decatur-bound grain train, on BNSF haulage rights, makes its way towards Peoria, and home rails at Pekin.

Illinois & Midland, using a rare combination of SD45 and RS1325 locomotives, hauls a definite "high wide" consisting of transformers to the nearly Powerton generating station.

KJRY's beautiful ABA set of FP9s, along with a GP20, bring a train from the Tazewell & Peoria into the Kolbe depot.

A Union Pacific "Cilco" coal train closes in on its destination as it crosses Kickapoo Creek just west of Peoria. Both the Union Pacific (ex. CN&W) and BNSF (ex. CB&Q) mainlines follow ... (more)

NS geometry train spins it power at the Tazewell & Peoria railroad before heading back east on the Peoria Sub.

Illinois & Midland train from the Tazewell & Peoria yards features a TP&W GP38 followed by an IMRR RS1325 thanks the the power sharing among these G&W properties.

Metra 305 at the 1999 Illinois Railway Museum Diesel Days before being repainted to CN&W colors.

A youngster gets a helping hand into the lead locomotive as the KJRY Santa Special makes its annual stop in Canton, Illinois.

Interesting power for a NS-Iowa Interstate interchange train. CP power followed by two NS, ex-UP SD9043AC's.

Out of the shadows and into the sun. This Tazewell & Peoria potash train has just entered Union Pacific rails and is about 2 miles from its destination, the Mosiac facility on the Illinois River.