TP&W power waits on the bridge at P&PU Jct. while the westbound road train (1/4 mile behind me) switches it's inbound into the East Peoria yard. If the train passes the yard limit sign, it exits ... (more)

BNSF's Galesburg to Peoria manifest is on it's last lap to it's destination.

Illinois & Midland's train from the TZPR yard takes the alternate route back home down the TZPR "Ice House" track past the Illinois river. The John T. McNaughton bridge is in the backgr... (more)

UP's M-PECL approaches the UP Adams St. yard in Peoria after pulling from the Tazewell & Peoria yard. Although difficult to see, a Pioneer (PREX) SW1500 switcher is last in this train as pulled f... (more)

Even though rebuilt as a SD40-2, HESR3485 still shows off its heritage as a SD45. A TP&W transfer job to the Tazewell & Peoria approaches the north end of the TZPR yard.

Iowa Interstate's Peoria to Silvis train passing through Peoria with downtown buildings in background.

Remembering Iowa Interstate back in the day, when they ran a steady diet of well-worn Paducah rebuilt locomotives. It's a much different looking railroad today.

NS D49 makes its departure from East Peoria. The background of this photo used to be Caterpillar's "J through X" manufacturing complex, but now is the "Levy District" shopping... (more)

TP&W puts on a "power parade" as they deliver grain loads to the ADM ethanol plant in Peoria.

CN L557 at crossover switches at Grove behind a lone IC "deathstar" SD70.

Railfans get their shots as CN L557 approaches downtown Pekin behind a lone IC "deathstar" SD70.

Just as I arrived at this location, MOW was clearing-up on a track repair, and the onslaught was about to begin.

The UP Proviso to Pine Bluff manifest heads over Kickapoo Creek just west of Peoria. The UP (CN&W) low line into Peoria and BNSF (CB&Q) Peoria Sub travel under the far side of the bridge. The Mi... (more)

In February 2001, BNSF and the TP&W switched interchange of intermodal from Ft. Madison to the Galesburg terminal, where it was combined with manifest bound for Peoria. The intermodal portion of ... (more)

Two SD45T-2s pull intermodal loads down the BNSF (former CB&Q) main in a switching move. Intermodal and manifest were combined into one train at Galesburg necessitating this move at the destinati... (more)