Erie Heritage leads Norfolk Southern Unit Grain Empties past Festival Grounds in Downtown Peoria with a train bound for Des Moines, Iowa. Existing Light.

Pioneer's RS3M pulls a short train up the Keller branch.

An eastbound KJRY transfer from Mapleton to East Peoria heads into Peoria.

What's likely the list run of a KJRY F-unit across the Illinois River in Peoria. PREX FP9 1750, PREX F9B 1761, and PREX GP20 2003 with 23 cars - the ROCK hopper at the front was an added bonus. Ne... (more)

BNSF's M-PEIGAL (Peoria to Galesburg) approaches Darst St. on the Tazewell & Peoria railroad carrying some high-wides up front--5 Komatsu mining truck chassis, 3 D10T's and a lone D7E. The TZPR I... (more)

UP "M ASPR" (Gateway Yard to Proviso) approaching Reservior Road in Peoria.

This TZPR job is pulling five Komatsu mining truck chassis from the plant on its way back to the yard. Of historical interest are the tracks in the foreground which are slowly disappearing into t... (more)

BNSF's M-GALPEI doubles their train into the Tazewell & Peoria yard behind leased HLCX power. The three radiator fans give this unit away as a rebuilt GP40.

Rock Island locomotives await assignment.

TPW business car "Hiram" rests in the TPW yard in Peoria, IL in May of 1994. Built by Pullman in 1923 as the Mount Desert, it was later sold to the New York Central and became NYC 20. It... (more)

KJRY's train to the Tazewell & Peoria yard looks like something right out of the 1960's, with an ABA lashup featuring standard cab GP20s on each end and a FP9B in the middle.

TP&W caboose 523 rests outside the TP&W shops in Peoria, IL in May of 1994.

The 3443, 3442 and 3441 are all lined up elephant style as they deliver grain loads to ADM.

If buildings could talk, this one would have a few stories considering the railroad history it has seen. Just across the street from it, the Rock Island line turned into the Peoria Terminal (owne... (more)

Iowa Interstate's Rock Island heritage unit heads northbound past the Peoria water works. While waiting to take this photo, a postman pulled-up by me and related his days from the early to mid 19... (more)