Toledo Peoria and Western GP38-2 2002 in fresh paint at East Peoria IL June 1977. James Claflin Photo from my Collection.
Leading south towards Dothan was a nice non orange set minus the third motor but all were online and throttled up as they pull cars from Hilton back to their yard.
TP&W's intermodal train from Galesburg approaches its destination at TP&W's yard in East Peoria. No more GP38's pulling intermodal trains on this line anymore.
TP&W light power approaches the signal at the north end of the P&PU yards. It is the RailAmerica days at the TP&W, but the trailing 2 locomotives are leftovers from the Delaware Otsego/Susquehann... (more)
What a cool place. Webster is located a little ways to the west of Sheldon. This is the location of where the Toledo Peoria & Western railroad crosses the former Milwaukee Road line towards Terre ... (more)
My father and I took a trip to East Peoria from suburban Chicago hoping to get TP&W Alcos. We didn't have much luck Alco-wise, but my father got this shot of C424 #800 and GP35 #900 peaking out o... (more)
TP&W's Galesburg Job blasts through Edwards with Cat track-type tractors in tow.
TP&W's East Peoria to Galesburg train is pulling onto the BNSF Mendota mainline off the Peoria wye. The train will then back into the BNSF yard. Notice the Caterpillar and Komatsu loads up front... (more)
The TP&W EPX1 crew brings a transfer to the Tazewell & Peoria through a winter wonderland.
As dusk falls over the Illinois prairie, the Toledo, Peoria & Western's westbound local freight approaches the town of Sheldon behind an RS-11/SW1500 duo.
A TP&W empty grain train from the ADM ethanol plant approaches the yard limit in East Peoria behind an unusual lease unit for this railroad.
Westbound TP&W from the Hoosier Lift passes through the small town of Goodland.
Westbound TP&W finds a nice suckerhole on the west side of Goodland.
TPW 5015 departing Sheldon w/ their Westbound road freight.