Ice on the Illinois River begins to break-up as TZPR's Pekin Job trundles by on its way to serve an industrial park and yard.

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)

Iowa Interstate light power heads through Peoria's riverfront district to pickup an empty potash train to head back to Saskatchewan via a connection with Canadian Pacific.

A Tazewell & Peoria job enters the UP Peoria Sub to deliver potash loads to the Mosaic facility on the Illinois River a couple of miles south.

A TZPR transfer run with Iowa Interstate interchange passes under the I-74 "Murray Baker" bridge, which has been severed under a major road reconstruction. Construction workers work on ... (more)

With the purchase of the Decatur line by Watco, and the creation of the Decatur & Eastern, it would seem that scenes such as this at Decatur are now history.

CN's "Peoria Local" passes the old C&IM Pekin station as it attains home rails on its trip to Decatur, Illinois.

A couple of Wisconsin Central SD45's head-up this CN grain train bound for Decatur, Illinois.

Iowa Interstate's PESI passing the Peoria Riverfront Museum.

An ex-super fleet warbonnet, with still good looking paint, heads the Galesburg to Peoria train out the north end of the TZPR yard to double their train into another receiving track.

NS D49 passes under the TP&W viaduct on its way out of town. Fall produce seems to be for sale nearby.

The two GP35CATs, powered by Caterpillar 3516 engines, were the "big power" for the Peoria & Pekin Union Railway back in the day, handling much of the heavy grain and coal interchange with the Iow... (more)

In March 2008, I published a photo (reference photo 228921) from this exact location. A comment posted on that photo said "Let me know when it's up for sale". Well Mitch, it seems that... (more)

Major changes have happened to this location over the years. In this photo, an outbound Metra leaves as construction loads are hoisted above for construction of 333 N. Canal St. (The Residences a... (more)

It's been almost 23 years since the date of the BNSF merger, and here's a consist right out of the post merger days. A former BN "white-face" SD40-2 is followed by a unit in BNSF herita... (more)