The Canton Cannonball crosses the Spoon River on its way to meet the Keokuk turn at Good Hope.

The Peoria & Western Railway's crew of engineer Dave Henry and conductor Jake Streitmatter take the Canton Cannonball westward at Seville, Illinois, over the Spoon River bridge. SAM SMEDLEY PHOTO

Conductor Jake watches as the Canton Cannonaball crawls across the Spoon River bridge at Seville. The river is well above Flood stage, but had gone down according to Jake. STEVE SMEDLEY PHOTO ... (more)

Peoria & Western FP9A's 1750 and 1752 sit at Seville, Illinois on a fantastic spring day, April 16,2007. The ''Canton Cannonball'' headed west between Mapleton and LaHarpe, Illinois, is waiting fo... (more)