Peoria & Western Railway engineer Randy Forbis drops down into the Spoon River Valley with the ''Canton Cannonball'', at Marietta, Illinois on a cold but clear Monday afternoon. SAM SMEDLEY PHO... (more)

With Peoria & Western Railway down to one operating FP9, the Canton Cannonball has made a rare trip all the way west to meet the Keokuk Junction job out of Keokuk, at Laharpe, Illinois. With siste... (more)

The Canton Cannonball rolls downhill south of Marietta, on a perfect fall day, Thursday Oct 16, 2008. STEVE SMEDLEY PHOTO

The Canton Cannonball rolls downhill out of Glasford, on a less than ideal Friday Oct 17, 2008. STEVE SMEDLEY PHOTO

The Canton Cannonball heads west with engineer Dave Henry and conductor Josh Flatley in control. The train is alonside the Canton-Cuba blacktop and passing UE Siding on Thursday afternoon Oct 16, ... (more)

The F-units head out TZPR's Creve Couer Yard in Peoria. This job is crossing a very high Illinois River near Bridge Jct. With the river high 3-4 tug boat crews are monitoring tugs around the river... (more)

Peoria & Western light power moves past the TZPR Kickapoo Yard on its way back to Kolbe.

I'd say F-units hauling freight "rocks".

The classy pair of units roll westbound through the Glasford.

The Peoria Western heads back towards Mapleton with 31 cars out of the TZPR's Creve Couer Yard in Peoria. This local has just clearded the Illnois River bridge with some local industry buildings i... (more)

The F-unit set runs light west bound.

With the Illinois River well above flood stage, the Peoria & Western trundles across the lift bridge as the crews of towboat Shirley Ann change out on Sunday afternoon Sept 21 2008. The train is r... (more)

Engineer Doug Henry, track warrant and train list in hand, climbs FP9 1750 outside the Kolbe depot at Mapleton, Illinois on Sunday afternoon Sept 21 2008. The train is running a transfer into the ... (more)

Peoria & Western Railway's FP9A's continue to see their second season of service on the former Toledo, Peoria & Western Railway line between Mapleton and Good Hope, Illinois. Engineer Dave Henry i... (more)

Peoria and Western F-units await their crew.