Peoria & Western Railway engineer Josh Flatley shoulders his three Funits and a GP16 into fifty-eight empty cars being shoved back into storage on the Ameren Spur east of Canton on Saturday mornin... (more)

After setting out the last cut of cars going to storage, the A-B-A FP9 set head back to town... After seeing many railfans in my life, I'm afraid some of them might exceed the weight limit in town... (more)

The Peoria Western rolls west out of Mapleton, IL, towards Good Hope, IL, with around 30 cars and the F units. Here the crew crosses a crossing at Breeds which is 5 miles East of Canton, IL. Norm... (more)

The Peoria Western has just crossed the BNSF Brookfield Sub and now pulls to the west end of Bushnell to do some local work. This job will run out to Good Hope, IL, and tie down for the night wit... (more)

Westbound Peoria Western F's head west with around 30 cars bound for Good Hope, IL. Here the train is passing thru Smithfield which is 16 miles west of Canton. Normally this train meets another lo... (more)

The westbound P&W sits on the main, poised for the start of the week with its A-B-A set of F's.

The Canton Cannonball is west bound at Cuba, Illinois minus A unit 1752 which is shopped for its 92 day inspection. A GP20R is filling in for the unit, as the train makes its way west on Monday J... (more)

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

Disco Fever! In a scene surly out of the 70's, although it could pass as the 50's, three F's have ducked into the siding at Disco to meet the GP20's heading South with 99 empty coal hoppers... (more)

On the last day of March 2010, two Keokuk Junction Railway crews are moving over 300 storage cars to dig out hoppers going back into service. The Peoria & Western set of Funits are shoving a set o... (more)

Engineer Dave Henry and conductor Randy Forbis bring the Peoria & Western Railway's Canton Cannonball west through New Philadephia, Illinois on a warm Monday afternoon. STEVE SMEDLEY PHOTO

In an unusual Tuesday run west due to a derailment, the Peoria & Western's Canton Cannonball heads east south of Bushnell. STEVE SMEDLEY PHOTO

The Peoria & Western Railway's crew of engineer Dave Henry and conductor Josh Flatley drag a half mile of train through Bushnell, Illinois as the Canton Cannonball heads east on the first run of t... (more)

The Peoria & Western Railway's crew of engineer Doug Henry and conductor Jake Streitmatter enjoy the scenery, not knowing that in a few miles the eastward progress of the Canton Cannonball will en... (more)

Many railfans came out for the TPW Santa Train in Canton. Here, the attractive F units bask in the afternoon sunlight.