Peoria & Western Railway's Canton Cannonball trundles along at 10 mph on the way to LaHarpe. I was told a part was taken off the 1750 last week to keep 1752 running, so lets hope they don't make t... (more)

Sleeping in on Sunday due to the time change, radio traffic on the Keokuk Junction Railway channel held a surprise for the photographer. Two Peoria & Western Railway crews were working on storing ... (more)

Sleeping in on Sunday due to the time change, radio traffic on the Keokuk Junction Railway channel held a surprise for the photographer. Two Peoria & Western Railway crews were working on storing ... (more)

Keokuk Junction freight heading to the Tazewell & Peoria yards. Caterpillar rubber mixer is in the background.

Peoria & Western F9A 1752, seen on Monday Jan. 19, 2009 leading the Canton Cannonball at Canton, suffered an airbox fire Friday, which has the unit out of commision. Both 1750 and 1752 are down wi... (more)

The Peoria & Western Railway's Canton Cannonball slows to work the elevator at New Philadelphia, Illinois. STEVE SMEDLEY PHOTO

It pays to carry extra fire boots, when you discover that your soon to be sixteen year old son has worn sneakers out for a day of winter photography with the Peoria & Western Railway's Canton Can... (more)

Peoria & Western Railway engineer Randy Forbis runs the Canton Cannonball westward at Cuba, Illinois on Monday. STEVE SMEDLEY PHOTO

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 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.

Not a cloud in the sky, with a temperature in the low 70's, and the Peoria & Western Funits are running west. Of course, when your friends come to visit, the scene you have photographed at least a... (more)

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)