A TP&W crew backs grain loads into the BioUrja ethonol plant "south yard" using a 5 pack of road power.

A TP&W local crew unpacks the inbound train from the east end of the railroad behind the road power consisting of 5 locomotives.

A westbound TP&W train is seen passing the depot at Watseka on a beautiful Sunday afternoon.

A westbound TP&W passes the elevator on the west side of Sheldon as it heads west for Gilman.

A westbound TP&W train departs Effner and passes through downtown Sheldon on a beautiful Sunday afternoon.

A westbound TP&W grain train passes through Crescent City during the last few minutes of bright sunlight.

A third of TPWs roster is seen here screaming out of their yard in Hoosierlake, and through the future cornfields, into Remington, IN.

A six pack of TPW power crawl out of Goodland, IN with a long 80 car train for Peoria in tow. This crew will take the train to Gilman and tie down, and another crew, on at 11pm, will finish the jo... (more)

Just on the Illinois side of the IL/IN border, rests the quiet town of Sheldon. This evening, the silence is broken by TPWs Indiana Job coasting towards the interlocking diamond with KBS.

On the warmest day of the year so far, TPWs Indiana Job crawls out of Goodland, IN with 1/3 of TPWs roster for power. The leader being of BCOL decent.

Toledo, Peoria & Western Railway 3442 West passes the Wabash Railroad Depot and Model Train Museum, crosssing the former Wabash Chicago to Bement, Illinois rofway. and Steve Smedley photo

TPW 3442 (SD40-2) leads a trio of SD40-2's into Goodland, Indiana on a TPW ethanol

Three former Iowa, Chicago and Eastern SD40-2's lead a westbound grain train on the TP&W.

TPW EPX2 crew with the TPW 3442 in the lead with 30 loads from Cruger heading west through Washington heading for East Peoria and eventually ADM in Peoria.

With the recent addition of former RCPE SD40-2's, the TP&W has another paint scheme to add to their variation.