Ask Peoria Station 12-31-17

Been busy lately...Happy New Year. It is time for Q & A!

Feel free to post your questions in the comments section on any transportation topic. If I don't have an answer, I'll find one.

- David P. Jordan

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  1. ShawnJanuary 2, 2018 at 5:31 AM

    Any plans to purchase Morning Sun's new Trackside Around Peoria book? Or is it all old news to you? Do you know the author?

    https://morningsunbooks.com/collections/all-hardcover/products/trackside-around-peoria-1963-1980-with-ed-johnson

    Shawn

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    1. David P. JordanJanuary 2, 2018 at 11:42 AM

      (1) I know the author.
      (2) I helped him with the book.
      (3) I got a free, signed copy out of it.

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    2. ShawnJanuary 2, 2018 at 12:39 PM

      Does it have a decent map with the junctions labeled? I was disappointed with the map in the TP&W in Color book. In it, the captions adequately described the location of the photos taken in Peoria proper, but I couldn't find them on the map.

      Shawn

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    3. David P. JordanJanuary 2, 2018 at 4:58 PM

      There's a decent schematic map in Ed Johnson's book with lines denoted with different colors.

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  2. BamBamFunkhouserJanuary 3, 2018 at 10:46 AM

    I just want to say thanks for all the work you do. I love the PIA service history you post and look forward to more entries

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    1. David P. JordanJanuary 3, 2018 at 8:13 PM

      Thanks, BamBamFunkhouser, I hope to post the next PIA - A History series this weekend.

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  3. mikefiedler1@gmail.comJanuary 8, 2018 at 2:10 PM

    David, looks like United announced several new routes today. No PIA_> DIA. Interesting though that Appleton, WI did get it. And Madison got San Francisco.

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    1. David P. JordanJanuary 10, 2018 at 5:55 PM

      PIA officials have stated publicly that they're trying to get DEN back. I figure it is only a matter of time PIA gets it back, but it may be at the expense of one ORD roundtrip. I hope not...

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