Peoria Station

 I caught two local train movements today. First, was Iowa Interstate train PESI (Manifest, Peoria IL to Silvis IL). it was leaving East Peoria as soon as I drove by Wesley. I followed it through downtown Peoria and shot video as rolle through the San Koty area. IAIS 514-516-715 have 70 cars. All were empties except for two alcohol loads. The other tank car might have been a tallow empty going back to Council Bluffs, Iowa.    Second was Canadian National Railway local L557 (E. Peoria IL to Decatur IL). CN 5633 was parked on the Creve Coeur Team Track when PESI departed. When I returned, it was on the point of a 31-car freight on one of the Long Tracks. It departed a short time later. Video was taken at Hilliards. CN seems to be getting regular scrap metal business, probably loads for Liberty Steel & Wire. One of the empties on today's L557 displayed GSSX markings, which belong to Alter Metal Processing. CN serves Alter scrap facilities at Green Bay and Wapauca, Wiscon...

Thursday morning, I specifically went into East Peoria for some train action. I missed BNSF's M-GALPEI, which probably arrived early (BNSF 1766-541-1409 were sitting on TZPR's Creve Coeur Team Track around 1000). I exited I-74 and found a local, probably an East Peoria to Collier Yard turn, ready to come out of the TP&W's East Peoria Yard. I waited for it at W. Washington Street, shooting this scene just before it diverged left onto the Nickel Plate. TPW 5008 and TPW 3046 had 27 cars. Perhaps an hour after the TP&W went by, I caught Norfolk Southern local D49 arriving  with NS 3521 and NS 6948, and 17 cars. An hour-and-a-half later, D49 left for Good Yard with NS 6948 and NS 3521, and 15 cars. Power for Canadian National Railway local L557 (East Peoria IL to Decatur IL) was resting on the Creve Coeur Team Track when I arrived. By noon, the crew had boarded and coupled onto the outbound train. I recorded its departure at Wesley East then Hilliards. CN 5715 and CN 563...

Two local train movements captured on video this morning.  First, a Tazewell & Peoria Railroad Industry Job rolls by Hilliards (Creve Coeur), Illinois late Monday morning, November 9, 2020. TZPR 1521 has ten cars for East Peoria. The second is an unusual occurrence and location for me. Crossing reconstruction at the Elizabeth Street prevented movement on its regular route via IC Junction in downtown Pekin, Illinois so IMRR 2084 detoured along the Tazewell & Peoria Railroad's riverfront line to reach home rails. The Illinois & Midland RR transfer had 39 cars, the last 34 of which were grain mash loads off the Iowa Interstate. Radio chatter indicated the IMRR transfer will run Tuesday as well, probably due to heavy grain mash traffic coming off the Iowa Interstate. This BNGX (Bunge) markings on a few of the cars tells me they're from Southeast Iowa Renewable Energy (SIRE) in Council Bluffs, Iowa. These cars are consigned to the barge loadout at Crystal Lake. - David P...