Norfolk Southern D36 4-11-22


Work obligations prevent me from seeing Norfolk Southern Railway local D49 unless I take a day off (like last Friday) or if it leaves East Peoria late. Otherwise, I can see this traffic on Train D36, which runs from Normal to Decatur. If it and counterpart D32 (Decatur to Normal) run later in the day, and I know about it, I often drive some distance to see it.

Today was one of those days. I learned that D36 was going to run Monday afternoon, so I drove to Good Yard, and found D49 parked, having arrived a little while before I did. This time, I opted for a new location. My video shows D36 rolling by E. Oakland Ave. in downtown Bloomington, Illinois early evening. NS 6975 and NS 3362 have 59 cars.

The first 16 are empties for DuPont's Gibson City plant. These were brought up by Sunday's D32 and "turned" at Good Yard so they could be dropped by D36 The other 43 were brought to Good Yard from East Peoria earlier by D49.

Note five Caterpillar track-type tractor loads (three D10Ts and two D11Ts) behind the DuPont empties.

- David P. Jordan

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  1. UnknownApril 13, 2022 at 1:33 PM

    From the City Hall site...

    April 13, 2022 (Peoria, IL) On Thursday, April 21st from 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm, Tri-County Regional Planning Commission and the city of Peoria, with their consultants on the passenger rail study, will host an open house at the Gateway Building, 200 Northeast Water Street. The focus of the open house will be to discuss the three locations identified as potential passenger rail station sites.

    From the feasibility study underway by the state of Illinois, the recommended location for a new passenger rail line between Peoria and Chicago is along the former Rock Island Rocket line that runs along Peoria’s riverfront. The following areas, not necessarily the existing buildings, will be discussed:

    The area around the Gateway Building, 200 NE Water Street
    The area around the Rock Island Depot (River Station), 212 SW Water Street
    The area around the United States Postal Office, 95 State Street
    Exhibits on the preliminary evaluation will be on display and members of the planning team will be present to discuss study efforts to date, solicit feedback from the public, and answer questions. This preliminary planning study to evaluate locations for a Peoria passenger rail station is funded by the US Department of Transportation through the Tri-County Regional Planning Commission and is being done in concert with the wider Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) Chicago-Peoria Passenger Rail Feasibility Study currently underway.

    Mayor Rita Ali stated, “We know from the data that the community interest in passenger rail is high, and we look forward to hearing more about train station locations. Not only are accessibility and parking key considerations, but also the surrounding area. If you look at communities that already have passenger rail, you will see retail and restaurants thriving in the immediate vicinity further enhancing their towns and creating a valuable revenue stream.”

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