Union Pacific MPECL and Tazewell & Peoria RR Pekin Local 3-28-23

When I saw an empty BNSF coal train entering home rails at S. Darst Street in mid-afternoon, I figured there'd be another chance to capture simultaneous train movements on both BNSF and UP Peoria Subs at W. Farmington Road. Sure enough, it happened, but I went to Pottstown to avoid being trapped by the coalie and unable the the UP, which was my priority. (You briefly see the coal hoppers at far right in my video.)

Notable traffic on today's train included scrap metal loads from Hitchcock Scrap Yard's KJRY-served Canton transload facility. 

It appears that quite a few cars were left behind at Adams Street Yard, which has been a common occurance lately. A weight per axle limit is the likely reason as a single locomotive is tasked to handle the train. Otherwise, it would stall across Reservoir Boulevard and force the crew to double the hill and re-assemble the train. 

CAPTION: Union Pacific train MPECL (Manifest, Peoria IL to Clinton IA) enters the double track at Pottstown, Illinois late-afternoon Tuesday, March 28, 2023. UP 7877 has 50 cars. (An empty BNSF coal train was rolling along the track at right.) 

I left the downtown library early, hoping to capture CN's L557 job, but power had moved from the yard to the Creve Coeur Team Track, probably to pull two UP motors to take south. I had plans so I didn't stay long, but did capture a TZPR local arriving Wesley from Pekin. 

CAPTION: A Tazewell & Peoria Railroad Industry Job (the old "Pekin Local") rolls by Wesley East (Creve Coeur, Illinois) minutes before entering the East Peoria Yard late-afternoon, Tuesday, March 28, 2023. TZPR 1521 has 18 cars.

- David P. Jordan