TP&W M-EFEP 3-16-24

Another day, another monster Toledo, Peoria & Western Railway road freight! A summary of the train's monster consist shows the variety of traffic moving westbound on the TP&W these days - 

eleven covered hoppers CORN

eight hoppers LIMESTONE

two covered hoppers ORGANIC GRAIN

two covered hoppers LOADS ????

four gondolas L/C wire rod

one cenerbeam flat LUMBER

two covered hoppers DDGS

two covered hoppers ZINC OXIDE

two tank cars L/C nitrogen

eight tank cars HOME SHOP

five covered hoppers L/C soybeans

two covered hoppers SOYBEAN MEAL?

two covered hoppers ZINC OXIDE

nine covered hoppers DDGS?

54 covered hoppers L/C soybeans

three covered hoppers ZINC OXIDE

one tank car L/C amines (UN 2735)

two covered hoppers L/C grain or dry fertilizer

13 tank cars L/C nitrogen (last one HOME SHOP)

CAPTION: Toledo, Peoria & Western Railway train M-EFEP (Manifest, Effner IL to E. Peoria IL) is shown early- to mid-afternoon Saturday, March 16, 2024 at Fairbury, Chenoa, Gridley, El Paso, Eureka, Washington (power runby) and at Ernest Street, southwest of Washington. TPW 3443 TPW 2105 HESR 3485 and IORY 5007 have 133 cars.  

- David P. Jordan