TZPR Powerton Turn (both ways), Iowa Interstate PESI, IMRR Switches Pekin Industry 8-18-24

Sunday can be a good day for local railfanning, especially for variety. I managed to capture four local movements, one of which I had never seen before!
 
I went to check the Tazewell & Peoria Railroad's East Peoria Yard after learning that the Iowa Interstate brought in an SIPE train and a new crew would take PESI north shortly. Turns out I had time to capture a Tazewell & Peoria Railroad "Powerton Turn" (not sure if a regular job or extra) depart through Wesley as PESI was moving. Note the northbound leg of the Powerton Turn was actually the last movement of the day for me.)


CAPTION: The Tazewell & Peoria Railroad's Powerton Turn (handled by a regular crew or extra job) departs the East Peoria Yard midday Sunday, August 18, 2024 with interchange business for the Illinois & Midland Railroad at Powerton Yard near Pekin. TPW 3443 and IORY 5014 have 78 cars. By mid-afternoon, the turn is shown on the Illinois & Midland RR mainline at Pekin on its return leg to East Peoria. IORY 5014 and TPW 3443 have 67 cars.
 
Next, I caught up to the Iowa Interstate train, which I shot rolling by the new (1967) Rock Island depot at Morton Street, and then got the whole train at San Koty. Two blocks of Incobrasa Industries grain empties means that Gilman company is buying large volume of soybeans from central and western Iowa again. (SIPE had loads as well.)


CAPTION: Iowa Interstate manifest PESI (Peoria IL to Silvis IL) rolls by the new (1967) Rock Island depot in downtown Peoria, Illinois early afternoon Sunday, August 18, 2024. IAIS 509, IAIS 153 and IAIS 715 have 97 cars (12 loads, 85 empties). Later, the whole train is shown at San Koty.
 
While in Pekin, I caught an Illinois & Midland Powerton Roadswitcher working industries, specifically, the Agridyne LLC/Timberlake Sales liquid feed plant. Looks like Incobrasa Industries sends soybean oil there by rail. 


CAPTION: An Illinois & Midland RR Powerton Roadswitcher services Agridyne LLC/Timberlake Sales' Pekin liquid feed plant by Crystal Lake mid-afternoon Sunday, August 18, 2024. IORY 5007 does the honors (a loaded BNSF coal train and northbound TZPR Powerton Turn blocked my view for much of the IMRR's job's switching operations).
 
- David P. Jordan

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