BNSF M-GALPEI and M-PEIGAL 3-10-25

On the first weekday of the time change I ended up seeing BNSF's M-GALPEI as well as turn back west as M-PEIGAL!
 
This afternoon's M-GALPEI was short - just twelve cars - but that happens from time to time, even with the usual two cycles per week.


CAPTION: BNSF Railway train M-GALPEI (Manifest, Galesburg IL to Peoria IL) has just entered Tazewell & Peoria Railroad property at Darst Street in Peoria, Illinois on an unseasonably warm mid-afternoon Monday, March 10, 2025. Minutes later, the train crosses the Illinois River on the way to East Peoria. BNSF 5654 and BNSF 6231 have twelve cars.
 
I left the downtown library this afternoon a little earlier than usual, and found M-PEIGAL doubled up and close to departure at the south end of the Tazewell & Peoria Railroad's East Peoria Yard. This one had a more typical length. The added bonus was the Komatsu and Caterpillar loads. 


CAPTION: BNSF Railway train M-PEIGAL (Manifest, Peoria IL to Galesburg IL) crosses the Tazewell & Peoria Railroad's Illinois River Bridge early evening Monday, March 10, 2025. BNSF 6231 and BNSF 5654 have 33 cars. Note Komatsu truck chassis loads and Caterpillar D10 tractor and components on the head end.
 
- David P. Jordan

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