Union Pacific MPECL 11-18-25

I returned home Monday evening but still had another day off, so I took advantage of the situation for a little exploring. 
 
I noticed five covered hoppers of various markings (CITX, three SCGX, one AMFX) at the old South Yard. These must be assigned to distillers dried grain service out of BioUrja Renewables LLC. 
 
I also checked the new Ozinga Cement Co. facility at the lower end of the old Peoria Barge Terminal. A covered hopper was spotted under a spout, which appears to enable loading of bulk materials from barge to rail. I'd guess there is an undertrack pit on site to enable rail-to-barge transfer as well. Perhaps this facility is being installed to support the new slag cement mill being built on the Indiana Harbor Belt RR at East Chicago, Indiana? The Tazewell & Peoria RR is the serving carrier, and it will be exciting to find out what line haul carriers will be handling this traffic. 
 
I checked Adams Street Yard where I found a short MPECL parked further up the usual. The train began rolling at 1218 hours. 



CAPTION: Union Pacific train MPECL (Manifest, Peoria IL to Clinton IA) rolls by W. Farmington Road shortly after leaving Adams Street Yard in Peoria, Illinois on a soggy early-afternoon Tuesday, November 18, 2025. UP 8135 and UP 5863 have 16 cars.
 
- David P. Jordan

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