Iowa Interstate PESI 1-10-26

I had to work today so I could not catch today's DAVPE potash/manifest combo. Fortunately, I was able to get PESI through downtown Peoria with a short consist. The snow showers and street lamps at the Foot of Main Street in downtown Peoria added to the encounter. 
 
The ADMX covered hopper on the head end was empty, then eight empty tank cars, eight covered hoppers (ADMX, some leasers) were loaded, and then there was another eight empty tank cars. I believe the tank cars, quite a few with CRGX (Cargill) reporting marks, indicate soybean oil traffic must be moving again. 


CAPTION: Iowa Interstate Railroad Ltd. manifest PESI (Peoria IL to Silvis IL) rolls across Main Street in downtown Peoria, Illinois late-afternoon Saturday, January 10, 2026. IAIS 503 and IAIS 516 had  two Norfolk Southern units - NS 5167 and NS 5336 - bound for Des Moines, Iowa and 25 cars (8 loads, 17 empties).

- David P. Jordan

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