Peoria Station

I went into East Peoria this afternoon to check on Iowa Interstate manifest PESI, which was expected to have IAIS 509 and IAIS 151 on the point, as well as NS 5174 for Des Moines. The train was sitting on the West Lead in East Peoria with lights on, but darkness fell before it left.   I did capture the Keokuk Junction Railway's East Peoria Turn on its return trip west. Seeing any train helps me deal with MPECL withdrawal... CAPTION: The Keokuk Junction Railway's East Peoria Turn is shown at Sanger Street in Peoria, Illinois on its return trip west shortly after 5:00pm Wednesday, November 6, 2024. Train just departed the Tazewell & Peoria Railroad's East Peoria Yard.  LTEX 3010, PREX 2003 and LTEX 6437 have 28 cars. - David P. Jordan

Iowa Interstate's SIPE arrived Thursday night with 513 again. Friday, I learned that PESI was planned for Saturday afternoon, but 513 was still parked on the Tazewell & Peoria Railroad's Creve Coeur Team Track as of late-afternoon. I did see a BioUrja Renewables LLC crew drop empties and pull loads from the South Yard in Peoria.   I made a vain attempt to reach S. Darst Street, hoping 932 was pulling, but then realized it was a short train (probably eleven cars) being shoved from the plant into the yard. The 932 came back, switched to the other siding (TP&W grain cars were on the main Riverside Track) and pulled 14 loads to the plant.  CAPTION: A BioUrja Renewables LLC crew using ADMX 932 pulls 14 corn loads from the South Yard in Peoria, Illinois late-afternoon Saturday, November 2, 2024. Earlier, the 932 shoved empties into the South Yard. Incobrasa Industries cars are loaded at Inco Grain Ltd. in Goodland, Indiana.   - David P. Jordan