Union Pacific Coal & Grain Action - 12-29-24

I was already up north moments from my parked car when I heard the horn, either at Alta Road or Ridgeview Road (Pioneer) further south. W. Farmington Road seemed like the best place to get this one, and it arrived barely a minute after I parked. 


CAPTION: A Union Pacific coal train is shown at W. Farmington Road near Peoria, Illinois early afternoon Sunday, December 29, 2024. UP 5886 and UP 8618 have 135 loads with UP 6256 as DPU. Later, the train rolls by Cilco Lane at Sommer, shortly before entering Crescent Junction at the Illinois & Midland Railroad's Crescent Yard at Powerton.

I kind of expected this one to be in the area today, after being loaded at Prairie Central Co-Operative's Greenfield (Chenoa) rail loop. A TP&W crew took it all the way to Pekin on the Tazewell & Peoria Railroads double track where a UP crew waited. 


CAPTION: A Union Pacific grain train rolls along the Tazewell & Peoria Railroad's double track main in Pekin, Illinois early-afternoon Sunday, December 29, 2024. Later, the train rolls through downtown Pekin toward the Illinois & Midland RR's Crescent Yard, where it will make a reverse move through Crescent Junction to home rails and then pull down to South Pekin for a crew change. Train was loaded at Prairie Central Co-Operative's TP&W-served Greenfield (Chenoa) rail loop. UP 7517 and UP 7762 have 112 cars. UP 7104 is DPU.

- David P. Jordan

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