Norfolk Southern D47 10-14-26

D47 is probably a regular assignment now, as some of us have caught it a few times during the past week. The Good Yard-based local, D49, was moved to an early evening (1800) call time in late-August, so it seemed inevitable that with Rivian's R2 production set to increase substantially, a daytime job would be needed to handle other work such as the Tazewell & Peoria RR interchange. 

Given its appearances at East Peoria in the afternoon and early evening hours, D47's call time is obviously somewhat later than 0600 hours, and is probably no earlier than 0800. This evening's train would not have returned to Good Yard until about 2000 hours. There is a possibility, however, that the train has no regular call time, and works only after D32 arrives Good Yard from Decatur, which can vary a lot. 

Whatever D47's arrangement, its afternoon appears enable me to see both arrival and departure on some days. Early darkness won't be a problem either, given the bright street lighting at W. Washington Street in East Peoria. 

CAPTION: Norfolk Southern Railway train D47 (Normal IL to E. Peoria IL turn) arrives the Tazewell & Peoria Railroad's East Peoria Yard late-afternoon Wednesday, October 14, 2026. NS 7011 has NS 5193 and 59 cars. After sunset, early evening, D47 departs back to Good Yard at Normal. NS 7011 has 22 cars, including two Caterpillar D10 track-type tractor loads mid-train. Both scenes are at the West Washington Street crossing.

- David P. Jordan