Peoria Station

Normally, PESI is made up of mostly empties, so when I see a bunch of ADM and leaser-marked covered hoppers that are loaded (pressed truck coil springs), I wonder if new business is moving.  There were 41 cars in blocks of ten, 24 and seven. Turns out, they were loaded at ADM Grain Co's Clymers, Indiana elevator, and routed to Cedar Rapids via TPW-Peoria-IAIS for ADM's plant there. Train also had nine grain alcohol loads, most placarded for beverage alcohol.  CAPTION: Iowa Interstate Railroad manifest PESI (Peoria IL to Silvis IL) rolls through Rome, Illinois late-morning Saturday, November 4, 2023. IAIS 516 has 79 cars.   David P. Jordan

I had scheduled an appointment for my car at the dealership this morning, so when I learned this train was heading through downtown Peoria around the time I left, I knew what my plans were for the next hour or so... CAPTION: Iowa Interstate train PEDAV (Peoria IL to Davenport IA) rolls through Rome, Illinois shortly after noon Wednesday, August 30, 2023. IAIS 708, IAIS 701 and IAIS 707 have 105 potash empties for CPKC at Davenport, Iowa.   David P. Jordan

Iowa Interstate Railroad manifest SIPE (Silvis IL to Peoria IL) is shown at four locations late morning Sunday, July 31, 2022.   IAIS 508-153-152 have 157 cars (149 loads, eight empties).  There were three alcohol empties, one non-haz-mat tank car and two gondolas, leaving the other two empties to be covered hoppers. Lots of distillers' mash and corn for Peoria! I waited by the Chillicothe Depot and then shot video at Rome before I headed to church. Later, I caught up with it just leaving the North Limit Yard after settng out 63 cars, leaving 94 for East Peoria. Scenes are at Rome, and then downtown Peoria, the West Yard and Bridge Junction on the Tazewell & Peoria Railroad. Lastly, we return to Rome to see the whole train. - David P. Jordan

Since mid-February 2016, when Norfolk Southern shifted a large portion of its Iowa Interstate interchange from Peoria back to Chicago, I hoped it would shift back to Peoria in the near future. I still do and got a taste of my hopes today.  Due to reported Chicago terminal congestion, Norfolk Southern gave empty ethanol train 65Q to the Iowa Interstate at Peoria this afternoon. The NS dropped the train in East Peoria and an Iowa Interstate crew quickly boarded and took it from there.  Scenes are at Detweiller Park and Rome (just south of Chillicothe) on the Peoria Sub. NS 7247 & NS 2697 lead 67 cars (65 ethanol empties, two buffer cars). - David P. Jordan