The Peoria Rocket approaches the beatifully restored ex-Rock Island station at Chillicothe.
The Iowa Interstate hugs the Illinois River for much of its route to Peoria, but you would never know it with all the overgrowth between the tracks and the river.
And then a nice surprise came around the bend.
The Proviso to Pine Bluff manifest is lead by a patched ex-Espee SD40-2. Seems that they perfectly centered the UP herald on the bloody nose.
BNSF approaches Peoria with a train of windfarm bases. This California to Peoria train will be handed over to the TP&W for the trip further east to Indiana.
TP&W heads east to the Hoosierlift facility with windfarm parts delivered from the BNSF.
TZPR pulls a short train of interchange traffic from the IAIS through a warehouse district. And, you really can buy kitchen cabinets at the business in the background.
NS D47 is just attaining home rails off the TP&W West Main at Farmdale Jct.
A UP Monterrey to Beverly, Iowa coal train starts its ascent of Radnor Hill behind a patched ex-SP unit.
UP's Clinton to Peoria manifest descends the 1% grade of Radnor Hill behind a C40-8 with the "moustashe" version of the wings.
A TP&W transfer job from Collier Yard with lots of loaded oil cans approaches home base.
A St. Louis to Chicago Amtrak makes its Normal station stop behind a P32 in "Pepsi Can" paint.
Kickapoo Creek is all frozen over as a Powerton-bound coal train rumbles above.
Galesburg-bound manifest train behind some colorful power.
SD20 #81 is ready to depart the North Limit Yard with interchange traffic from the Iowa Interstate.
