Peoria & Western Railway engineer Dave Henry begins to work his power of FP9A, GP8 and four GP20R's on a 135 car loaded coal train recieved from BNSF at Darst Street on the south side of Peoria Saturday May 8, 2009. Conductor Josh Flatley is exchanging paperwork with the conductor aboard the BNSF DPU unit at left.
The train is bound for the Duck Creek Power Station south of Canton, Illinois.
The relief crew for Henry and Flatley made an attempt at the hill with 67 cars, but stalled and had to triple Rawalts hill East of Canton with the first half of the train.
STEVE SMEDLEY PHOTO
