CIRY's second locomotive on the Kellar Branch rests near O'Brian Steel in downtown Peoria. The branch is slated to reopen in its entirety soon thanks to recent STB rulings. This is in the "old" ... (more)
After a two year absence from this city-owned, ex-Rock Island rail line, it appears that the Pioneer Industrial Railway is headed back to the embattled Kellar Branch by STB decision.
About 40% of TP&W's then locomotive fleet spent Thanksgiving Day 2004 idling on the old BN industrial track with a lone car from the Caterpillar rubber plant, the only remaining industry on this s... (more)