With failed engines and heavy switching, Monday's Canton Cannonball is working at Kolbe station in Mapleton, Illinois with one of the few lettered P&W GP20's leading the recently repaired FP9A, 17... (more)

Set of PREX 2003 - 800-2053 on the Canton Cannonball at Mapleton last Saturday Jan. 31, 2009. Hopefully Funits will return from repairs soon! STEVE SMEDLEY PHOTO

The Peoria & Western Railway's often photographed pair of spotless FP9's power the first annual Santa Special as the train arrives Mapleton, Illinois towing Lionel like PREX caboose 3 with Santa w... (more)

Yet again the Peoria & Western Railway F units get under way and head West out of Mapleton, IL.

It may say Toledo, Peoria & Western Railway but to me it says RailAmerica.

On a cool September morning the Peoria & Western F units wait for a crew near the KJRY's car shop to start the days work.

Engineer Doug Henry, track warrant and train list in hand, climbs FP9 1750 outside the Kolbe depot at Mapleton, Illinois on Sunday afternoon Sept 21 2008. The train is running a transfer into the ... (more)

KJRY's "Canton Cannonball" awaits westward movement on a typical Midwestern Spring day.

Peoria & Western Railway 2017 sits next to the KJRY's car shop at Mapleton, IL Besides the F units there is only one other GP20 lettered for the Peoria & Western Railway.

The Peoria & Western brings an empty coal train down Glasford Hill west of Mapleton, on Sunday afternoon. The curve is super elevated here. SAM SMEDLEY PHOTO

Ex-TP&W (now KJRY) mainline through Mapleton. Tracks heading to the right make a natural wye heading into the Mapleton industrial tracks which is still served by the TP&W. KJRY has built a car s... (more)

The FP9's bask in the rare December sun. Behind the FP9's are a RS3 and GP20 still in ATSF blue and yellow.

Peoria & Western 2017 sits here on the main at Mapleton. The next day it would head West with PREX 2040 and there six cars. This may be the only other unit lettered for the Peoria & Western beside... (more)

2040 being worked on while Peoria & Western 2017 sits on the main next to her.

Cab shot of the cab unit.