The Canton Cannonball climbs a short hill between slides, on the return leg of the run to Glasford, Illinois. STEVE SMEDLEY PHOTO
The pair of pristine Peoria & Western Railway FP9's are out of winter storage and making the second run of the season, shown westbound at Glasford, Illinois on Thursday May 1st, 2008. STEVE SMEDL... (more)
Spring brings the return of the FP9's for freight action in Western Illinois.
KJRY's "Canton Cannonball" awaits westward movement on a typical Midwestern Spring day.
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.
"Allied Mills" looms over the KJRY local out of Peoria.
Peoria & Western freight makes its way southbound along U.S. route 24 south of Bartonville, Illinois.