IAIS 702 leads two other locomotives south along the IAIS Peoria Sub as they pass through the grain complex in the small town of Putnam.
A trio of Iowa 6 axles are headed to Peoria on this day to interchange with the Tazewell & Peoria. Once at Limit Yard in Peoria, they will drop their 25 hoppers, and drag a loaded coal train north... (more)
CP grain empties rolling north toward Putnam IL.
Southbound Peoria Rocket under way from Bureau as it passes under the wooden trestle at County Road 340E.
The return leg of the Henry Turn is northbound on the Peoria line behind a trio of new GP15Ts. At Bureau Jct, the train will enter the mainline and head east.
Cruising along south of Putnam, Illinois along Iowa Interstate Subdivision 2, the Work IAIS 156 is heading Northward as it drags a Cedar Rapids Coal Loads on this former Rock Island line between P... (more)
The Bureau Switcher works its way southbound toward Peoria with 100+ empty coal cars, as well as a few other cars for interchange with the Tazewell and Peoria.
IAIS empty coal train heads for Peoria, IL.
An SD38-2 and three GP38-2s lead a Cedar Rapids bound coal train out of Peoria.
The empty coal train climbs the hill into Putnam on its way to Peoria.
The Asplundh weed sprayer is deadheading back to Bureau through the massive grain elevators at Putnam.
The "Rocket" heads for Peoria with 31 cars. The max tons for one GP38-2 up Putnam's hill is 3100 tons and this day they maxed out with 3106, making it up the hill at a crawl.
The "Bureau Rocket" handles 40 grain for Peoria along with a few tank cars for Noveon in Henry on its way along the old Rock Island.
IAIS 718 and 400 run lite out of Peoria where they will pick up a string of empty covered hoppers in Bureau and take them west.