Peoria Station

   TP&W Extra 3830 West hauls 61-car circus train past Grainland Co-Op elevator at Cruger on May 27, 2009. The Toledo Peoria & Western Railway received from Norfolk Southern at Logansport, Indiana early this morning Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus’ Blue Train. Through the morning and into the afternoon, TP&W pulled the train [...]

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A number of wind turbine components trains have passed through the Peoria area since February 2008, but now a local staging facility has been established. The Toledo Peoria & Western is hosting such a facility at its East Peoria yard. Ten heavy-duty flat cars, carrying two nacelles each, arrived Sunday and were on spot for unloading this morning. [...]

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PEORIA – Another Toledo Peoria & Western Railway wind turbine components train, presumably the second carrying 130′ blades to pass through the area, rolled right through the Tazewell & Peoria Railroad’s Farm Creek through truss bridge without any problems Friday evening. As you may recall, the first one, on May 1, had to be broken [...]

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PEORIA – The City of Peoria is planning to re-zone Growth Cell Two from “Light Industrial” to something else. You’ll recall that trail proponents for several years dangled rail-spurred industrial development  there like a carrot to the Peoria City Council to entice their support in converting the city-owned Kellar Branch into a recreational trail. Let’s [...]

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The General Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport has a new director. Gene Olson, currently serving as assistant airport manager at Evansville Regional Airport in Indiana, will take the helm on June 15. Olson is a native Peoria. Having gone on to Augustana College in Rock Island after graduating from Peoria High School in 1979, [...]

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  PEORIA – Is this barrier recently erected on the east side of Knoxville Avenue near Junction City the City of Peoria’s latest scheme to replace the venerable Kellar Branch with a recreational trail? Perhaps the City of Peoria is feeling remorse over its costly and drawn-out failure to force the operating railroad off the line through [...]

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    BNSF coal train bound for Havana, Illinois passes track equipment at Gilson on the Galesburg – Peoria line May 16, 2009. PEORIA – BNSF Railway, one of two major western rail carriers, is upgrading their 50-mile Galesburg – Peoria line for higher speeds. Reliable sources indicate mainline track speeds will increase from the current [...]

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Corn Products International has expanded its polyols manufacturing operation at Mapleton. The plant is served by the Toledo Peoria & Western, which has gained new business as a result of the expansion. Corn Products purchased the facility from New Castle, Delaware-based SPI Polyols in February 2007. SPI Polyols apparently received corn syrup, the raw material [...]

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PEORIA – As expected, United Parcel Service’s decision to end Decatur flights and DHL’s decision to end Bloomington-Normal flights  have dramatically increased air cargo volume at the Gen. Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport. Saturday’s Peoria Journal Star reports: ” Heard that while passenger numbers continue to decline, freight numbers are up dramatically thanks to United Parcel [...]

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  TP&W wind turbine components train creeps through East Peoria railroad bridge on May 1. Union Pacific hauled the 53-car train carrying wind turbine hubs, nacelles and blades without incident from the Port of Vancouver, Washington to Sommer (south of Bartonville) where it was received by the Toledo, Peoria & Western for the final leg to [...]

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