Tazewell and Peoria Railroad

The Tazewell & Peoria Railroad (T&P) (reporting mark TZPR) (November 1, 2004—present) is a short-line railroad, running entirely in Peoria County and Tazewell County, Illinois, and formed by Genesee & Wyoming Inc. to lease the assets of the century-old Peoria and Pekin Union Railway (P&PU), which is owned by Union Pacific, Norfolk Southern and Canadian National. It switches close to 100,000 cars per year and has about 142 miles of track.[1][2] Genesee & Wyoming owns 81 miles of TZPR and can handle freight cars with up to 286,000 pounds of cargo. [3]

Tazewell and Peoria Railroad
Overview
HeadquartersCreve Coeur, Illinois
Reporting markTZPR
LocaleIllinois
Dates of operationNovember 1, 2004–
Technical
Track gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
PPU 2000 at Peoria, IL.

The P&PU track straddles the Illinois River at Peoria, Illinois, making the T&P an important transportation link for industrial sites such as the Caterpillar plant in East Peoria, Illinois. In addition to interconnections with the P&PU track's owners, the T&P interconnects with the Burlington Northern Santa Fe, the Toledo, Peoria & Western, the Iowa Interstate Railroad, the Canadian National Railway, the Keokuk Junction Railway, the Norfolk Southern Railway, the Union Pacific Railway, and the T&P's sister Illinois and Midland Railroad. All of these interchanges are at Creve Coeur, Illinois. [1][2][4]

Locomotive roster

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Model[5] Road number
601 EMD NW2
602 EMD SW7
700 EMD SW14
701 EMD SW10
702
714 EMD SW1500
715
1520
1521
800 PPU SC15A-3
801
802
1351 EMD SW10
1352
2000 EMD GP35R
2001
3000 EMD GP10

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Tazewell & Peoria Railroad". Rochester, New York: Genesee & Wyoming Inc. 2008-12-04. Retrieved 2009-03-24.
  2. ^ a b "Tazewell & Peoria Railroad Inc. T&P #753". Short Line Railroad Directory. Omaha, Nebraska: Union Pacific. 2005-05-12. Retrieved 2009-05-24.
  3. ^ "Tazewell & Peoria Railroad – A Genesee & Wyoming Company".
  4. ^ "Tazewell & Peoria Railroad – A Genesee & Wyoming Company".
  5. ^ Locomotive roster
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