These are notes I am writing to help me learn our industrial history. They are my best understanding, but that does not mean they are a correct understanding.
Tuesday, September 25, 2018
East Peoria, IL: TZPR/(PPU+NKP) Railyard and staging windmill parts
PPU = Peoria & Pekin Union Railway, CR-IC-NS-UP joint, later TZPR
NKP = a LEW branch of the Nickle Plate
Jason Myers posted Railfanning from a Blackhawk helicopter. On April 28th my son Dakota snapped this shot of the TZPR yard from the helicopter he was on. Alex Sansone: That’s a serious yard Harold J. Krewer: Alex Sansone. that empty area at lower left was once another yard just as big. Used to have "A" yard and "B" yard.
Dennis DeBruler commented on Jason's post It appears the NKP(LEW) terminated in this yard. 1950 Peoria East Quad @ 24,000
Because the Transporting Windmill Parts notes were getting so big and because these postings concern the staging of windmill parts in Yard B, I moved the Peoria related material to these notes.
JR Keller posted seven photos with the comment: "She is all together and ready to work. Bring on the windmill parts." This is the Manitowoc 999 that is being assembled in David's photos.
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David Jordan posted
The wind turbine train is sitting in TP&W's East Peoria Yard as of 1430 hours. There appear to be about 34 flat car loads of Vestas towers. Vestas North America manufactures these at a Union Pacific-served plant just south of Pueblo, Colorado, so that is where these may be from. Gary TalskyIs the old RIP shed not used anymore or just accidentally empty? David JordanGroup AdminAt the start of 2014, TP&W car repair went to Watco Companies' facility at the TZPR's East Peoria Yard.
Wind turbine towers were being unloaded at TZPR's East Peoria Yard this afternoon, February 27, 2018. Eighteeen loaded flat cars can be seen on a track which I believe is called "B-19." A number of towers have already been unloaded.
It looks like a tandem pick and carry. Note the greenish safety vest at the end of the tower being carried. That gives scale as to the diameter of the towers.
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And now the blades are coming to town. Jan Smith posted seven photos with the comment: "UP Wind Turbine blade train in Peoria, Illinois 03-03-18."
John Woodrow posted two photos of a second train of blades that went to this staging yard.
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JR Keller posted fourteen photos with the comment: "Triple 9 series 3 very nice and smooth clean rig."
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This is a posting that another train of tower segments with 70 flat cars is headed to the yard on 3-12. David JordanDavid is an administrator in this group.Train may be held in the TP&W yard until the most recent [second, I believe] blade train is unloaded. David Jordan posted three photos with the comment: "Wind turbine blade (and tower) unloading at TZPR's East Peoria Yard this afternoon."
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Tim Holmes posted four photos of another tower segment train with the comment: "Here is my take on todays windmill train today 3-22-18."
David Jordan posted three photos with the comment: "The staging area for wind turbine components at TZPR's East Peoria Yard is getting crowded. I shot these views this afternoon."
David Jordan posted two photos with the comment: "All trains cleared out of the Tazewell & Peoria Railroad's East Peoria Yard's Long Tracks on Sunday. These views (particularly the top one) offer an excellent view of the nine Long Tracks, A33-41."
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Comments on David's post David Jordan: Also notice in the top photo that the A Yard's short tracks are pretty full. A cut with two or three Caterpillar loads on the head end may be Monday's outbound D49 (NS).
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