| By: | William H. Davis Jr. |
| Dates: | 8/18/1998 - 8/18/1998 |
| Album Info: | The Toledo Peoria & Western Railway ( TP&W ) is a short line railroad that operates 247 miles of track from Mapleton, Illinois through Peoria across Illinois to Logansport, Indiana & includes a branch line between Logansport to Winamac, Indiana. TP&W has trackage rights between Galesburg, Illinois & Peoria, between Reynolds, Indiana & Lafayette, Indiana. TP&W has connections with UP, BNSF, NS, CSXT, CN, CP, CERA, CIM, KBSR, & T&P. The railroad is now owned by RailAmerica. The railroad's traffic comes largely from agricultural products, as well as chemicals & tractors. The TP&W hauled around 26,000 carloads in 2008 |
