Toledo Peoria & Western (TPW) 3878 - EMD GP38

Kolbe local. Last time i ever got this awesome painted motor.

HRSX 3008 rests with PRLX 3878 between assignments

The 3878 still is around under Progressive Rail Leasing and is now on lease to the Riverside Cement yard in Oro Grande, CA along with HRSX geeps 3007 and 3008.

sucks to see this leaving....

transfer of a bunch of empty ethanol tanks over to the TZPR

Light power to pick up!whatever wasnt derailed at Cruger

loads%from Cruger headhng to ADM

light power to Cruger

loads from Cruger heading to ADM

oight power to Cruger

Approaching Dee-Mack Rd east of Washington

TPW 3878 reversing the main to pick up Crew member after pulling the 50+ loads out of Crzger

light power for Cruger

3878 working Pacific Ethanol.

Last RA motor left in the Peoria area and one of probably only a few (if not the last) on the G&W system that still has Rail America on the side. I always loved this paint scheme and it sucks that is only a matter of time before its painted in the UGLY G&W orange.

I&M transfer heads to Powerton.

3878 was add on power for this massive train.

TPW 3878 crosses with a single load

The 2 motors from earlier return west with a few extra motors and a road train for East Peoria

TPW 3878 and 5010 head east light power in the rain.

TPW 3878 pulls a single tank car through Peoria on a Saturday. In this case it appears as if the TPW unit is being used by sister road Tazewell & Peoria.

TPW GP38 3878 trundles on former Rock Island trackage in downtown Peoria on a Saturday.

TPW 5008 leads a extra job w/ empties for Cruger

TPW 3878 leads light power returning to East Peoria

TPW 5008 leads a extra job w/ empties for Cruger

TPW 3878 runs light power for Cruger

now heads back west w/ loads from Cruger

TPW 3878 heads long hood forward for Cruger w/ empties

3878 leaves Cruger behind with 30 loads heading back to East Peoria

TPW 3878 approaches Cruger with the 30 empties

TPW 3878 leads 30 empty hoppers for Cruger

The last Railamerica painted Geep still on TPW heads west light power...all the other Pre-G&W stuff has been shipped off to the other G&W RR's with the addition of the 4 SD40-2's on TPW, or have been repainted..

Central RRs TPW power heading east on the Redkey District over to Gas City.