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The TP&W name is confusing for a couple of reasons. One reason is that it is the name of two different railroads -- an old, or original, one and a current one. The other reason is that neither actually goes to Toledo. The original railroad was between Keokuk, IA, and either Sheldon or Effner, IL, or Kentland, IN. Then the line continued as Pennsylvania to Logansport, IN. A train could then reach Toledo by using Wabash (now Norfolk Southern) tracks. The portion between Keokuk and Peoria is now owned by the
Keokuk Junction Railway. And
TP&W now owns the track between Peoria and Logansport.
Update: the pictures of a TP&W locomotive are from the
Illinois Railway Museum. Their roster indicates it is an Alco RS-11 that was built in 1958 and arrived in 1983. It runs on AAR-B trucks with GE 752 traction motors and is powered by a 12-251B engine rated at 1800 horsepower.
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GWRR
[The two lines south of Logansport came from Winamac.] |
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Roger Kujawa posted
Rare 1876 Toledo Peoria& Warsaw Railway & Connections R x R Map Print Lafayette. Seen on eBay.
Roger Kujawa shared |
Marty Bernard processed and
posted five Roger Puta slides of the TP&W.
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| 1. TP&W Alco RS3 207 making a transfer run from its Peoria, Illinois yards west on NKP trackage in June 1963. |
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| 2. TP&W Caboose 504 at IC Crossing at Gilman, IL on July 22, 1962. |
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| 3. TP&W General Office Building at main yards and shops at Peoria, IL in June 1963. |
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| 4. TP&W GP30 700 and GP35 902 in Logansport, IN on November 25, 1966. |
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| 5. TP&W GP30 700 and GP35 902 in Logansport, IN on November 25, 1966. |
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Howard Keil posted
[If you follow the link and access the comments, you will see three more engine photos.] |
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Thomas Dyrek posted
A 1976 advertisement that appeared in a few railroad magazines. Thomas Dyrek collection
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Michael Schwiebert posted
Saw this on the G&W LinkedIn page recently. Wonder why they don’t call out their access to the Ohio River in Cincinnati? |
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