Tazewell and Peoria Railroad
- Tazewell and Peoria Railroad
The Tazewell & Peoria Railroad (T&P) reporting mark|TZPR (November 1, 2004 — Present) is a short-line railroad formed by Genesee & Wyoming to lease the assets of the Peoria and Pekin Union Railway.
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.
It says it switches close to 100 000 cars per year [http://www.gwrr.com/default.cfm?action=rail§ion=3B1a] and has nearly 150 miles of track to its name [http://www.uprr.com/customers/shortline/lines/taze.shtml] which it has leased from its owners: The Union Pacific, Norfolk Southern and Canadian National.
ee also
* Genesee and Wyoming Railroad
* Illinois and Midland Railroad
* Peoria and Pekin Union Railway
External links
* [http://www.gwrr.com/default.cfm?action=rail§ion=3B1a Genesee & Wyoming: Illinois Region] - official web page
* [http://www.gwrr.com/default.cfm?action=rail§ion=3B1c Illinois & Midland - Route Map] - shows I&M and T&P tracks
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