Name This Peoria Landmark

Peoria Landmark #451

E.D. Edwards Generation Plant is a coal-fired power station owned and operated by Ameren near Bartonville, Illinois.

• Owner: Ameren Energy Resources Generating Company
• Parent Company: Ameren
• Plant Nameplate Capacity: 780 MW (Megawatts)
• Units and In-Service Dates: 136 MW (1960), 281 MW (1968), 364 MW (1972)
• Location: 7800 South Cilco Ln., Bartonville, IL 61607
• GPS Coordinates: 40.603589, -89.663447

http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Edwards_Generation_Plant

AmerenCILCO’s E. D. Edwards Station, built south of Bartonville in 1960, is served by both Toledo Peoria & Western and Union Pacific. All coal presently arrives on the latter. The plant appears to receive at least one 135-car coal train each day. A loop track was opened in early 2004 to allow for more efficient railcar unloading.

http://peoriastation.blogpeoria.com/2009/07/20/peoria-area-rail-users-energy/

Photo was taken from the boat launch at the Mendenhall Road Wetlands Area, just south of Bartonville.  It was taken on a hazy overcast morning and wasn’t very impressive until I converted it into black and white… and voila!

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