Freight service on the Peoria & Eastern was partially in the hands of a small fleet of Mikado types that augmented some class L1 4-8-2s. No. 31, seen here at the coaling tower in Peoria, belonged to class H5L and was built by American Locomotive Company in 1913 or 1914. Engines of this class weighed 280,000 pounds. They had 25x32-inch cylinders, a boiler pressure of 180 pounds per square inch, and a driver diameter of 63 inches. They produced 48,570 pounds of tractive effort, and by 1940 were reported to have boosters adding another 9,900 pounds.