more to the East Peoria Times-Courier. East Peoria is home to the majority of the commercial television broadcast outlets that serve the Peoria area. WEEK-TV, channel 25, the local NBC affiliate, has long maintained studios and transmitter facilities on Springfield Road in East Peoria. In recent years, other stations have moved in with WEEK-TV as a result of operations mergers through local marketing agreements, including MyNetworkTV affiliate WAOE (channel 59), and ABC affiliate WHOI (channel 19), which moved to the Springfield Road studios in 2009 from its former location in nearby Creve Coeur. The remainder of Peoria's TV stations maintain their studios across the river in Peoria. Infrastructure Transportation Highways and State Routes The East Peoria area is served by Interstate 74, which runs from northwest to southeast through the northern half of the city, connecting to Peoria via the Murray Baker Bridge. U.S. Route 150 is the main arterial for East Peoria, running concurrently with Main Street until it heads northeast past the I-74 interchange. The following state routes run through East Peoria: Illinois Route 8 roughly parallels I-74 to the south. Illinois 8 crosses into East Peoria via the Cedar Street Bridge with 116. Illinois 8 is marked as an east–west road. Illinois Route 29 splits from Interstate 74 across the Murray Baker Bridge, running southwest through the city and becoming Illinois 29 is marked as a north–south road. Illinois Route 40 (formerly 88) enters from the Bob Michel Bridge and runs south through the center of the city, becoming Washington Street before terminating at the I-74 entrance ramp. Illinois 40 is marked as a north–south road. Illinois Route 116 enters East Peoria from the west at the Cedar Street Bridge. Rail Transportation East Peoria is served by two shortline railroads: the Tazewell & Peoria Railroad (T&P) and the Toledo, Peoria and Western Railway, both owned by Genesee & Wyoming Inc. The Tazewell & Peoria Railroad leases the Peoria and Pekin Union Railway (which straddles the Illinois River at Peoria) and is an important transportation link for East Peoria businesses such as Caterpillar. The Toledo, Peoria and Western Railway has limited trackage rights in East Peoria, only going through the eastern half of the city before interchanging with Tazewell & Peoria Railroad. East Peoria was served by Amtrak's Prairie Marksman (Chicago–East Peoria) from 1980 to 1981. The nearest passenger stations are both owned by Amtrak- Southwest Chief in