Decatur Central Railroad

Coordinates: 39°58′45″N 88°49′34″W / 39.97917°N 88.82611°W / 39.97917; -88.82611
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Decatur Central Railroad
Overview
Reporting markDCC
Dates of operationAugust 2016 (2016-08)
Other
Websiteofficial website
Route map

Cisco
U.S. Route 72
Argenta
Oreana
U.S. Route 72
Green's Switch
CN

The Decatur Central Railroad (reporting mark DCC) is an American railroad that operates in central Illinois. It was founded in August 2016 as a joint venture between short-line railroad operator OmniTrax, which operates the railroad, and grain cooperative Topflight Grain, which owns the right-of-way and trackage.[1] The route, which runs between Cisco and Decatur, was previously operated by the Decatur Junction Railway.[2] The railroad began operation in January 2017.[2]

The railroad's primary market is local grain transportation, though it also serves an intermodal facility and can interchange traffic with the Canadian National Railway in Decatur.[2]

Locomotive roster[edit]

Model Road number
EMD GP38-2 GMTX 2214
GMTX 2227
GMTX 2551

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Decatur Central Railroad joint venture". Railway Gazette. August 12, 2016. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  2. ^ a b c "OmniTRAX kicks off Decatur Central Railroad operations". Progressive Railroading. January 26, 2017. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  3. ^ Locomotive roster

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39°58′45″N 88°49′34″W / 39.97917°N 88.82611°W / 39.97917; -88.82611