With the purchase of the Decatur line by Watco, and the creation of the Decatur & Eastern, it would seem that scenes such as this at Decatur are now history.
After lots of rain and whitecaps on the lake, the weather cleared as the NS Employee Special deadhead move crosses Lake Decatur.
The two newest additions to the Decatur and Eastern Illinois Railroad sit idle after a day of work in the yard.
A CN SD40-2LW makes a yard transfer to the DREI in Decatur Illinois
FURX 5569 leads train DREI 101 across Lake Decatur as it approaches yard limits.
Wabash GE U25B numbered 500-514. Photo taken from my slide collection, no photographer name listed on slide.
Leasers on the Decatur and Eastern Illinois. Two INRD GP 38ACs lead the 101 daily train west across Lake Decatur.
A nice pair serve as the local power in the CN yard at Decatur.
CSX J713 from Danville, Ill., has just crossed Lake Decatur with a GP60 (a rarity on the railroad's roster) in the lead on February 18, 2018. CSX Transportation has since sold the Decatur Subdivis... (more)
With the last miles on their trip, train 35N rolls on into town with a decent train behind them
Wabash 1189 leads the Santa Train out of Decatur.
NS SD40-2 3336 leads the Santa Train into Decatur.
NS Roadrailer train 256 crosses the Sangamon River Bridge on its entry into Decatur, IL.
A NS SD60 cruising through the outskirts of Decatur, IL on the former Wabash.
NS #9776 leads the 255 over Lake Decatur. remnants of the old Illinois Terminal bridge can be seen in the background.
