The snow has stopped and the sun is peaking through the clouds as Decatur & Eastern Illinois Railroad (DREI) Freight Train 101 heads eastbound through Newman, IL.

The daily eastbound Decatur & Eastern Illinois train 101 is seen rolling through Newman, IL.

The daily eastbound Decatur & Eastern Illinois train 101 is seen rolling through Newman, IL.

With spring in full swing, the first leg of DREIs wayfreight from Decatur to Terra Haute is seen here traversing the Embarras River in Camargo, with two SD40-3s sporting SD45 carbodies.

What is a small town in Illinois without a railroad, grain elevator(s), and a Casey's General Store? Here in Atwood, Watco's Decatur & Eastern Illinois Railroad rolls through town with train 101 b... (more)

Once DREI's 101 arrived Chrisman, they had to run over to Dana for some work at the grain elevator. The three engines cut off from their train, backed around the wye, and coupled onto two hoppers ... (more)

Thanks to Camargo Township snowplows, there was a big snowbank placed right over the rails of the DREI mainline in Patterson Springs. Due to no trains all night or morning, today's 101 blasts thro... (more)

Today's DREI 101 is a hefty 7 car train pulled by 3 SD40-2 locomotives. Seen here at Murdock, the train hits another snowbank that has been piled over the rails by plow trucks who are still fighti... (more)

DREI's 101 rolls over the Embarrass River at Camargo during a downpour with a nice mixture of power on the head end.

WAMX 4234, the DREI's only 6-axle and a unit that rarely ever leaves Decatur Yard, leads westbound 101 over the diamond through Tuscola, IL. Due to engine issues with a few other units, expect to ... (more)

It's a blistering 92 degrees on this hot July day and the third train of the day is on the move on the Decatur & Eastern. Seen here east of Camargo rounding the curve and descending into town, tra... (more)

DREI 101 pulls out of Tuscola and towards MP 245, with a ex-ICE GP40-2 and ex-NS GP38-2 for power.

Westbound Decatur 101 train died this afternoon and required the Tuscola crew to come and grab it. The Tuscola Local had work at Newman and after grabbing the 101, they picked up their local there... (more)

WAMX 4002 and an ex-ICE motor are powering today's westbound 101, seen here a mile east of Tuscola.

After about 7 inches of snow falling across Central Illinois, the first train of the day on the Decatur & Eastern Illinois Railroad cuts across the Illinois plains. With the FURX 5551 and HLCX 421... (more)