Decatur Central Railroad
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. The route, which runs between Cisco and Decatur, was previously operated by the Decatur Junction Railway. The railroad began operation in January 2017. 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.
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| Dates of operation | August 2016– | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 |
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| EMD GP38-2 | GMTX 2214 |
| GMTX 2227 | |
| GMTX 2551 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Decatur Central Railroad joint venture". Railway Gazette. August 12, 2016. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
- ^ a b c "OmniTRAX kicks off Decatur Central Railroad operations". Progressive Railroading. January 26, 2017. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
- ^ Locomotive roster
External links
[edit]- Official site Archived 2017-02-02 at the Wayback Machine