Decatur Central Railroad Explained

Marks:	DCC

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

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

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External links

• Official site

39.9792°N -88.8261°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Decatur Central Railroad joint venture . Railway Gazette . August 12, 2016 . January 26, 2017.
2. Web site: OmniTRAX kicks off Decatur Central Railroad operations . Progressive Railroading . January 26, 2017 . January 26, 2017.
3. https://www.thedieselshop.us/DecaturCntrl.HTML Locomotive roster