All is silent in rural Oakland, IL as the aurora dances overhead. Sitting below is a loaded DREI grain train behind a 5-pack of EMD locomotives. This train came up from Neoga a day prior and was l... (more)
The aurora dances overhead as a DREI grain train sits north of Oakland, tied down till morning.
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.
The Decatur and Eastern road freight slowly makes its way east towards Chrisman. The train departed Decatur around 7am this morning with 34 cars and is now almost to Ficklin where they'll do alitt... (more)
DREI power sits in the yard in Decatur.
This morning's DREI 101 only made it to Tuscola and not beyond the diamond, as the UP had an issue with a train hung over the interlocking. This train had the diamond blocked for at least two hour... (more)
