DREI job 101 slow rolls into Ficklin as they prepare for a quick half hour of work before proceeding east.

The sun rises on the city of Decatur as DREI 101 departs town and crosses over Lake Decatur. Leading is WAMX 4134, a Union Pacific built SD40-2.

Behind its usual pair of SD45 carbodies, 101 claws up out of Camargo’s valley with 60ish cars this morning.

WAMX SD40M-2 4240 leads DREI 101 East through Tuscola

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)