Lucky Cloverleaf
Watco subsidiary Decatur and Eastern Illinois (DREI) initiated operations in September 2018 with the purchase of the CSX (ex-B&O) Decatur Subdivision and Danville Secondary Subdivision, connecting Decatur, Illinois and Terre Haute, Indiana. In December 2019, the railroad expanded by acquiring the Eastern Illinois Railroad (EIRC), consisting of approximately 56-miles of the former Nickel Plate Cloverleaf line between Neoga and Metcalf. The two lines are connected at Metcalf, forming a “V” pointed to the north east.
While catching EIRC action was always challenging at best, the DREI seems to have upped the ante, and scenes like this seem to have become more common. The crew of DREI (WAMX) GP38-2 3896 (ex-SOU 5020) helps load a cut of hoppers at the Total Grain Marketing elevators in Neoga.
Thanks J.V. for the operating notes and conversation while freezing my cojones off; good to finally meet you!
Lucky Cloverleaf
Watco subsidiary Decatur and Eastern Illinois (DREI) initiated operations in September 2018 with the purchase of the CSX (ex-B&O) Decatur Subdivision and Danville Secondary Subdivision, connecting Decatur, Illinois and Terre Haute, Indiana. In December 2019, the railroad expanded by acquiring the Eastern Illinois Railroad (EIRC), consisting of approximately 56-miles of the former Nickel Plate Cloverleaf line between Neoga and Metcalf. The two lines are connected at Metcalf, forming a “V” pointed to the north east.
While catching EIRC action was always challenging at best, the DREI seems to have upped the ante, and scenes like this seem to have become more common. The crew of DREI (WAMX) GP38-2 3896 (ex-SOU 5020) helps load a cut of hoppers at the Total Grain Marketing elevators in Neoga.
Thanks J.V. for the operating notes and conversation while freezing my cojones off; good to finally meet you!