Decatur Central

Company History: The DCC was established in 2016 by the OmniTRAX shortline group to take over as the designated operator of the 16 mile line between Cisco and Decatur, Illinois from the previous operator, Decatur Junction Railway. The line is owned by the largest customer, Topflight Grain although other customers are also served. The arrangement between Topflight and OmniTRAX is really a joint venture with the railroad taking some responsibility for upgrading the line. This has included opening the Midwest Inland Port, an intermodal ramp featuring a pair of 3,800’ loading tracks.

Successor/Parent History: OmniTRAX, Inc is one of North America’s largest private railroad and transportation management companies with interests in railroads, terminals, ports and industrial real estate. OmniTRAX operates a network of 21 regional and short line railroads that cover 12 states in the US and 3 provinces in Canada. The company’s railroads have interchanges with BNSF, CN, CSXT, NS & UP, and transport commodities within the Agricultural, Aggregate & Industrial Mineral, Energy, Food, Crude Oil, Chemical, Lumber, Metal, Petroleum and Plastic industries.

Brief History: The U.S. is a country of 50 states covering a vast swath of North America, with Alaska in the northwest and Hawaii extending the nation’s presence into the Pacific Ocean. Major Atlantic Coast cities are New York, a global finance and culture center, and capital Washington, DC. Midwestern metropolis Chicago is known for influential architecture and on the west coast, Los Angeles' Hollywood is famed for filmmaking.