Decatur Junction

Company History: This line launched in 1993 under the Pioneer Railcorp family of shortlines to be the designated operator of a 38 mile line from Cisco, Illinois south through Decatur and on to Assumption. Eight miles of the route, specifically in the Decatur area, is on trackage rights of Canadian National’s Illinois Central subsidiary. Traffic included grain, fertilizer and plastics. In 2016, DJ was replaced as operator on the Cisco to Decatur segment by the newly formed Decatur Central Railroad although they continue to operate the line from Decatur to Assumption. Like the other lines in the Pioneer Railcorp group, Decatur Junction is now part of the Patriot Rail shortline group.

Successor/Parent History: Patriot Rail operates 12 regional and freight short line railroads, a scenic rail excursion train, and five rail-related services companies with over 600 total rail miles across the United States.

Service capabilities include railcar storage, railcar repair and maintenance, railway clean-up and transfer, tank car cleaning and environmental services, contract switching, transloading, engineering services, excursion railroads, real estate, and track access.

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.