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.

The most beautiful sunrise I've ever seen makes for some insane shots as an Oakland to Neoga grain train on the DREI leaves Oakland. Leading is HLCX 4212, built for the SSW in 1984.

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.

Decatur & Eastern Illinois Railroad Job 300 is seen doing some work at their yard in Paris, Illinois.

4235 & 4244 pass Pierson whilse hauling train 101 from Decatur to Chrisman

4236 & 4240 pass Newman whilst hauling train 101 from Decatur to Chrisman

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)

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.

FURX 5514 leads a local from the CN yard south across Wabic.