In General
On September 23, 1993, the Decatur Junction Railway Co. (DT), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Pioneer Railcorp, signed a lease agreement with Cisco Co-op Grain Company (Cisco) and on September 24, 1993 with Central Illinois Shippers, Incorporated (CISI), for the lease of two segments of track in east central Illinois.  The Cisco segment runs from Green's Switch (Decatur) to Cisco, Illinois, approximately thirteen (13) miles.   The CISI segment runs from Elwin to Assumption, Illinois, a distance of approximately seventeen (17) miles.  The two lines connect via trackage rights on the Canadian National Railway Company (CN) through Decatur, Illinois, a distance of approximately eight (8) miles.  Railroad operations began on the Cisco segment December 3, 1993, and began on the CISI segment December 7, 1993.  The DT’s primary commodities are grain, fertilizer and plastics.

Profile of Railroad Services

• Miles of Railroad Operated-Main Line: 30
• Miles of Branch Line Operated: 8 (Trackage Rights Via Canadian National Railway)
• Location of Offices: 308 South Chestnut Street, Assumption, Illinois, 62510
• Stations Served:
  • Cisco
  • Argenta
  • Oreana
  • Green's Switch
  • Elwin
  • Macon
  • Moweaqua
  • Radford
  • Assumption
• Railroad Type: Switch Carrier
• Connecting Railroad:
  • Canadian National Railway (Decatur, IL) 
• Load Capacity of Track: 263,000 lbs. - Total Weight On Rail

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