RAILROAD OPERATING INFORMATION

DECATUR & EASTERN ILLINOIS RAILROAD

Decatur Line

FORMERLY Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
(Decatur Subdivision)
CONSTRUCTED 1880 by Indianapolis Decatur & Springfield Railway (Indianapolis-Wabash River)
CONSTRUCTED 1873 by Indiana & Illinois Central Railway (Wabash River-Decatur)
CONSTRUCTED 1901-1902 by Springfield & Decatur Railway (Decatur-Springfield)
LAST PASSENGER TRAIN: late 1930's (Decatur-Springfield)
LAST PASSENGER TRAIN: late 1940's/motor train (Indianapolis-Decatur)
ABANDONED 1989 (Indianapolis-Roachdale)
ABANDONED 1990 (Roachdale-Russellville)
ABANDONED 1988 (Russellville-Bloomingdale)
ABANDONED 1994 (Bloomingdale-Montezuma)
ABANDONED 2001 (Montezuma-Hillsdale)
ABANDONED 1984 (Decatur-Springfield)

Radio Frequency - 161.370 (AAR Channel 84)
Dispatcher - 161.520 (AAR Channel 94)

Stations/Milepost Locations

Direction is westward from Indianapolis to Springfield
Distance is from Cincinnati

ITALICS INDICATE ABANDONED SEGMENTS

124.5 Indianapolis
126.6 Moorefield
132.6 Mitchellville
139.9 Tilden
143.7 Maplewood
151.5 North Salem
154.3 Bernard
159.8 Roachdale
164.5 Raccoon
169.5 Russellville
172.4 Milligan
178.6 Bethany
180.9 Marshall
184.4 Bloomingdale
191.9 Montezuma
192.7 Hillsdale
199.2 Dana
200.8 West Dana
204.9 Scotland
209.0 Chrisman (CSX crossing)
211.5 Cherry Point
214.2 Garnes
215.9 Metcalf (EIRC crossing)
219.3 Hume
222.1 McCown
225.4 Newman
230.2 Murdock
235.0 Camargo
241.4 Tuscola
241.6 TY Tower (CN/UP crossing)
245.0 Ficklin
248.7 Garrett
250.7 Atwood
254.2 Pierson
257.6 Hammond
259.6 Burrowsville
261.6 Lintner
264.2 La Place
268.2 Casner
270.9 Long Creek
272.1 Antioch
277.0 Decatur/End of Track
277.3 Decatur
285.6 Boody
288.6 Blackland
292.5 Osbornville
297.0 Mt. Auburn
304.5 Roby
307.1 Buckhart
311.9 Derry Farm
315.9 Sangamon Jct.
318.3 IC Jct.

1 track, Direct Traffic Control in use.

INTERLOCKING TOWERS

Past and present towers and interlockings.