Decatur Junction Railway

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Decatur Junction Railway

Decatur Junction GP16 1607
Reporting mark DT
Locale Central Illinois
Dates of operation September 23, 1993 (1993-09-23)Present
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 12 in) (standard gauge)
Headquarters Assumption, Illinois, USA

The Decatur Junction Railway (reporting mark DT) is a Class III railroad which operates in the state of Illinois. It is one of several short-line railroads owned by Pioneer Railcorp

On September 23, 1993, the Decatur Junction Railway Co. (DT) signed a lease agreement for the lease rights of two segments of track in east central Illinois from Assumption to Cisco that is owned by a consortium of grain dealers. Approximately 38 miles of railroad is operated including 8 miles of trackage rights on the Canadian National Railway (CN) through Decatur, Illinois. The railroad's principal commodities are grain, fertilizer and plastics.

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