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Viewing Album:  Prairie Central
 
By:Dave Ritter
Dates:1/1/1982 - 5/10/1985
Album Info:The Prairie Central ran on the former PRR/PC/CR/WVRC line from Decatur to Paris, IL. from about 1982 to 1984. The Illinois Central embargoed the line for non payment on trackage rights trapping many damaged cars on the line and trapping 5 of the engines in Decatur where after a time and court cases they became scrap. All Dates are guesses.
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CR 7693
Title:  CR 7693
Description:  Power until the U-boats arrive.
Photo Date:  2/10/1982  Upload Date: 10/25/2014 2:05:30 AM
Location:  Decatur, IL
Author:  Dave Ritter
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  CR 7693(GP38) CR 7680(GP38)
Views:  763   Comments: 0
PACY 2883
Title:  PACY 2883
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/10/1982  Upload Date: 10/25/2014 2:04:32 AM
Location:  Decatur, IL
Author:  Dave Ritter
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PACY 2883(U30B)
Views:  351   Comments: 0
Untitled
Title:  Untitled
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/10/1982  Upload Date: 10/25/2014 2:06:49 AM
Location:  Decatur, IL
Author:  Dave Ritter
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives: 
Views:  261   Comments: 0
PACY 2604
Title:  PACY 2604
Description:  Waiting for a crew change.
Photo Date:  10/17/1982  Upload Date: 10/25/2014 2:57:58 AM
Location:  Lake City, IL
Author:  Dave Ritter
Categories:  Roster,Action
Locomotives:  PACY 2604(U25B)
Views:  534   Comments: 0
PACY 2606
Title:  PACY 2606
Description: 
Photo Date:  11/2/1982  Upload Date: 10/25/2014 12:49:45 PM
Location:  Decatur, IL
Author:  Dave Ritter
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  PACY 2606(U25B)
Views:  272   Comments: 0
PACY 2885
Title:  PACY 2885
Description: 
Photo Date:  12/1/1982  Upload Date: 10/25/2014 2:03:37 AM
Location:  Decatur, IL
Author:  Dave Ritter
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PACY 2885(U30B)
Views:  374   Comments: 0
PACY 2883
Title:  PACY 2883
Description:  I very seldom found the 30's running, mostly just taking up space.
Photo Date:  12/1/1982  Upload Date: 10/25/2014 2:03:59 AM
Location:  Decatur, IL
Author:  Dave Ritter
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PACY 2883(U30B)
Views:  362   Comments: 0
PACY 2606
Title:  PACY 2606
Description:  Late in the afternoon before the crew is called.
Photo Date:  12/15/1982  Upload Date: 10/25/2014 2:02:35 AM
Location:  Decatur, IL
Author:  Dave Ritter
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PACY 2606(U25B) PACY 2604(U25B) PACY 7302(GP9)
Views:  570   Comments: 0
PACY 2604
Title:  PACY 2604
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/3/1983  Upload Date: 10/25/2014 2:54:48 AM
Location:  Hindsboro, IL
Author:  Dave Ritter
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PACY 2604(U25B)
Views:  332   Comments: 0
PACY 2604
Title:  PACY 2604
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/10/1983  Upload Date: 10/25/2014 12:36:32 PM
Location:  Decatur, IL
Author:  Dave Ritter
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  PACY 2604(U25B)
Views:  351   Comments: 0
PACY 2606
Title:  PACY 2606
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/10/1983  Upload Date: 10/25/2014 12:49:11 PM
Location:  Decatur, IL
Author:  Dave Ritter
Categories:  Roster,Scenic,Model,Action
Locomotives:  PACY 2606(U25B)
Views:  226   Comments: 2
PACY 7300
Title:  PACY 7300
Description:  I know this unit was trapped out of Decatur after the embargo, but don't know what happened to her.
Photo Date:  5/10/1983  Upload Date: 10/25/2014 12:50:04 PM
Location:  Decatur, IL
Author:  Dave Ritter
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  PACY 7300(GP9)
Views:  545   Comments: 0
PACY 7302
Title:  PACY 7302
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/10/1983  Upload Date: 10/25/2014 12:50:32 PM
Location:  Decatur, IL
Author:  Dave Ritter
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  PACY 7302(GP9)
Views:  339   Comments: 0
PACY 2605
Title:  PACY 2605
Description:  All 3 U25Bs and a GP9 on a west bound toward Decatur.
Photo Date:  5/18/1983  Upload Date: 10/25/2014 2:56:08 AM
Location:  Lake City, IL
Author:  Dave Ritter
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  PACY 2605(U25B) PACY 7300(GP9) PACY 2604(U25B) PACY 2606(U25B)
Views:  449   Comments: 0
PACY 2605
Title:  PACY 2605
Description:  All 3 U25Bs and a GP9 on a west bound toward Decatur.
Photo Date:  5/18/1983  Upload Date: 10/25/2014 2:56:38 AM
Location:  Lake City, IL
Author:  Dave Ritter
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  PACY 2605(U25B) PACY 7300(GP9) PACY 2604(U25B)
Views:  316   Comments: 0
PACY 2604
Title:  PACY 2604
Description:  All 3 U25Bs and a GP9 on a west bound toward Decatur.
Photo Date:  5/18/1983  Upload Date: 10/25/2014 2:57:03 AM
Location:  Lake City, IL
Author:  Dave Ritter
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  PACY 2604(U25B)
Views:  257   Comments: 0
PACY 2605
Title:  PACY 2605
Description:  All 3 U25Bs and a GP9 on a west bound toward Decatur.
Photo Date:  5/18/1983  Upload Date: 10/25/2014 2:57:34 AM
Location:  Lake City, IL
Author:  Dave Ritter
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PACY 2605(U25B) PACY 7300(GP9) PACY 2604(U25B) PACY 2606(U25B)
Views:  666   Comments: 0
PACY 2605
Title:  PACY 2605
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/18/1983  Upload Date: 10/25/2014 2:58:55 AM
Location:  Lake City, IL
Author:  Dave Ritter
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  PACY 2605(U25B)
Views:  375   Comments: 2
PACY 2885
Title:  PACY 2885
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/8/1983  Upload Date: 10/25/2014 2:04:16 AM
Location:  Decatur, IL
Author:  Dave Ritter
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PACY 2885(U30B) PACY 2883(U30B)
Views:  441   Comments: 0
PACY 2883
Title:  PACY 2883
Description:  Starting the 2883
Photo Date:  10/10/1983  Upload Date: 10/25/2014 2:03:13 AM
Location:  Decatur, IL
Author:  Dave Ritter
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PACY 2883(U30B)
Views:  321   Comments: 0
Lake City Derailment
Title:  Lake City Derailment
Description:  Lake City derailment was the begining of the end for the PACY
Photo Date:  11/1/1983  Upload Date: 10/25/2014 1:42:17 PM
Location:  Lake City, IL
Author:  Dbve Ritter
Categories:  Wreck,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  224   Comments: 0
Lake City Derailment
Title:  Lake City Derailment
Description:  Lake City derailment was the&begining of the end for the PACY
Photo Date:  11/1/1983  Upload Date: 10/25/2014 1:42:46 PM
Location:  Lake City, IL
Author:  Dave Ritter
Categories:  Wreck,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  243   Comments: 0
Lake City Derailmelt
Title:  Lake City Derailmelt
Description:  Lake City derailment was the begining of the end for the PACY
Photo Date:  11/1/1983  Upload Date: 10/25/2014 1:43:24 PM
Location:  Lake City, IL
Author:  Dave Ritter
Categories:  Wreck,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  237   Comments: 0
PACY 2605
Title:  PACY 2605
Description:  At the Lake City curve where last falls derailment happened.
Photo Date:  5/10/1984  Upload Date: 10/25/2014 2:06:05 AM
Location:  Lake City, IL
Author:  Dave Ritter
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PACY 2605(U25B)
Views:  582   Comments: 0
PACY 2885
Title:  PACY 2885
Description:  At the C&IM for truck work
Photo Date:  7/10/1984  Upload Date: 10/25/2014 2:58:25 AM
Location:  Springfield, IL
Author:  Dave Ritter
Categories:  Roster,Yard
Locomotives:  PACY 2885(U30B) CIM 18(SW1200) CIM 71(SD38-2)
Views:  883   Comments: 0
PACY 2604
Title:  PACY 2604
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/10/1985  Upload Date: 10/25/2014 2:55:27 AM
Location:  Decatur, IL
Author:  Dave Ritter
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PACY 2604(U25B)
Views:  313   Comments: 0
PACY 3126
Title:  PACY 3126
Description:  More cars from another derailment
Photo Date:  6/1/1985  Upload Date: 10/25/2014 1:41:54 PM
Location:  Arthur, IL
Author:  Dave Ritter
Categories:  Roster,Scenic,RollingStock,Wreck,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  219   Comments: 0
PACY 3208
Title:  PACY 3208
Description:  More cars from another derailment
Photo Date:  6/1/1985  Upload Date: 10/25/2014 1:43:53 PM
Location:  Arthur, IL
Author:  Dave Ritter
Categories:  Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  243   Comments: 0
PACY 3126
Title:  PACY 3126
Description:  More cars from another derailment. This maybe after the embargo is in place and the cars couldn't get to Decbtur
Photo Date:  6/1/1985  Upload Date: 10/25/2014 1:44:19 PM
Location:  Arthur, IL
Author:  Dave Ritter
Categories:  Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  268   Comments: 0
PACY 3136
Title:  PACY 3136
Description:  Mo|e cars from another derailment
Photo Date:  6/1/1985  Upload Date: 10/25/2014 1:44:57 PM
Location:  Arthur, IL
Author:  Dave Ritter
Categories:  Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  272   Comments: 0
Untitled
Title:  Untitled
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/2/1985  Upload Date: 12/31/2014 10:20:57 PM
Location:  Prairie Hall, IL
Author:  Dave Ritter
Categories:  Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  190   Comments: 0
Untitled
Title:  Untitled
Description:  After the shutdown all the wrecked cars are gathered up and sent to Paris where Conrail refused to accecpt them, so they sat for ye`rs on the main line.
Photo Date:  10/10/1985  Upload Date: 10/25/2014 1:40:59 PM
Location:  Paris, IL
Author:  Dave Ritter
Categories:  Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  249   Comments: 0
Untitled
Title:  Untitled
Description:  After the shutdown all the wrecked cars are gathered up and sent to Paris wherj Conrail refused to accecpt them, so they sat for years on the main line.
Photo Date:  10/10/1985  Upload Date: 10/25/2014 1:41:38 PM
Location:  Paris, IL
Author:  Dave Ritter
Categories:  Wreck,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  182   Comments: 0
PACY 2606
Title:  PACY 2606
Description:  Trapped on line out of Decatur 2606 missed the mass scrapping of power, but its fate was also sealed.
Photo Date:  5/10/1986  Upload Date: 10/25/2014 2:04:52 AM
Location:  Mount Vernon, IL
Author:  Dave Ritter
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PACY 2606(U25B)
Views:  669   Comments: 0
PACY 2885
Title:  PACY 2885
Description:  The end is near for 2885 as sister unit 2883 is already gone.
Photo Date:  5/1/1988  Upload Date: 10/25/2014 2:59:22 AM
Location:  Decatur, IL
Author:  Dave Ritter
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PACY 2885(U30B)
Views:  409   Comments: 1
PACY 2883
Title:  PACY 2883
Description:  The end of 2883
Photo Date:  5/1/1988  Upload Date: 10/25/2014 12:39:39 PM
Location:  Decatur, IL
Author:  Dave Ritter
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  PACY 2883(U30B)
Views:  340   Comments: 0
PACY 2604
Title:  PACY 2604
Description:  The end of 2604
Photo Date:  5/1/1988  Upload Date: 10/25/2014 12:40:28 PM
Location:  Decatur, IL
Author:  Dave Ritter
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  PACY 2604(U25B)
Views:  309   Comments: 0
PACY 2885
Title:  PACY 2885
Description:  Fate sealed waiting the scrappers torch
Photo Date:  5/1/1988  Upload Date: 10/25/2014 12:42:51 PM
Location:  Decatur, IL
Author:  Dave Ritter
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  PACY 2885(U30B)
Views:  296   Comments: 0
PACY 2604
Title:  PACY 2604
Description:  The end of 2604
Photo Date:  5/1/1988  Upload Date: 10/25/2014 12:47:59 PM
Location:  Decatur, IL
Author:  Dave Ritter
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  PACY 2604(U25B)
Views:  349   Comments: 0
PACY 2883
Title:  PACY 2883
Description:  The end of 2883
Photo Date:  5/1/1988  Upload Date: 10/25/2014 12:48:21 PM
Location:  Decatur, IL
Author:  Dave Ritter
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  PACY 2883(U30B)
Views:  399   Comments: 0
PACY 7302
Title:  PACY 7302
Description:  In all 5 units where sent to there end just 6 tracks over from where they had worked,2883,2885,2604,2605,and 7302. Even the trucks got cut up, nothing was sawed.
Photo Date:  5/1/1988  Upload Date: 10/25/2014 12:50:57 PM
Location:  Decatur, IL
Author:  Dave Ritter
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  PACY 7302(GP9) PACY 2605(U25B)
Views:  619   Comments: 0
PACY 2604
Title:  PACY 2604
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/10/1983  Upload Date: 10/25/2014 12:48:43 PM
Location:  Decatur, IL
Author:  Dave Ritter
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  PACY 2604(U25B)
Views:  394   Comments: 0

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