Norfolk Southern 4340 leads a mixed freight westbound as it passes over the WABIC Diamond at Decatur, Illinois on August 24th, 2024, as they head west on the NS Lafayette District.
The NS RoadRailer trains are now a thing of the past as the last one ran yesterday, 25th of August 2024, and the service has now been discontinued and they will transition fully to standard double-stack trains.
From what I can find on the web: WABIC Junction (Diamond) next to the Wabash Depot Antique Mall in Decatur, Illinois, is where the Norfolk Southern’s Springfield-Hannibal/Brooklyn districts and Canadian National’s Peoria Subdivision cross. Decatur & Eastern Illinois Railroad also uses the diamond for switching sometimes.
WABIC is named for the Wabash (WAB) and Illinois Central (IC), which used to cross here back in the good ole days, but times have changed. There were LOTS more tracks back then, along with a tower, and the WAB/Norfolk & Western, Baltimore & Ohio, and IC, as well as the Pennsylvania Railroad crossed here in the past.
Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/5000, ISO 170.