Eastern Illinois Railroad

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The Eastern Illinois Railroad (EIRC) was a Class III, 53-mile shortline railroad that ran from Neoga, Illinois to Metcalf, Illinois,[1] with headquarters in Charleston, Illinois. The railroad hauled grain and lumber. There were 4 locomotives in operation on the EIRC line (EMD GP9 1040, EMD GP 9, EMD GP 10–2, EMD GP 28). The president of EIRC was Everett Fletcher.[citation needed]

In 2019, Watco's Decatur & Eastern Illinois Railroad filed in intent to acquire EIRC.[1] According to the Senior Counsel for ADM (company), a majority shareholder of NRG Inc. (which owned EIRC), EIRC ceased rail switching and terminal operations December 31, 2019, and ceased being a covered employer under the Railroad Retirement and Railroad Unemployment Insurance Acts on March 1, 2020.[2]

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  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Decatur & Eastern Illinois Railroad, L.L.C.-Acquisition and Change of Operator Exemption-NRG, Inc., and Eastern Illinois Railroad Company". Federal Register. 2019-12-06. Retrieved 2021-05-03.
  2. ^ Hillyard, Stephanie (10 December 2020). "EMPLOYER STATUS DETERMINATION BCD 21-06 Eastern Illinois Railroad Company (EIRC) B.A. No. 3380" (PDF). GovInfo.

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