The Peoria, Decatur & Evansville Railway
| Title | Year | Author | Publisher | Notes |
| Danville Flyer, January 1999 issue. | 1999 | Hazel Dell Homecoming Committee | Danville Chapter, NRHS | Article called Riding the rails in Hazel Dell |
| From the Lakes to the Gulf | 1993 | Alan R. Lind | Transport History Press | The crossing pictured on page 114 is not the PD&E/CCC&StL crossing at Karl Tower |
| Green Diamond Issue #51 | 1999 | William T. Grayson | Illinois Central Historical Society | Magazine article about the IC in Evansville, IN |
| History of the Illinois Central | 1975 | John F. Stover | Macmillan | A couple pages about the PD&E and its predecessors |
| History and Romance of the Danville Junction | 1942 | Cary Clive Burford | Unknown | Small section about "the Olney Road" |
| Limiteds, Locals, and Expresses in Indiana, 1838-1971 | 2003 | Craig Sanders | Indiana University Press | Small section on passenger service on the PD&E's tracks in Indiana |
| Main Line of Mid-America: The Story of the Illinois Central | 1950 | Carlton J. Corliss | Creative Age Press | A couple pages about the PD&E and its predecessors |
| Railroad History No. 140 | 1979 | John H. White, Jr. (Editor) | The Railway & Locomotive Historical Society, Inc | Partial locomotive roster |
| Railroad Magazine August 1938 | 1938 | Unknown | The Frank A. Munsey Company | A paragraph on the dates of the PD&E consolidation, page 92 |
| Rods Down and Dropped Fires | 2004 | Richard P. Bessette | RTN Press | Two photos of PD&E locomotives. PD&E #23, page 564, and IC #1534(ex-PD&E #29) page 83 |
| Sidell to Olney by Rail | 2004 | Roy C. Jackson | Unpublished Manuscript | A thorough coverage of the DOOR |