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Appendix - Railroad Line Prefix Codes
ATTENTION!
2008.06.06 — CSX is re-organizing its dispatcher centers and changing the dispatcher codes to reflect the division under which they work. The new codes have the initial of the division name followed by a letter, usually the same letter as the previous code if they can make that happen. Baltimore Division will start with B, Florence Division will start with F, Jacksonville Division will start with J, and so on. Makes sense except for Nashville Division, which starts with S; we haven't figured that one out yet.
This process is underway now, so please contribute your observations so that we can update this table with the new codes, telling me the old desk code, the new desk code, and the subdivision handled. If you see any corrections on frequencies used or whatnot, please let me know that, too. I'm at bote.prodigy@gmail.com Thanks! - Bote
Baltimore Division — where it all began in the U.S. of A. with the B&O
This table seeks to provide a handy cross-reference in the field. If your scanner stops on A.A.R. channel 54, which is 160.92 MHz, you hear the “JA” dispatcher answering a train's tone signal, and you stumble across CSX tracks with “A” as the milepost prefix, it's a pretty good bet that you are in the Sanford subdivision of the Jacksonville division. You can also do a text search for the subdivision name to find the dispatcher code serving that subdivision. The table is ordered by Dispatcher Desk, the left-hand column, although it is a mess while CSX changes divisions and dispatcher territories around. I will patch it back together once the dust settles.
Entries that do not conform to standard CSX notation are usually former Conrail territory. Otherwise, it's probably an error. Please send any corrections to bote.prodigy@gmail.com. There is not enough room for thanks to all those who have contributed to this work. It turns out that there were a number of outdated entries and you folks made sure that this list is accurate and up to date. THANK YOU!
Bote
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S.A.
Updated 2009.01.04 — Changed dispatcher channel to 74 for Birmingham Mineral, Nashville, S&NA north, and S&NA south subdivisions.
Updated 2009.01.02 — Huntington div.: changed AM to HK desk.
Updated 2009.01.01 — more BIG updates to the Huntington division dispatcher desks. Happy New Year!
Updated 2008.12.30 — moved Gainesville Midland subd from FB to AF desk; Nashville div: changed AH to SE desk.
Updated 2008.12.21 — extensive updates to Huntington division (mostly revising outdated C&O and Allegheny entries); Nashville div. AJ to SC, AY to SD desks; Louisville div. AR to LA, CF to LB, CK to LC, CL to LD; I also grouped together the Baltimore, Florence, Huntington, and Jacksonville divisions.
Updated 2008.12.10 — extensive updates to Florence division dispatcher territories, please check and correct me; Atlanta division changes as well. There still exist inconsistencies that need attention, please advise me.
Updated 2008.10.10 — corrected C&O division to Huntington West in HD desk only; I still need to know the new division names for old C&O territories. Thanks! Updated Athens subd to Athens Industrial Track.
Updated 2008.09.01 — updated AL desk to HG desk designator, CI desk to HH desk, CR desk to HD desk; dispatchers now in Huntington, WVa.
Updated 2008.08.18 — updated AQ desk to HI desk designator, dispatcher still in Jax.
Updated 2008.06.25 — moved AO and AP desks to Huntington Division HB desk to control the Clinchfield subdivisions of Blue Ridge and Kingsport.
Updated 2008.06.24 — updated Baltimore Division desks to new prefixes used in Halethorpe office; PLEASE verify frequencies and other notations for accuracy, especially the old NI desk, thanks.
Updated 2008.06.08 — updated most Florence Division desks to new divisional prefixes; CU desk eliminated, its territories merged back into FF (former CE) desk
Updated 2008.06.07 — updated most Jacksonville desks to new divisional prefixes; corrected IB & IC desks' territories; moved Richmond Terminal sub to AE desk; CN dispatcher channel
Updated 2008.02.16 — dispatcher channel moved from 94 to 59 in the Charlotte sub; dispatcher channel moved from 94 to 39 in the CN&L sub.
Updated 2007.05.06 — extensive re-alignment of dispatcher desks and frequencies: AR, AT, BD, RL, RM, IB-IF desks; many thanks to Greg Zoll.
Updated 2007.04.28 — moved Brunswick sub from AZ desk to AC desk; updated dispatcher channel for AE desk subdivisions.
Updated 2007.03.04 — changed dispatcher talkback frequencies for NA-NI desks in Albany division; a work-in-progress by CSX.
Updated 2006.06.02 — added new CU desk that handles CN&L sub on 1st & 2nd tricks; 3rd trick still handled by CE desk; changed dispatcher channel for CN&L sub to AAR94.
Updated 2006.04.10 — musical dispatcher desks in Ohio, Indiana, Michigan; God bless if you can figure out all the changes--corrections most welcome
Updated 2005.05.04 — major format overhaul; update Cowen, Kingsland, Fernandina, Piedmont subs
| Dispatcher Desk |
Division | Subdivision | AAR Ch.## - Road frequency, |
Milepost Prefix |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BA (was AS) |
Baltimore | Monongahela (M4) | 08 - 160.23 road 14 - 160.32 disp |
PLM |
| Baltimore | P&W (PW) | 08 - 160.23 road 14 - 160.32 disp 28 - 160.53 Glenwood yard |
BF, BG | |
| Baltimore | Pittsburgh (PI) | 08 - 160.23 road 14 - 160.32 disp 28 - 160.53 Neville Island yard |
PLE, PLY | |
| BB (was CM) |
Baltimore | Cumberland (CU) | 08 - 160.23 94 - 161.52 |
BA |
| Baltimore | Cumberland terminal (C3) | 08 - 160.23 94 - 161.52 70 - 161.16 Cumberland y.m. 36 - 160.65 shops |
BA | |
| Baltimore | Keystone (MH) | 08 - 160.23 94 - 161.52 |
BF | |
| Baltimore | S&C (SC) | 08 - 160.23 94 - 161.52 |
BFC | |
| Baltimore | Shenandoah (SJ) | 08 - 160.23 94 - 161.52 |
BAD | |
| BC (was AU) |
Baltimore | Capitol (WS) | 08 - 160.23 14 - 160.32 92 - 161.49 Jessup YM |
BAA, BAR |
| Baltimore | Metropolitan (ME) | 08 - 160.23 14 - 160.32 28 - 160.53 Brunswick |
BA | |
| Baltimore | Old Main Line (OM) | 08 - 160.23 14 - 160.32 |
BAC, BAX | |
| Baltimore | Herbert | 64 - 161.07 82 - 161.34 train to dispatcher |
QJ | |
| Baltimore | Landover | 64 - 161.07 82 - 161.34 train to dispatcher |
QL | |
| Baltimore | Pope's Creek | 64 - 161.07 82 - 161.34 train to dispatcher |
QP | |
| BD (was CQ) |
Baltimore | RF&P (RR) | 96 - 161.55 |
CFP |
| BE (was AV) |
Baltimore | Baltimore terminal (BZ) | 08 - 160.23 66 - 161.1 70 - 161.16 Curtis Bay yard 24 - 160.47 Locust Point yard 63 - 161.055 Penn-Mary yard |
BAA, BAK, BAM, BAN, BAO, BAS, BRN |
| Baltimore | Hanover (HV) | 08 - 160.23 86 - 161.4 |
BAS | |
| Baltimore | Lurgan (LR) | 08 - 160.23 86 - 161.4 |
BAE, BAV | |
| Baltimore | Philadelphia (PA) | 08 - 160.23 66 - 161.1 28 - 160.53 Wilsmere yard |
BAK | |
| FA (was AD) |
Florence | Charleston (CH) | 32 - 160.59 84 - 161.37 66 - 161.1 Florence, Bennett, Savannah yards |
A |
| Florence | Cross (ZB) | 32 - 160.59 84 - 161.37 |
ALR | |
| Florence | Lane | 32 - 160.59 84 - 161.37 |
AL | |
| Florence | South End (SE) | 32 - 160.59 84 - 161.37 |
A, AE, AF | |
| FB (was AE) |
Florence | Bellwood (RP) | 32 - 160.59 94 - 161.52 |
S, SRN |
| Florence | Hopewell | 32 - 160.59 94 - 161.52 |
SAC | |
| Florence | North End | 32 - 160.59 94 - 161.52 66 - 161.1 Rocky Mount yard |
A | |
| Florence | Parmele (KN) | 32 - 160.59 94 - 161.52 |
AA | |
| Florence | Portsmouth (PM) | 32 - 160.59 94 - 161.52 |
SA | |
| Florence | Richmond terminal (RM) | 32 - 160.59 Acca yard 94 - 161.52 disp. |
ARN, CFP, SRN | |
| Florence | Tarboro (PY) | 32 - 160.59 94 - 161.52 |
AB, ABC | |
| Florence | W&W (WW) | 32 - 160.59 94 - 161.52 |
AC, ACA | |
| FC (was AF) |
Florence | Belton (PN) | 66 - 161.1 54 - 160.92 |
AKL |
| Florence | Charlotte (C6) | 32 - 160.59 59 - 160.995 66 - 161.1 Monroe, Pinoca and Bostic Yards |
SF, SFC | |
| Florence | Monroe (MN) | 66 - 161.1 94 - 161.52 32 - 160.59 Maxwell yard |
SF, SG | |
| Florence | Terrell (TR) | 32 - 160.59 94 - 161.52 |
SFE | |
| FD (was BC) |
Florence | Aberdeen (AB) | 66 - 161.1 20 - 160.41 |
S, SB, SDS |
| Florence | Augusta (AU) | 32 - 160.59 94 - 161.52 66 - 161.1 Augusta yard |
AK, AMH | |
| Florence | Columbia (C2) | 66 - 161.1 20 - 160.41 |
S | |
| Florence | Hamlet | 66 - 161.1 20 - 160.41 |
S, SJ | |
| Florence | Norlina | 66 - 161.1 94 - 161.52 |
S | |
| FE (was BE) |
Florence | Andrews (AN) | 66 - 161.1 08 - 160.23 32 - 160.59 |
SH |
| Florence | Georgetown (GW) | 66 - 161.1 08 - 160.23 |
SHA, SHB | |
| Florence | Hamlet terminal (HT) | 66 - 161.1 94 - 161.52 32 - 160.59 Hamlet yard |
S, SF, SH | |
| Florence | Wilmington (WM) | 66 - 161.1 94 - 161.52 32 - 160.59 Hilton & Navassa bridges |
SE | |
| FF (was CE) |
Florence | CN&L (C7) | 32 - 160.59 39 - 160.695 66 - 161.1 Cayce yard |
C |
| Florence | Creston (C4) | 32 - 160.59 94 - 161.52 |
AKE | |
| Florence | Eastover (EA) | 32 - 160.59 94 - 161.52 |
AKA | |
| Florence | McCormick (MK) | 32 - 160.59 58 - 160.98 66 - 161.1 Augusta yard |
AK | |
| Florence | Orangeburg | 32 - 160.59 94 - 161.52 66 - 161.1 Sumter, Orangeburg terminals |
AK | |
| Florence | Spartanburg (S3) | 32 - 160.59 58 - 160.98 |
AK | |
| HA (was BK) |
Huntington | CV (CV) | 84 - 161.37 94 - 161.52 |
(0)CF, (0)CQ, (0)CV, (0)SC, (0)SF, (0)WB, (0)WC, (0)WD, (0)WH, (0)WM |
| Huntington | E&BV (EB) | 08 - 160.23 14 - 160.32 |
CMO | |
| Huntington | EK (EK) | 84 - 161.37 94 - 161.52 |
(0)VB, (0)VD, (0)VE, (0)WI, (0)WV | |
| Huntington | Long Fork (LF) | 08 - 160.23 14 - 160.32 |
CON | |
| Huntington | Old Road (OD) | 84 - 161.37 94 - 161.52 |
(0)VB, (00)W | |
| Huntington | Rockhouse (RH) | 84 - 161.37 94 - 161.52 |
(0)VB, (0)VG, (0)VI, (0)VL, (0)VM, (0)WN, CMO | |
| Huntington | SV&E (SV) | 08 - 160.23 14 - 160.32 |
CMN | |
| HB (was AO & AP) |
Huntington | Kingsport (KP) | 66 - 161.1 (includes Erwin yard) 94 - 161.52 |
Z |
| Huntington | Blue Ridge (BR) | 66 - 161.1 84 - 161.37 |
Z | |
| HC (was CJ) |
Huntington | Bridgeport (PU) | 08 - 160.23 14 - 160.32 |
BA |
| Huntington | Marietta (MV) | 08 - 160.23 14 - 160.32 |
BUS | |
| Huntington | Ohio River (OR) | 08 - 160.23 14 - 160.32 70 - 161.16 Huntington yard |
BN | |
| Huntington | Pomeroy (PV) | 08 - 160.23 14 - 160.32 |
BBE | |
| Huntington | Short Line (SO) | 08 - 160.23 14 - 160.32 |
BNA | |
| HD (was CR) |
Huntington | Athens Ind. track | 08 - 160.23 14 - 160.32 |
CK |
| Huntington | Cincinnati (ZE) | 08 - 160.23 94 - 161.52 |
CA | |
| Huntington | Columbus (CS) | 08 - 160.23 14 - 160.32 28 - 160.53 Columbus terminal 70 - 161.16 " |
CD, CK | |
| Huntington | Northern (NO) | 08 - 160.23 94 - 161.52 |
CA, CJ | |
| Huntington | Russell (SV) | 08 - 160.23 94 - 161.52 12 - 160.29 Russell terminal 25 - 160.485 " 28 - 160.53 " 84 - 161.37 " |
CA | |
| HE (was BJ) |
Huntington | Big Coal (BX) | 08 - 160.23 14 - 160.32 |
CLL |
| Huntington | Big Marsh Fork (BM) | 08 - 160.23 14 - 160.32 |
CLQ | |
| Huntington | Buffalo (BF) | 08 - 160.23 14 - 160.32 |
CLU | |
| Huntington | Cabin Creek (CC) | 08 - 160.23 14 - 160.32 |
CLD | |
| Huntington | Coal River (CR) | 08 - 160.23 14 - 160.32 |
CLF | |
| Huntington | G&E (GE) | 08 - 160.23 14 - 160.32 |
CAJ | |
| Huntington | Gauley (GU) | 08 - 160.23 14 - 160.32 |
CAY | |
| Huntington | Island Creek (IC) | 08 - 160.23 14 - 160.32 |
CMC | |
| Huntington | Jarrolds Valley (JV) | 08 - 160.23 14 - 160.32 |
CLP | |
| Huntington | Laurel Fork (LU) | 08 - 160.23 14 - 160.32 |
CLH | |
| Huntington | Logan & Southern (LS) | 08 - 160.23 14 - 160.32 |
CME | |
| Huntington | Logan (LG) | 08 - 160.23 14 - 160.32 |
CLS | |
| Huntington | Pine Creek (P7) | 08 - 160.23 14 - 160.32 |
CMF | |
| Huntington | Piney Creek (PC) | 08 - 160.23 14 - 160.32 |
CAN | |
| Huntington | Pond Fork (PF) | 08 - 160.23 14 - 160.32 |
CLI | |
| Huntington | Raleigh Southwestern & Winding Gulf (RZ) | 08 - 160.23 14 - 160.32 |
CAQ | |
| Huntington | Rupert (RT) | 08 - 160.23 14 - 160.32 |
CAH | |
| Huntington | Seth (SS) | 08 - 160.23 14 - 160.32 |
CLN | |
| Huntington | Sewell Valley (SY) | 08 - 160.23 14 - 160.32 |
CAF | |
| Huntington | West Fork (WF) | 08 - 160.23 14 - 160.32 |
CLJ | |
| HF (was AN) |
Huntington | Kanawha (KW) | 08 - 160.23 20 - 160.41 |
CA |
| HG (was AL) |
Huntington | James River (JR) | 08 - 160.23 14 - 160.32 |
CAB |
| Huntington | Newport News terminal (NN) | 08 - 160.23 14 - 160.32 70 - 161.16 36th Street |
CAE | |
| Huntington | Peninsula (PS) | 08 - 160.23 14 - 160.32 28 - 160.53 Fulton YM 70 - 161.16 " |
CA | |
| Huntington | Rivanna (RV) | 08 - 160.23 14 - 160.32 |
CAB | |
| HH (was CI) |
Huntington | Cowen (CJ) note 2 |
08 - 160.23 14 - 160.32 28 - 160.53 Grafton yard |
BUC |
| Huntington | Fairmont | 08 - 160.23 14 - 160.32 28 - 160.53 Grafton yard |
BS | |
| Huntington | George's Creek (GK) | 08 - 160.23 14 - 160.32 |
BAI | |
| Huntington | Kingwood (KG) | 08 - 160.23 14 - 160.32 |
BAJ | |
| Huntington | Mountain (MT) | 08 - 160.23 14 - 160.32 28 - 160.53 Grafton yard |
BA | |
| Huntington | Pickens (PK) | 08 - 160.23 14 - 160.32 |
BUH | |
| Huntington | Stony River (SR) | 08 - 160.23 14 - 160.32 |
BUA | |
| Huntington | Thomas (TM) | 08 - 160.23 14 - 160.32 |
BAH | |
| HI (was AQ) |
Huntington | KD (KD) | 84 - 161.37 14 - 160.32 |
(0)AE, (00)C, (0)CO, (0)KD, (0)KM, (0)KW |
| HJ (was CS) |
Huntington | CC (CC) | 84 - 161.37 32 - 160.59 |
(00)C, (0)KC |
| HK (was AM) |
Huntington | Alleghany (AG) | 08 - 160.23 14 - 160.32 28 - 160.53 Clifton Forge 70 - 161.16 " |
CA |
| Huntington | New River (NR) | 08 - 160.23 14 - 160.32 |
CA | |
| Allegheny | North Mountain (MU) note 3 |
08 - 160.23 14 - 160.32 23 - 160.455 |
CA | |
| Allegheny | Piedmont (P3) note 3 |
08 - 160.23 14 - 160.32 23 - 160.455 |
CA | |
| Allegheny | Washington (WN) note 3 |
08 - 160.23 14 - 160.32 23 - 160.455 |
CA, CAA | |
| JA (was AA) |
Jacksonville | Carters (Lakeland conn. to McDonald conn.) | 32 - 160.59 road 54 - 160.92 dispatcher |
A |
| Jacksonville | Ocala (OC) | 32 - 160.59 54 - 160.92 |
AR, S | |
| Jacksonville | Sanford (SF) | 32 - 160.59 54 - 160.92 66 - 161.1 Taft yard |
A | |
| Jacksonville | Vitis (VI) | 32 - 160.59 54 - 160.92 |
AR | |
| Jacksonville | Wildwood (BL) | 66 - 161.1 road, S. Baldwin - Wildwood |
S | |
| JB (was AB) |
Jacksonville | Bainbridge (B9) | 66 - 161.1 08 - 160.23 |
SLC |
| Jacksonville | PA (P5) | 84 - 161.37 |
(00)K | |
| Atlanta | PD (PD) | 84 - 161.37 |
(00)K | |
| Jacksonville | Tallahassee (TL) | 66 - 161.1 08 - 160.23 32 - 160.59 Tallahassee yard |
SP | |
| JC (was AC) |
Jacksonville | Brunswick (BN) | 66 - 161.1 94 - 161.52 |
AO, AOB |
| Jacksonville | Callahan (Z1) | 32 - 160.59 14 - 160.32 |
SM | |
| Jacksonville | Jesup (JS) | 32 - 160.59 |
AN, ANA | |
| Jacksonville | Nahunta (NH) | 32 - 160.59 14 - 160.32 |
A | |
| Jacksonville | Savannah (B0) | 32 - 160.59 84 - 161.37 |
A, S | |
| JD (was AK) |
Jacksonville | Fitzgerald (FZ) | 32 - 160.59 20 - 160.41 |
ANB |
| JE (was AZ) |
Jacksonville | Dothan (DO) | 32 - 160.59 80 - 161.31 |
AN |
| Jacksonville | Fernandina (FD) note 1 |
66 - 161.1 94 - 161.52 |
SMA | |
| Jacksonville | Jacksonville terminal (JT) | 32 - 160.59 & 66 - 161.1 14 - 160.32 12 - 160.29 Moncrief Yard 28 - 160.53 F.E.C. interchange |
A, SP | |
| Jacksonville | Kingsland (KI) note 1 |
84 - 161.37 from Grand Jct. north 94 - 161.52 |
S | |
| Jacksonville | Thomasville (TH) | 32 - 160.59 94 - 161.52 |
AN | |
| JF (was BB) |
Jacksonville | Achan (AC) | 84 - 161.37 08 - 160.23 |
SVH |
| Jacksonville | Bone Valley (BV) | 84 - 161.37 08 - 160.23 32 - 160.59 Winston yard 66 - 161.1 Mulberry yard |
AY | |
| Jacksonville | Brewster (B7) | 84 - 161.37 08 - 160.23 |
SVC | |
| Jacksonville | Brooker (XB) | 32 - 160.59 94 - 161.52 |
SN | |
| Jacksonville | Brooksville (B2) | 66 - 161.1 08 - 160.23 |
SR | |
| Jacksonville | CH (BT) | 84 - 161.37 08 - 160.23 |
AX | |
| Jacksonville | Clearwater (ZZ) | 66 - 161.1 08 - 160.23 |
ARE, SY | |
| Jacksonville | Deerhaven (DV) | 32 - 160.59 94 - 161.52 |
ARB | |
| Jacksonville | Lakeland (LK) | 32 - 160.59 08 - 160.23 |
A, AY | |
| Jacksonville | Palmetto (PT) | 66 - 161.1 08 - 160.23 |
AZA, SW | |
| Jacksonville | Plant City (PL) | 66 - 161.1 08 - 160.23 |
SV | |
| Jacksonville | Tampa terminal (TP) | 32 - 160.59 08 - 160.23 |
A, AZA, S | |
| Jacksonville | Valrico (VL) | 84 - 161.37 08 - 160.23 |
AX, SV, SVE, SZ | |
| Jacksonville | West Coast (WC) | 32 - 160.59 94 - 161.52 |
AR | |
| Jacksonville | Yeoman (YE) | 32 - 160.59 08 - 160.23 |
ARF, S | |
| JG (was BA) |
Jacksonville | Auburndale (AR) | 66 - 161.1 94 - 161.52 |
SX |
| Jacksonville | Homestead (HS) | 66 - 161.1 94 - 161.52 32 - 160.59 Hialeah yard |
SXH | |
| Jacksonville | Miami (MI) | 66 - 161.1 94 - 161.52 32 - 160.59 Hialeah yard |
SX | |
| SA | Nashville | Henderson (HE) | 84 - 161.37 58 - 160.98 |
(00)H, (0)HC, (0)HE, IHR, (0)MB, (0)MF, OMB |
| Louisville | LH&StL (LH) | 84 - 161.37 58 - 160.98 |
(0)HR | |
| Nashville | O&N (ON) | 84 - 161.37 58 - 160.98 |
(00)D | |
| SB | Nashville | CE&D (CP) | 84 - 161.37 94 - 161.52 |
(0)ZA |
| Nashville | Decatur (DC) | 84 - 161.37 94 - 161.52 |
BD | |
| Nashville | Evansville terminal (EV) | 84 - 161.37 94 - 161.52 |
(00)H, (0)HT, (0)ZA, (0)ZC, (0)ZG | |
| Nashville | St. Louis (SL) | 84 - 161.37 94 - 161.52 |
(00)H, (0)ZJ | |
| Chicago | Woodland | 84 - 161.37 94 - 161.52 |
(0)ZA | |
| SC (was AJ) |
Nashville | Chattanooga (C8) | 84 - 161.37 66 - 161.1 22 - 160.44 |
(00)J |
| Nashville | Nashville terminal (NA) | 84 - 161.37 |
BA, J, N | |
| SD (was AY) |
Nashville | Alabama Mineral (AM) | 66 - 161.1 58 - 160.98 |
(0)AG, (0)AM, (0)LE, SG |
| Nashville | Birmingham Mineral (YB) | 66 - 161.1 74 - 161.22 58 - 160.98 |
ANJ, (00)L, (0)LB, (0)LC, (0)LK, (0)NC, (0)NJ, (0)NK | |
| Nashville | Bruceton (BC) | 84 - 161.37 94 - 161.52 |
(00)N | |
| Nashville | Memphis (MP) | 84 - 161.37 94 - 161.52 |
(00)F, (00)N, (0)ND, (0)NG | |
| Nashville | Memphis terminal (MX) | 84 - 161.37 94 - 161.52 |
(00)F, (0)NI | |
| Nashville | Selma (SA) | 32 - 160.59 80 - 161.31 |
XXB | |
| Nashville | Southern Alabama (SX) | 32 - 160.59 80 - 161.31 |
(00)R, (0)RS | |
| SE (was AH) |
Atlanta | Boyles terminal (BU) | 84 - 161.37 94 - 161.52 66 - 161.1 hump tower |
|
| Nashville | Nashville (NV) | 84 - 161.37 74 - 161.22 20 - 160.41 |
(000) | |
| Nashville | S&NA north (SN) | 84 - 161.37 74 - 161.22 20 - 160.41 |
(000), (0)BA | |
| Atlanta | S&NA south (SS) | 84 - 161.37 74 - 161.22 20 - 160.41 |
(000) | |
| AG | Atlanta | M&M (MM) | 84 - 161.37 94 - 161.52 18 - 160.38 Siebert yard |
(000), DM, MD |
| Atlanta | NO&M (NM) | 84 - 161.37 94 - 161.52 |
(000) | |
| AI | Atlanta | Cartersville (ZA) | 84 - 161.37 94 - 161.52 |
(0)JG, SG, SGC |
| Atlanta | Etowah (ET) | 84 - 161.37 94 - 161.52 |
(00)C, (0)KA, (0)KX | |
| Atlanta | W&A (WA) | 84 - 161.37 94 - 161.52 |
(00)J, (0)TY, (0)WA | |
| AO | Appalachian | Big Sandy (BS) | 08 - 160.23 14 - 160.32 |
CMG |
| Appalachian | Coal Run (C1) | 08 - 160.23 14 - 160.32 |
CMP | |
| Appalachian | Dawkins (DW) | 08 - 160.23 14 - 160.32 |
COR | |
| Appalachian | Middle Creek (MZ) | 08 - 160.23 14 - 160.32 |
COQ | |
| LA (was AR) |
Louisville | C&N (CN) | 08 - 160.23 14 - 160.32 |
BP |
| Louisville | Central Ohio (Z2) | 08 - 160.23 14 - 160.32 |
BP, BPB, BPD | |
| Louisville | Middletown (M7) | 08 - 160.23 12 - 160.29 |
BED | |
| Louisville | Midland (MD) | 08 - 160.23 14 - 160.32 |
BB, BR | |
| Louisville | Toledo (TO) | 08 - 160.23 12 - 160.29 |
BE | |
| AW | Chicago | 08 - 160.23 35 - 160.635 |
CG | |
| Detroit | 08 - 160.23 14 - 160.32 |
CG, CGT, CH | ||
| Detroit | Lansing (LZ) | 08 - 160.23 14 - 160.32 |
CH | |
| Detroit | 08 - 160.23 14 - 160.32 |
CB, CGE | ||
| Detroit | Manistee (MJ) | 08 - 160.23 14 - 160.32 |
CBA | |
| Detroit | Montague (MQ) | 08 - 160.23 35 - 160.635 |
CGC | |
| Detroit | 08 - 160.23 14 - 160.32 |
CH | ||
| AX | Detroit | Dean (Z5) | 08 - 160.23 84 - 161.37 |
CB |
| Detroit | 08 - 160.23 84 - 161.37 |
CH | ||
| Detroit | Port Huron terminal (PH) | 08 - 160.23 84 - 161.37 |
CBD | |
| Detroit | 08 - 160.23 84 - 161.37 |
CC | ||
| Detroit | Saginaw terminal (SW) | 08 - 160.23 84 - 161.37 |
CB, CC | |
| AF | Atlanta | Abbeville (AV) | 66 - 161.1 12 - 160.29 |
SG |
| Atlanta | Camak (CA) | 32 - 160.59 12 - 160.29 |
YYM | |
| Atlanta | Gainesville Midland (GM) | 32 - 160.59 94 - 161.52 |
GGM | |
| Atlanta | Georgia (GA) | 32 - 160.59 12 - 160.29 66 - 161.1 Augusta yard |
YAC, YYG | |
| BG | Atlanta | Atlanta terminal (AA) | 66 - 161.1 08 - 160.23 44 - 160.77 Hulsey yard 50 - 160.86 " 74 - 161.22 hump 22 - 160.44 bowl 84 - 161.37 Mainline yard 90 - 161.46 retarder |
ANB, S, SG, (0)WA, XXB, YYG |
| Atlanta | Manchester (MS) | 66 - 161.1 08 - 160.23 |
ANB | |
| LB (was CF) |
Louisville | Hoosier (HO) | 08 - 160.23 80 - 161.31 |
(00)Q |
| Louisville | Illinois (IL) | 08 - 160.23 14 - 160.32 |
BC | |
| Louisville | Indiana (ID) | 08 - 160.23 14 - 160.32 |
BC | |
| Great Lakes | Indianapolis (HL) | 08 - 160.23 14 - 160.32 |
BD | |
| Louisville | Indianapolis (HL) | 08 - 160.23 14 - 160.32 |
BD | |
| Louisville | Richmond (M8) | 08 - 160.23 14 - 160.32 |
CI | |
| LC (was CK) |
Louisville | Cincinnati terminal (CT) | 08 - 160.23 66 - 161.1 |
BB, BD, BE, CA, (0)KC, (00)T |
| LD (was CL) |
Louisville | LCL (LC) | 84 - 161.37 94 - 161.52 |
(00)T, (0)CC, (0)CR |
| Louisville | Louisville terminal (LT) | 84 - 161.37 94 - 161.52 22 - 160.44 General & Mapother yards 96 - 161.55 hump 68 - 161.13 bowl |
(000), (0)GE, (0)HR, (0)T, (0)TR | |
| Louisville | Main Line (ML) | 84 - 161.37 94 - 161.52 |
(000), (0)CN, (00)E | |
| CN | Atlanta | A&WP-WofA (AW) | 84 - 161.37 58 - 160.98 |
XXB |
| Atlanta | Lineville (LN) | 32 - 160.59 58 - 160.98 |
ANJ | |
| IB | Great Lakes | Danville secondary | 17 - 160.365 64 - 161.07 |
QSD, QSH, QSK |
| Great Lakes | St. Louis line | 08 - 160.23 64 - 161.07 |
QS, QST | |
| Great Lakes | Olin secondary | 17 - 160.365 64 - 161.07 |
QSO | |
| IC | Great Lakes | Crawfordsville branch | 46 - 160.8 30 - 160.56 |
QSC |
| Great Lakes | Frankfort secondary | 46 - 160.8 30 - 160.56 |
QSF | |
| Great Lakes | Indianapolis belt | 46 - 160.8 30 - 160.56 |
QIA, QIB, QIH, QSP | |
| Great Lakes | Indianapolis terminal | 46 - 160.8 30 - 160.56 |
QI, QS, QSC, QSS, QSY, QSZ | |
| Great Lakes | Louisville secondary | 46 - 160.8 30 - 160.56 |
QSL | |
| Great Lakes | Shelbyville secondary | 46 - 160.8 30 - 160.56 |
QSS | |
| ID | Great Lakes | Indianapolis line | 46 - 160.8 38 - 160.68 |
QI, QII, QIZ |
| IE | Huntington | Scottslawn secondary | 50 - 160.86 33 - 160.605 |
QT, QTH |
| Huntington | Toledo branch | 50 - 160.86 33 - 160.605 |
QT, QTE | |
| IF | Huntington | Columbus line | 50 - 160.86 25 - 160.485 |
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| Huntington | Greenwich | 50 - 160.86 25 - 160.485 |
QI | |
| Huntington | Mount Victory | 50 - 160.86 25 - 160.485 |
QI | |
| IG | Great Lakes | Cleveland terminal | 50 - 160.86 | |
| Great Lakes | Short Line | 59 - 160.995 46 - 160.8 |
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| IH | Great Lakes | Erie west | 50 - 160.86 | |
| Detroit | Carrothers secondary | 64 - 161.07 | QTC | |
| IO (was AT) |
Great Lakes | CL&W (CL) | 08 - 160.23 14 - 160.32 |
BJ |
| Great Lakes | Cleveland (CD) | 08 - 160.23 14 - 160.32 |
BJA | |
| Louisville | Lake Erie (LM) | 08 - 160.23 14 - 160.32 |
BQ | |
| Great Lakes | New Castle (AK) | 08 - 160.23 14 - 160.32 28 - 160.53 |
BG | |
| Baltimore | New Castle terminal | 08 - 160.23 14 - 160.32 |
BG, PLE | |
| Great Lakes | Newton Falls (NF) | 08 - 160.23 14 - 160.32 |
BGA | |
| Baltimore | W&P (WP) | 08 - 160.23 14 - 160.32 |
BO | |
| Chicago | Willard (CE) | 08 - 160.23 94 - 161.52 |
BI | |
| Chicago | Willard terminal (WT) | 08 - 160.23 94 - 161.52 28 - 160.53 train director 70 - 161.16 east hump 86 - 161.4 west hump |
BG, BI | |
| Chicago | Wabash (WK) | 08 - 160.23 12 - 160.29 |
CF, CI | |
| Chicago | Fostoria (FS) - F tower | 08 - 160.23 94 - 161.52 |
BI | |
| Kankakee | Chicago | Decatur secondary | 46 - 160.8 | |
| NA | Albany | Boston | 46 - 160.8 road 38 - 160.68 dispatcher |
QB |
| Albany | Fall River | QNF | ||
| Albany | Fitchburg | QBU | ||
| Albany | Framingham | QBF | ||
| Albany | Middleboro | QN | ||
| Albany | New Bedford | QN, QND | ||
| NB | Albany | Berkshire | 46 - 160.8 road 30 - 160.56 dispatcher |
QB |
| Albany | Post Road | QBP | ||
| NC | Albany | Carman | 46 - 160.8 road 64 - 161.07 dispatcher |
QCC |
| Albany | Hudson | QC | ||
| Albany | Selkirk | QC, QG | ||
| Albany | Schodack | QG | ||
| ND | Albany | Fairgrounds | 46 - 160.8 76 - 160.89 dispatcher |
QCB |
| Albany | Mohawk | QC | ||
| NE | Albany | Baldwinsville | 64 - 161.07 36 - 160.65 dispatcher |
QCB |
| Albany | Fulton | QMF | ||
| Albany | Montreal | QM | ||
| Albany | St. Lawrence | QM, QMC | ||
| NF | Albany | Rochester | 46 - 160.8 86 - 161.4 train to dispatcher |
QC |
| Albany | West Shore | QW | ||
| NG | Albany | Belt | 46 - 160.8 road 56 - 160.95 dispatcher |
QDB |
| Albany | Buffalo terminal | QC, QD | ||
| Albany | Lockport | QDL | ||
| Albany | Niagara | QDN | ||
| NH | Albany | Lake Shore | 50 - 160.86 road 82 - 161.34 dispatcher |
QD |
| NI | Baltimore | Harrisburg | 58 - 160.98 | QH |
| Baltimore | Trenton | 58 - 160.98 42 - 160.74 train to dispatcher |
QA, QAB, QAF | |
| NJ | Baltimore | Bergen | 58 - 160.98 | QR |
| Albany | Castleton | 46 - 160.8 | QG | |
| Albany | Port | 64 - 161.07 | QCP | |
| Baltimore | River | 58 - 160.98 10 - 160.26 train to dispatcher |
QR | |
| RA | Chicago | Barr (M5) | 08 - 160.23 14 - 160.32 19 - 160.395 Halstead tower 80 - 161.31 Ashland tower |
BI, DC |
| Chicago | Chicago Heights (C5) | 08 - 160.23 14 - 160.32 |
DB | |
| Chicago | Lafayette | 84 - 161.37 14 - 160.32 |
(00)Q, (0)QA, (0)QB | |
| Chicago | Lake (LA) | 08 - 160.23 14 - 160.32 |
BIA | |
| Chicago | Monon (MO) | 84 - 161.37 14 - 160.32 |
(00)Q, (0)QA, (0)QB | |
| Chicago | Porter branch | 14 - 160.32 | QFP | |
| RB | Chicago | Altenheim (AL) | 08 - 160.23 12 - 160.29 |
DC |
| Chicago | Blue Island (BJ) | 08 - 160.23 12 - 160.29 84 - 161.37 |
DC | |
| Chicago | New Rock (NK) | 08 - 160.23 12 - 160.29 |
BIF | |
| RL | Chicago | Toledo terminal (TT) | 08 - 160.23 35 - 160.635 |
BE, CC, CCA, CDA, CTT, QTE |
| Chicago | Lincoln Secondary (Conrail) | 08 - 160.23 35 - 160.635 |
QQL | |
| Chicago | Pemberville | 08 - 160.23 35 - 160.635 |
CD | |
| RM | Chicago | Garrett (CQ) Deshler, O. - Albion, IN (BI142.6) |
08 - 160.23 84 - 161.37 70 - 161.16 Garrett yard |
BI |
| Chicago | Garrett (CQ) Albion - Willow Creek, IN |
08 - 160.23 12 - 160.29 |
BI | |
| RN | Chicago | Grand Rapids (ZD) | 08 - 160.23 35 - 160.635 |
CG |
| Chicago | Grand Rapids terminal (GR) | 08 - 160.23 14 - 160.32 |
CG, CGT, CH | |
| Chicago | Saginaw (TD) | 08 - 160.23 84 - 161.37 |
CC | |
| Chicago | Ludington (LD) | 08 - 160.23 14 - 160.32 |
CB, CGE | |
| Chicago | Freemont | ??? | ??? | |
| Chicago | Detroit (DT) | 08 - 160.23 84 - 161.37 |
CH | |
| Chicago | Plymouth (PO) | 08 - 160.23 14 - 160.32 |
CH | |
| (Norfolk Southern) | Chicago | Fort Wayne Line | N.S. Pittsburg West dispatcher | QFS |
| (Norfolk Southern) | Chicago | Fort Wayne secondary | 76 - 161.25 N.S. Chicago disp. 22 - 160.44 N.S. Huntington disp. |
PC |
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Notes
Note 1: The Kingsland and Fernandina subdivisions were leased to First Coast Railroad. First Coast is a subsidiary of Rail Link, Inc., a Jacksonville-based short-haul railroad line and a wholly owned subsidiary of Genesee & Wyoming, Inc., a Connecticut-based holding company, effective 2005.04.09 The “Fernandina Rocket” now works only as far north as Busch.
Note 2: The Cowen subdivision and connecting branch lines were leased to Appalachian & Ohio, a subsidiary of WATCO which is based in Pittsburg, Kansas. Their first day of operation on this line was Friday 2005.03.25 while their last day was sometime in May 2006 as they claim they could not sustain a sufficient inventory of hoppers to meet demand. They reportedly were taken over by Paducah & Louisville, as newer smokestack scrubber technology should make softer West Virginia coal more desirable.
Note 3: The Piedmont subdivision was sold to Buckingham Branch, which already operates a non-contiguous branch line to Dillwyn west of Richmond, Virginia. Operations began about 2005.02.14 or so. On 2007.03.26 BBRR took over dispatching operations for its properties including Piedmont, Washington, and North Mountain subdivisions. They also switched from using CSX rules to GCOR rules.
Note 4: In Spring 2007, CSX began refarming the road and dispatcher channels used on its former Conrail properties, many of which used one channel for both road and dispatcher communications. In some cases the road channel remained the same with the addition of a second channel to “buzz up” the dispatcher. In other cases, entirely new channels were assigned. If you find a channel in use that does not appear correctly here, please let me know so that I can update this table. Thanks!
Note 5: Various properties have been spun off to shortlines, such as those lined out in the AR desk territory. CSX continues to shed branch lines in favor of its main trunk lines for hauling coal and bulk commodities, as well as time-sensitive intermodal shipments.
Appendix
Railroad Line Prefix Codes
Here is Steve Miller's summation of how these line prefix codes came to be, with a few additions by me:
CSX adopted the former Seaboard Coast Line system of assigning prefixes to track segments. On the SCL all Seaboard Air Line track was prefixed “S” and all Atlantic Coast Line track was prefixed “A”. For instance, the ex SAL main from Richmond, Virginia to Hamlet, North Carolina and on south is the “S” line. Each branch would then pick up an additional character such “SA”, “SB”, “SAA”, etc.
Former Chessie territories were assigned prefixes similar to the Seaboard method above. “C” prefixes are used for all C&O lines including Hocking Valley, Pere Marquette, NF&G, etc. “B” prefixes are used for all B&O and Western Maryland lines.
All Conrail prefixes begin with “Q” and in most cases the second letter has some relation to the lines previous name. For example the Rochester Subdivision, part of the Conrail Chicago Line, has the “QC” prefix.
The one major difference in this system is the former L&N territory. For some reason the policy of putting an “L” in front of the former L&N prefixes wasn't enacted, instead zeros are used to fill the leading blank spaces. For instance the former Monon trackage has the “Q” prefix on the timetables but in reality the prefix is “00Q”, the LCL Subdivision is “00T”, the Bruceton Subdivision is “00N” etc.
The “Z” prefixes denote former C&EI territory.
On original L&N territory all mileposts are measured from the former headquarters of Louisville, Kentucky. For instance the Main Line Subdivision starts at Louisville and goes south to Nashville, Tennessee. At Park City, Kentucky (MP 90.7) a branch goes east to Glasgow, Kentucky. On most other CSX predecessors the junction switch would be milepost 0 for the branch and would increase to the end of the line. Instead, on the L&N, the milepost continues increasing from 90.7 to the end of the track, with the only change being a different prefix.
Zero-Prefix Lines
The following lines have an “invisible” string of zeroes preceding the alphabetic codes. The zeroes are replaced from right to left, so the PD subdivision, for example, will be properly coded 00K, with K replacing the rightmost zero. The St. Louis line is coded 0ZJ, with two alphabetic characters replacing two rightmost zeros, and so forth. Many of these lines are in former L&N (Louisville & Nashville) territory, others came from C&EI.
000 LOUISVILLE TERMINAL
000 MAIN LINE
000 RADNOR TERMINAL
000 NASHVILLE
000 S&NA NORTH
000 BIRMINGHAM TERMINAL
000 S&NA SOUTH
000 M&M
000 NO&M
00C CC
00C KD
00C ETOWAH
00D O&N
00E MAIN LINE
00F MEMPHIS
00H HENDERSON
00H EVANSVILLE TERMINAL
00H ST LOUIS
00J RADNOR TERMINAL
00J CHATTANOOGA
00K PD
00K PA
00L BIRMINGHAM MINERAL
00N BRUCETON
00N MEMPHIS
00Q MONON
00Q LAFAYETTE
00Q LAFAYETTE
00Q HOOSIER
00R SOUTHERN ALABAMA
00T LCL
00T CINCINNATI TERMINAL
00W OLD ROAD
0AE KD
0AG ALABAMA MINERAL
0AM ALABAMA MINERAL
0BA RADNOR TERMINAL
0BA S&NA NORTH
0CC LCL
0CN MAIN LINE
0CO KD
0CQ CV
0CR LCL
0CV CV
0GE LOUISVILLE TERMINAL
0HC HENDERSON
0HE HENDERSON
0HR LH&STL
0HT EVANSVILLE TERMINAL
0JG CARTERSVILLE
0KA ETOWAH
0KC CINCINNATI TERMINAL
0KC CC
0KW KD
0KX
0LB BIRMINGHAM MINERAL
0LC BIRMINGHAM MINERAL
0LE ALABAMA MINERAL
0LF ROCKHOUSE
0LK BIRMINGHAM MINERAL
0MB HENDERSON
0MF HENDERSON
0NC BIRMINGHAM MINERAL
0ND MEMPHIS
0NG MEMPHIS
0NI MEMPHIS TERMINAL
0NK BIRMINGHAM MINERAL
0QA MONON
0QB MONON
0RS SOUTHERN ALABAMA
0SC CV
0SF CV
0TR LOUISVILLE TERMINAL
0TY W&A
0VB OLD ROAD
0VB EK
0VB ROCKHOUSE
0VD EK
0VE EK
0VG ROCKHOUSE
0VI ROCKHOUSE
0VL ROCKHOUSE
0VM ROCKHOUSE
0WA ATLANTA TERMINAL
0WA W&A
0WB CV
0WC CV
0WD CV
0WH CV
0WI EK
0WM CV
0WN ROCKHOUSE
0WV EK
0ZA WOODLAND
0ZA CE&D
0ZA EVANSVILLE TERMINAL
0ZC EVANSVILLE TERMINAL
0ZG EVANSVILLE TERMINAL
0ZJ ST LOUIS
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