Louisville Division
Big Sandy Subdivision
(Elkhorn City, KY to Catlettsburg, KY)
Big Sandy Subdivision-BS
Station List and Diagram
This information comes from the 'CSX Transportation Louisville Division Timetable No. 1', effective Saturday, January 1, 2000.
Radio:  AO Dispatcher channel 14,  Road channel 08
126.4 Miles  ·  Elkhorn City to Big Sandy Junction
â WEST â MP Station Siding Notes
Z0.5
CMG128.0		 Elkhorn City   End KP SD
Begin Big Sandy SD
CMG126.7 Dunleary Junction    
CMG126.3 Dunleary    
CMG121.9 RC Junction    
CMG120.2 Marrowbone Junction    
CMG119.5 Marrowbone 7130'  
CMG116.1 Levisa Junction   Jct Levisa Spur
CMG112.8 Shelby Yard Jct SV&E SD
CMG111.2 Fords Branch   EEDT
CMG109.1 FO Cabin   WEDT
CMG102.1 Pauley    
CMG100.0 Coal Run Junction 25344' Jct Coal Run SD
CMG98.5 Wagner    
CMG93.6 Harold 1229'  
CMG88.0 Ivel 7156'  
CMG83.3 Beaver Junction   EEDT, Big Sandy Extension
To E&BV SD
CMG80.1 EM Cabin   WEDT
CMG73.5 Prestonsburg    
CMG73.4 Middle Creek Junction 7950' Jct Middle Creek SD
CMG68.3 OX Cabin   EEDT
CMG66.9 Johns Creek X-over  
CMG61.8 Van Lear Junction    
CMG61.5 Dawkins X-over Jct Dawkins SD
CMG60.2 Paintsville    
CMG59.1 West End Paintsville Yard  
CMG58.5 BU Cabin   WEDT
CMG57.3 SK Cabin   EEDT
CMG54.3 GC Cabin   WEDT
CMG51.2 Whitehouse    
CMG46.9 Ray 6977'  
CMG43.5 JB Cabin   EEDT
CMG41.8 RN Cabin    
CMG37.4 KX Cabin   WEDT
CMG32.5 CH Cabin   EEDT
CMG29.9 Torchlight   Weigh-in-motion scales
CMG27.3 RB Cabin   WEDT
CMG24.5 Louisa 5500'  
CMG17.3 Big Sandy 7459'  
CMG9.2 WD Cabin   EEDT
CMG2.0 Leach X-over  
CMG0.0 Big Sandy Junction   End Big Sandy SD
Jct Kanawha SD
Note: The distance between MP CMG103 and MP CMG106 is 4,160'
Authority for Movement
Between Location/Mile Post Rules
CMG0.0 and CMG58.5 265-272
CMG58.5 and CMG60.9 265-272 (93)
CMG60.9 and CMG111.2 265-272
CMG111.2 and CMG114.0 265-272 (93)
CMG114.0 and CMG128.0 265-272
CMO0.0 and CMO3.2 (Big Sandy Extension) 265-272
Note: Rules 265-272 are in effect on the following sidings: Wagner, Pauley and Marrowbone.
Maximum Authorized Speed
Between Location/Mile Post MPH
CMG0.0 and CMG128.0 40
Defect Detectors
MP Location Type Indicators
CMG15.8 Zelda   Voice
CMG32.6 Chapman   Voice
CMG49.8 Whitehouse   Voice
CMG69.7 OX Cabin   Voice
CMG90.5 Betsy Layne   Voice
CMG114.9 Sutton   Voice (Note)
Note: To avoid stopping on detector trains requiring permission to enter the yard must not pass MP CMG115.3 until permission is received.
The radio frequency for the defect detector at Sutton MP CMG114.9 is AAR 66, (SCL Road Channel 2).

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Last updated - June 15, 2002