RAILROAD OPERATING INFORMATION

CSX TRANSPORTATION

Garrett Subdivision

FORMERLY Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
(B&O Chicago West Subdivision)
CONSTRUCTED 1874 by Baltimore Pittsburgh & Chicago Railway
DOUBLE TRACK constructed mainly 1907-1920 (Curtis-Garrett)
ABS installed 1909-1910 (Pine Jct.-McCool)/1913-1917 (McCool-Milford Jct.)
COLOR POSITION LIGHT ABS installed 1926 (Milford Jct.-Garrett)
CTC installed 1963-1965/segments of second track eliminated
DOUBLE TRACK restored late 1990's
LAST PASSENGER TRAIN: Capitol Limited/1971

Amtrak trains used portions of this route on and off between 1977 and 2005. Much of the second track on this line was eliminated with the installation of CTC in the 1960's. But all second track was restored prior to the CSX acquisition of some Conrail lines, to accommodate for a traffic increase on this line.

Radio Frequency - 160.230 (AAR Channel 08)
Dispatcher (Buff-Willow Creek) - 160.320 (AAR Channel 14)
Dispatcher (Willow Creek-Auburn) - 160.290 (AAR Channel 12)

Stations/Milepost Locations

Direction is eastward from Pine Jct. to Garrett
Distance is from Willard, Ohio

249.4 Buff
248.8 Pine Jct.
246.4 Curtis Yard
243.7 East Gary
241.4 Miller
236.9 Willow Creek (CSX Porter Branch crossing/junction)
234.8 McCool
226.7 Suman
220.9 Alida
217.5 Webster
215.1 West Wellsboro
213.8 Wellsboro (CN crossing/junction-C&I)
208.4 Tracy
202.7 Quinns
199.1 Walkerton (NS crossing)
191.9 Garden
189.8 Lapaz
183.0 Bremen
175.4 West Nappanee
173.9 Nappanee
165.7 Milford Jct. (NS crossing)
160.6 Syracuse
157.8 Wawasee
152.6 Cromwell
150.0 Kimmell Siding
148.7 Kimmell
142.6 Albion
140.0 Ripley
132.0 Avilla
130.0 West Garrett
128.0 Garrett

2 tracks, CTC in use, controlled by CSX "RM" Dispatcher in Calumet City. Between Buff and Willow Creek, trackage is part of Lake Subdivision and Barr Subdivision, controlled by CSX "RA" Dispatcher in Calumet City. 1 track between Buff and Pine Jct.


TRACK DIAGRAM


INTERLOCKING TOWERS

Past and present towers and interlockings.