Chesapeake and Ohio Middle Creek Subdivision

Chesapeake and Ohio Middle Creek Subdivision is owned by CSX Transportation and is located from the Big Sandy Subdivision at Prestonsburg to David, Kentucky. It has not been abandoned, although it has not been used in years.

History

Chesapeake and Ohio Middle Creek Subdivision is owned by CSX Transportation and is located from the Big Sandy Subdivision at Prestonsburg southwest to David. It is a 10-mile branch.

In 2004, CSX filed for abandonment on all but the first mile at Prestonsburg,(1) as the remainder of the line had not seen traffic since the early 1990s.(2)(3) Due to complications regarding rail banking and the effect on the Middle Creek National Battlefield, the line has not yet been abandoned.(4)

Gallery

Links

1. Middle Creek Subdivision-MZ Timetable at TrainWeb

Sources

1. “Middle Creek Subdivision-MZ.” TrainWeb 15 June 2002. 3 Nov. 2009 Article.
2. Seay, Tom. “Kentucky Abandonments.” Chesapeake and Ohio Historical Magazine July/August 2004. 3 Nov. 2009 Article.
3. Surface Transportation Board. CSX Transportation, Inc.–abandonment exemption–in Floyd County, KY. N.p., 9 Feb. 2004. Web. 3 Nov. 2009. Article.
4. Surface Transportation Board. CSX Transportation, Inc.–abandonment exemption–in Floyd County, KY. N.p., 6 Sept. 2004. Web. 3 Nov. 2009. Article.