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BS-Big Sandy Sub

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  • CSX Big Sandy Subdivision operates on 160.2300 mhz
  • Controlled by the LE Dispatcher on 160.3200 mhz
  • Located between Elkhorn City,KY and Catlettsburg,KY (126.4 miles)
  • Mostly Single Track Subdivision
  • There are 6 Defect Detectors
  • Coordinates are exact location


  • Begin of CSX Big Sandy Sub/End of CSX Kingsport Sub (Florence Div.)
  • Elkhorn City,KY - Milepost CMG128.0
  • Russell Fork Thru Truss Bridge - Milepost CMG127.7
  • Dunleary,KY - Milepost CMG126.1
  • Road Creek (KY) - Milepost CMG122.1
  • Marrowbone,KY East End Siding Switch - Milepost CMG120.1
  • 7,130 Foot Siding
  • Marrowbone,KY West End Siding Switch - Milepost CMG118.7
  • Levisa Junction (KY) - Milepost CMG116.1
  • Sutton (KY) Defect Detector - Milepost CMG114.9 (WNWD314/WNRE938) (37.417393/-82.460624) ***(Transmits on 161.1000 mhz)***
  • Shelby (KY) East End Siding Switch - Milepost CMG114.0
  • Shelby (KY) West End Siding Switch - Milepost CMG112.5 (Connection w/CSX SV&E Sub)
  • Ford's Branch (KY) - Milepost CMG111.2
  • FO Cabin - Milepost CMG109.1
  • MP 106 - Milepost CMG106.4
  • Pauley-Wagner (KY) Siding East End Switch - Milepost CMG102.1
  • 25,344 Foot Siding
  • Pauley-Wagner Siding (KY) Middle Switch - Milepost CMG100.6
  • Coal Run Junction (KY) - Milepost CMG100.0 (Connection w/CSX Coal Run Sub)
  • Big Shoal (KY) - Milepost CMG99.6
  • Pauley-Wagner (KY) Siding West End Switch - Milepost CMG97.3
  • Harold,KY - Milepost CMG93.3
  • Betsy Layne,KY Defect Detector - Milepost CMG90.5 (KNIC420) (37.572363/-82.650933)
  • Ivel,KY East End Siding Switch - Milepost CMG88.5
  • 7,156 Foot Siding
  • Ivel,KY West End Siding Switch - Milepost CMG87.3
  • Allen,KY Siding - Milepost CMG83.9
  • Beaver Junction (KY) - Milepost CMG82.5 (Connection w/CSX Big Sandy Ext.)
  • EM Cabin - Milepost CMG80.1
  • Prestonsburg,KY East End Siding Switch - Milepost CMG73.9
  • Connection w/CSX Middle Creek Sub (Florence Div.) - Milepost CMG73.6
  • Prestonsburg,KY Middle Siding Switch - Milepost CMG73.5 (7,950 Foot Siding)
  • Prestonsburg,KY West End Siding Switch - Milepost CMG72.3
  • OX Cabin (KY) Defect Detector - Milepost CMG69.7 (KNIC420) (37.716224/-82.767267)
  • OX Cabin - Milepost CMG68.3
  • Johns Creek (KY) - Milepost CMG66.8
  • Dawkins (KY) - Milepost CMG61.5
  • Paintsville East End Siding Switch - Milepost CMG60.7
  • Paintsville,KY Yard - Milepost CMG60.2
  • Paintsville West End Siding Switch - Milepost CMG59.1
  • BU Cabin - Milepost CMG58.5
  • SK Cabin - Milepost CMG57.3
  • GC Cabin - Milepost CMG54.3
  • Whitehouse (KY) East End Siding Switch - Milepost CMG51.7
  • Whitehouse (KY) West End Siding Switch - Milepost CMG50.6
  • Whitehouse Defect Detector - Milepost CMG49.8 (37.874729/-82.699776)
  • Ray (KY) East End Siding Switch - Milepost CMG47.5
  • 6,977 Foot Siding
  • Ray (KY) West End Siding Switch - Milepost CMG46.2
  • JB Cabin - Milepost CMG43.5
  • KX Cabin - Milepost CMG37.4
  • Chapman (KY) Defect Detector - Milepost CMG32.6 (KIK273) (38.026980/-82.620697)
  • CH Cabin - Milepost CMG32.5
  • Torchlight (KY) - Milepost CMG29.9 (There is a Scale here)
  • RB Cabin - Milepost CMG27.3
  • Louisa,KY East End Siding Switch - Milepost CMG23.9
  • 5,500 Foot Siding - Milepost CMG23.0
  • Louisa,KY West End Siding Switch - Milepost CMG22.6
  • Big Sandy (KY) East End Siding Switch - Milepost CMG17.5
  • 7,459 Foot Siding
  • Big Sandy (KY) West End Siding Switch - Milepost CMG16.1
  • Zelda (KY) Defect Detector - Milepost CMG15.8 (KNJP210) (38.204419/-82.601767)
  • WD Cabin - Milepost CMG9.2
  • Leach (KY) - Milepost CMG2.2
  • Big Sandy Holdout - Milepost CMG0.6
  • Big Sandy Junction (KY) - Milepost CMG0.0/CA513.5
  • End of CSX Big Sandy Sub/Begin of CSX Kanawha Sub (Florence Div.)



  • CSX Big Sandy Subdivision - Big Sandy Extension operates on 160.2300 mhz
  • Controlled by the LE Dispatcher on 160.3200 mhz
  • Located between Allen,KY and Martin,KY (4.1 miles)
  • Single Track Extension
  • There are no Defect Detectors


  • Begin of CSX Big Sandy Sub - Big Sandy Ext./End of CSX Big Sandy Sub
  • Beaver Junction (KY) - Milepost CMG82.5/EXT CMG82.5
  • Martin,KY West End Switch - Milepost CMO3.2
  • Martin Yard
  • End of CSX Big Sandy Sub - Big Sandy Ext./Begin of CSX E&BV Sub



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