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The '''Cumberland Valley Subdivision''' (also '''CV Subdivision''') is a [[railroad]] line owned and operated by [[CSX Transportation]] in the [[U.S. state]]s of [[Kentucky]] and [[Virginia]]. The line runs from [[Corbin, Kentucky]] east to [[Big Stone Gap, Virginia]]<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20030120053534/http://www.trainweb.org/csxtimetables/Appalachian/CV.html CSX Timetables: CV Subdivision]</ref> along a former [[Louisville and Nashville Railroad]] line. |
The '''Cumberland Valley Subdivision''' (also '''CV Subdivision''') is a [[railroad]] line owned and operated by [[CSX Transportation]] in the [[U.S. state]]s of [[Kentucky]] and [[Virginia]]. The line runs from [[Corbin, Kentucky]], east to [[Big Stone Gap, Virginia]],<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20030120053534/http://www.trainweb.org/csxtimetables/Appalachian/CV.html CSX Timetables: CV Subdivision]</ref> along a former [[Louisville and Nashville Railroad]] line. |
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At its west end, the [[CC Subdivision]] heads north to [[Cincinnati, Ohio]] and the [[KD Subdivision]] heads south to [[Etowah, Tennessee]]. The east end is at an [[Interchange (freight rail)|interchange]] with the [[Norfolk Southern Railway]] [[Appalachia District]], where CSX trains can proceed south to the [[Kingsport Subdivision]] at [[Frisco, Tennessee]] via [[trackage rights]].<ref>http://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/CV-CV_Sub</ref><ref>http://www.multimodalways.org/docs/railroads/companies/CSX/CSX%20ETTs/CSX%20Huntington%20Div%20West%20ETT%20%231%201-1-2005.pdf CSX Huntington West Division Timetable</ref> |
At its west end, the [[CC Subdivision]] heads north to [[Cincinnati, Ohio]], and the [[KD Subdivision]] heads south to [[Etowah, Tennessee]]. The east end is at an [[Interchange (freight rail)|interchange]] with the [[Norfolk Southern Railway]] [[Appalachia District]], where CSX trains can proceed south to the [[Kingsport Subdivision]] at [[Frisco, Tennessee]], via [[trackage rights]].<ref>http://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/CV-CV_Sub</ref><ref>http://www.multimodalways.org/docs/railroads/companies/CSX/CSX%20ETTs/CSX%20Huntington%20Div%20West%20ETT%20%231%201-1-2005.pdf CSX Huntington West Division Timetable</ref> |
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The original L&N line crossed the [[Cumberland Mountains]] at [[Cumberland Gap]]. The main line was moved east to use the [[Hagans Tunnel]] around 1930. |
The original L&N line crossed the [[Cumberland Mountains]] at [[Cumberland Gap]]. The main line was moved east to use the [[Hagans Tunnel]] around 1930. |
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Revision as of 19:26, 1 January 2020
The Cumberland Valley Subdivision (also CV Subdivision) is a railroad line owned and operated by CSX Transportation in the U.S. states of Kentucky and Virginia. The line runs from Corbin, Kentucky, east to Big Stone Gap, Virginia,[1] along a former Louisville and Nashville Railroad line.
At its west end, the CC Subdivision heads north to Cincinnati, Ohio, and the KD Subdivision heads south to Etowah, Tennessee. The east end is at an interchange with the Norfolk Southern Railway Appalachia District, where CSX trains can proceed south to the Kingsport Subdivision at Frisco, Tennessee, via trackage rights.[2][3]
The original L&N line crossed the Cumberland Mountains at Cumberland Gap. The main line was moved east to use the Hagans Tunnel around 1930.