ONLINE RAILFAN TIMETABLE

CSX TRANSPORTATION

Garrett Subdivision

Until 1971, B&O passenger trains used the former Baltimore and Ohio route northwest of Pine Jct., serving Grand Central Station until 1969 and Northwestern Station from 1969 until 1971. A route considerably more circuitous than routing later adopted by Amtrak, using NS between Chicago Union Station and Buff. Amtrak trains used this route on and off between 1990 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 Chicago
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-CSX Wabash Subdivision)
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
125.0 Auburn

2 tracks, CTC in use, controlled by CSX "BD" Dispatcher in Jacksonville, Florida. 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

All main tracks are shown, along with most switches within interlockings, and other tracks used by main line freight trains. Not shown are hand operated industrial switches.

Information is subject to change, and is based on observations, along with information from employee timetables, and Google satellite imagery.

The following colors are used to indicate types of operation:
BLUE - manual interlocking
RED - centralized traffic control (CTC) or bidirectional signals
GREEN - automatic block signals
BLACK - unsignaled

Thin lines across tracks indicate signals. In CTC or bidirectional signal territory, signals usually exist for both directions at all locations, except at interlockings where the signals usually are only in the direction entering the interlocking.