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CSX TRANSPORTATION

Barr Subdivision

Former Baltimore and Ohio main line into Chicago. West of Pine Jct., railroad was known as Baltimore and Ohio Chicago Terminal (B&OCT), a subsidiary of the B&O, which had operated the trackage in the Chicago area. Until 1971, passenger trains continued west of Pine Jct. via Lake Subdivision northwest to Rock Island Jct., then trackage rights over the Rock Island Railroad to Beverly Hills. Barr Subdivision west of Pine Jct. is main freight route, used to reach former B&O Barr Yard, now the main CSX freight yard in Chicago area.

Radio Frequency - 160.230 (AAR Channel 08)
Dispatcher - 160.320 (AAR Channel 14)

Stations/Milepost Locations

Direction is westward from Pine Jct. to Madison St.
Distance is from Pine Jct.
Willow Creek to Pine Jct. - Distance is from Willard, Ohio

236.9 Willow Creek (CSX Porter Branch crossing/junction)
239.0 Miller
243.7 East Gary
246.4 East End Curtis
248.8 Pine Jct.

0.0 Pine Jct.
0.4 Clarke Jct.
2.2 Euclid Ave.
2.6 Calumet Tower (IHB/EJ&E crossing)
3.2 Republic (IHB crossing/automatic interlocking)
3.7 Tod Ave.
3.9 Baring Ave.
4.4 Whiting Jct.
4.8 Columbia Ave.
5.2 Calumet Ave.
6.0 State Line (NS/IHB crossing/remote-IHB dispatcher)
7.2 Calumet Park (crossing/remote-IHB dispatcher)
10.4 CP Cottage Grove
10.7 Dolton (tower-UP crossing)
11.4 Riverdale (interlocking)
12.4 Barr Yard
13.9 Roll Ave.
14.1 Harvey Jct. (interlocking)
15.0 Blue Island Jct. (tower-IHB junction)

Willow Creek to Blue Island Jct. - 2 tracks, CTC in use.

Controlled by CSX "RA" Dispatcher in Calumet City.

Blue Island Subdivision

Continuation of former B&OCT line, extending north. At 79th St., a connection had existed from former Rock Island Railroad at Beverly Hills, for passenger trains prior to Amtrak's formation in 1971. Inbound passenger trains left the present line at 14th St., turning east over a line into Grand Central Station. Connection at 79th St. was eventually abandoned, while trackage towards Grand Central Station became part of Union Pacific's Global One Yard.

Radio Frequency - 160.230 (AAR Channel 08)
Dispatcher - 160.290 (AAR Channel 12)

Stations/Milepost Locations

Direction is westward from Blue Island Jct. to Rockwell St.
Distance is from Pine Jct.

15.0 Blue Island Jct. (tower-IHB junction)
20.8 CP 88th St.
21.6 CP 82nd St.
22.5 75th St. (Metra/BRC crossing)
22.8 Belt Connection
23.8 64th St.
24.8 59th St.
25.7 51st St.
27.0 39th St.
27.4 Brighton Park (crossing-IC-remote-NS-Ashland Avenue Yard)
27.6 35th St.
27.8 Ash St. (IC crossing/remote-IC dispatcher)
28.8 22nd St.
29.4 16th St.
29.5 14th St.
29.8 Rockwell St.

Blue Island Jct. to 75th St. - 2 tracks, CTC in use.

75th St. to 14th St. - 2 tracks, signalled for normal right hand operation.

14th St. to Rockwell St. - 1 track, yard rules.

Controlled by CSX "RB" Dispatcher in Calumet City.

Altenheim Subdivision

Continuation of former B&OCT line, extending west. Connects at Madison St. in Forest Park with CN/Wisconsin Central (formerly Soo Line). Formerly also connected with the Chicago Great Western Railroad (later Chicago and North Western), now abandoned.

Radio Frequency - 160.230 (AAR Channel 08)
Dispatcher - 160.290 (AAR Channel 12)

Stations/Milepost Locations

Direction is westward from Rockwell St. to Madison St.
Distance is from Pine Jct.

29.8 Rockwell St.
30.1 Francisco Ave.
31.9 Springfield Ave.
32.3 46th Ave.
32.7 48th Ave.
34.1 Central Ave.
35.6 Oak Park Ave.
36.7 Desplaines Ave.
37.4 Madison St. (CN connection)

2 tracks, signalled for normal right hand operation.

Controlled by CSX "RB" Dispatcher in Calumet City.

Lake Subdivision

Radio Frequency - 160.230 (AAR Channel 08)
Dispatcher - 160.320 (AAR Channel 14)

Former Baltimore and Ohio passenger main line into Chicago, with passenger trains discontinued in 1971 with the formation of Amtrak. C&O former Pere Marquette passenger trains also used this route, using trackage rights over the former New York Central between Porter and Pine Jct. Amtrak later restored some passenger service, instead using the more direct Norfolk Southern routing in and out of Chicago. West of Rock Island Jct., passenger trains had used trackage rights over the Rock Island Railroad to Beverly Hills. North of Beverly Hills, a B&O line extended north to join the present CSX main line at 79th Street.

Stations/Milepost Locations

Direction is westward from Pine Jct.
Distance is from Willard, Ohio

248.8 Pine Jct.
249.4 Buff
251.3 Indiana Harbor (IHB crossing)
251.9 Hick (tower/drawbridge)
253.1 Youngstown
254.5 Whiting
257.6 100th St.

2 tracks, signalled for normal right hand operation. 1 track, CTC in use from Pine Jct. to Buff. Trackage rights via Norfolk Southern from Buff to Hick.

Controlled by CSX "RA" Dispatcher in Calumet City.

Chicago Heights Subdivision

Former Baltimore and Ohio branch line now ending at Joe Orr Road. Line previously extended south through Chicago Heights to Faithorn, beginning of the Milwaukee Road line south into Indiana. Milwaukee Road had trackage rights over the B&O line in and out of Chicago. Now Milwaukee Road successor CP Rail uses the CSX CE&D Subdivision to reach Terre Haute, IN.

Radio Frequency - 160.230 (AAR Channel 08)
Dispatcher - 160.320 (AAR Channel 14)

Stations/Milepost Locations

Direction is westward from Harvey Jct.
Distance is from Harvey Jct.

0.0 Harvey Jct.
0.8 North Harvey (IHB crossing/automatic interlocking)
1.7 St. Paul Jct.
2.2 West Harvey
3.3 Loomis Jct. (junction-CN)
3.7 Phoenix
5.6 Vincennes Rd. (junction-CN)
7.5 Thornton
8.2 End of Track

1 track, yard rules. CTC in use Harvey Jct. to North Harvey. CN tracks used Loomis Jct. to Vincennes Rd.

Controlled by CSX "RA" Dispatcher in Calumet City.

TRACK DIAGRAM

Main tracks are shown for the Barr Subdivision, the Blue Island Subdivision, and the Lake Subdivision, 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 information from the CORA (Chicago Operating Rules Association) guide dated 2001, along with some observations, 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 (single direction, current of traffic)
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.