RailroadRadio.net - Keyser, WV

Keyser, WV

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This stream monitors the east end of CSX's Mountain Subdivision located in the Allegheny Mountains of West Virginia.

In addition, we have limited radio coverage of the Cumberland area of Western Maryland, including the yard operations in

Cumberland.

The primary tonnage this Subdivision sees in train movements is coal... with some trains requiring helpers to be added at

Keyser if their tonnage is heavy enough to require them. This line sees anywhere from 10 to 15 through trains per day.

In addition to the CSX mainline, there is a branch line to the Mount Storm Power Plant which can see up to 5 movements of

coal trains per week . Usually a helper is tacked onto the rear because the train has a switch back to negotiate about 3/4

quarters of the way up the line.

We are also monitoring the Georges Creek Railway (GCRY) a very short shortline

of about .5 miles.They work the Clay Hole at the Luke Paper mill about 3 or 4 times

a day moving tankers, covered hoppers and every once and a while a box car or two.

In the near future they will be switching the entire New Page Paper Mill.

The operator at West Keyser Throws

one of the Armstrong levers for the Q317

160.230 AAR08 CSX Road

160.320 AAR14 CSX HH Huntington/BB Baltimore dispatchers

161.520 AAR94 CSX BB Baltimore Dispatcher

160.785 AAR45 CSX M of W

161.160 AAR70 CSX Cumberland Yard

160.530 AAR28 CSX Switching

161.370 AAR84 Georges Creek Railway (Industrial Shortline)

MP. (BA) 198.9 Dragging Equipment Track 1 and 2

A picture of the demise of the Z tower. It stood tall for 106 years.

You can view a timetable of the Subdivision created

by the talented and knowledgeable folks at