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What is known about the A&O

Version 1.00

The most obscure rail line in the family. What is known this is ex CSXT trackage and the four rivers group was forcefully asked to take over after WATCO was giving up the line as unprofitable. With some operating changes the line has been turned around.

Coal trains are powered by CSXT provided power and are run through to the mine and back. Local power has been provided by 26xx class GMTX GP38-2. Most if not all were rebuilt and repainted at NRE shops in Paducah KY on the PAL. The A&O's 21xx series were PAL units temporarily remarked and loaned for startup and have been returned to the PAL.

Here is what I have for radio channels and maybe out of date

160.9050 Appalachian & Ohio Road Channel (south of Buckhannon, WV)

160.5750 Appalachian & Ohio

161.3400 Appalachian & Ohio

161.0550 Appalachian & Ohio

All trackage is located within the state of WestVirginia

Ex CSX Cowan subdivision

Mile post name notes
0.0 Berkeley run
5.0 Knight (siding 4100)
11.1 BerrybergJct (7485) branch to Sentinal mine

?

Philippi

19.6

Tygart Jct

(4600 ft) Connection with WVC

23.7

Century Jct

31.2

Smith Summit

(7500 ft)

36.2

Buckhannon

38.1

Upshur

(4100 ft)

41.9

Hampton Jct

split with line to Alexander & BEEM RR

?

Adrian

52.4

Frenchton

(2850 ft)

57.9

Crawford

(4150 ft)

?

Orlando

73.0

Burnsville Jct

conection to TERRI/ELKR RR

73.7

Burnsville

(4200 ft)

?

Gem

?

Heaters

?

Flatwoods

96.2

Centralia

(5250 ft)

106.5

Erbacon

branch to Brooks run mine

116.3

WN Tower

119

Cowen

end of the line

MP 98 & 99 do not exist, MP 97 and MP 100 are 6,833 ft apart.

Trackage between Grafton and Berkeley Run Jct. is joint CSXT and A&O

Hampton - Alexander line

CSXT code BUH

0.0

Hampton Jct

2.2

Sago

Infamous sago mine

5.6

IC jut

12.2

Alton

15.8

Alexander

town proper?

17.0

Alexander

connection to BEEM RR

Berryburg Jct to Sentinel Mine 4.0 miles CSXT code BUN

Island creek Jct. MP 0.0 to 4.32

Information taken in part from CSXT system timetable #1 April 1 1989