Cumberland Valley Subdivision

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Not to be confused with Cumberland Subdivision.

The Cumberland Valley Subdivision (also CV Subdivision) is a railroad line owned and operated by the CSX Railroad (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 , where CSX trains can proceed south to the Kingsport Subdivision at , 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 around 1930.

References[]

  1. ^ CSX Timetables: CV Subdivision
  2. ^ "CV-CV Sub - the RadioReference Wiki".
  3. ^ CSX Huntington West Division Timetable


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