Eastern Railroad Discussion > Cumberland Sub Question

After the CSX line splits west of Cumbo, which is the low grade and which is the high grade, in relation to the river?

dharris

The low-grade heads off towards the river as its path is longer than the other when looking at a map.

--Dan
KB3LDB

If you are looking west from the old W Tower site, the Low Grade is on your right. At the west end of it (Cherry Run), the Lurgan Sub joins the Low Grade before it rejoins the mainline. I just made my first trip over the Low Grade a few weeks ago and from a fan's point of view, there's not much to look at except on both ends. The middle is mostly inaccessable (one or two private grade crossings) and not very photogenic...

Al Moran,
The SD80MACKing

Thanks both. I was trying to figure out which signals go where when I mark them on my mapping software.