- Open Rail Map (ORM) - best viewed at zoom=14 and with Mapnik layer on.
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https://www.openrailwaymap.org/?style=standard&lat=37.102759487805976&lon=-82.3866355419159&zoom=14
- Hardly any tunnels shown
- Rivers and creeks are missing
- Most sharp curves near the river (if shown) are tunnels
- Some overhead bridges on route are shown as level crossings on ORM
Dante to Haysi is downhill most of the way with 25 and 30 mph speed limits
Dante
- 35 miles to Elkhorn City
- Dante yard - 15 mph
- 25 clear of yard
- 35 mile post
- Siding and loader on left - Caldonia
- 34 mile post at entrance to...
- 30 tunnel entrance - Sandy Hill Tunnel No. 2 - downhill from here - generally 1%
- Tunnel end - signal to double track
Trammel
- Sidings on left and L/X VA 626
- 32 mile post
- Signal at end of double track
- Dead end siding and loader on right - Roaring Fork
- 31 mile post
Wakenva
- L/X
- Siding and loader on right - Honey Br
- 30 mile post
- Tunnel L/C - slow to 25 - Martin Tunnel No. 20
- 25 end of straight at auto signal 293
- 29, 28 and 27 mile posts
- Bridge over State Route 652
Nora Junction
- Junction with Nora branch after bridge over highway - for Open Fork, Kilgore Creek and Blue Diamond.
- Signal 268 and right turn after junction then
- 30 - ignore - 15 mph ahead for double line ahead
- Tunnel L/C - Buffalo Creek Tunnel No. 19
- 26 mile post end of tunnel
- Allen Storage - siding on right
- Slow to 15 mph by the stub siding 3rd track on right
Straton
- 25 mile post
- Slow to 15 for junction to right hand track on double line ahead (even though green over red signal)
- OHB State Route 643
- 24 mile post
- Signal to Single track - speed limit returns to 30
McClure
- Siding and tunnel - Caney Fork Tunnel No. 18
- Junction on left from McClure branch - for McClure River
- 23 mile post
- Signal for Fremont Junction
Fremont Junction - aka Caney Junction
- Caney Storage - siding on left and Fremont Junction - to Moss Tipple
- 22 mile post Casey Storage siding ends
Fremont
- Fremont - L/X + OHB + siding
- 21 mile post
- Auto signal 206
- Tunnel L/C - Pettit Tunnel No.17
- 20 mile post
- Tunnel L/C - Squirrel Camp Tunnel No. 16
- 19 mile post
- Straight and tunnel L/C - Short Branch Tunnel No. 15
- Bridge over McClure River and Hwy
- Tunnel R/C - Rhinehart tunnel No. 14
- Straight and tunnel R/C - Perkins Tunnel No. 13
- Bridge over Hwy VA 664 and McClure River
Clinchco
- Siding and loader on right - Rush
- 17 mile post
- Tunnel L/C - siding on right ends - Sykes Mill Tunnel No. 12
- Auto signal 165
- Tunnel - Red Ridge Tunnel No. 11
- Loader on main line just before tunnel entrance on L/C - Goff Tunnel No. 10
- Slow down to 15 mph
- 15 Signal to right hand track - Delano
Steinman
- 14 mile post: Signal for end of double track at end of tight right curve with granite rock cutting
- Speed limit reverts to 30
- Tunnel L/C - Hewitt Tunnel No. 9
- 13 mile post
- Loop on right - Collco
- 12 mile post - signal and end of loop just before tunnel entrance
- Tunnel L/C - slow to 10 if entering Haysi (Greenbrier) branch - Mcclure Tunnel No. 8
Haysi
- Berta Junction - junction to Haysi Branch to Rual, Crooked, Ruth and Pittco loaders
- Tunnel L/C - Russell Tunnel No. 7
- Rex Loop on the right - 15 if entering loop
- 11 mile post
- Loader on the right - Rex
- Bridge over Kiwanis Park Road and Russell Fork
- OHB
- Sidings and loader on right - Splash Dam
- 10 mile post
- Auto signal 95
- Tunnel R/C - Hills Mills Tunnel No. 6
- 9 mile post
- Bridge over Bartick Road
- Siding and loader on the left - Pound River
- L/X Triple T Drive
- 8 mile post
- L/X R/C unamed road
Skegg Hole
- Bridge
- Tunnel - start slowing to 15 mph - Skaggs Hole Tunnel No. 5
- Bridge over Russell Fork
- 7 mile post
- Signal - 15 mph to right track - Towers
- 6 mile post - Siding on right
- Straight
Garden Hole
- Signal and end of double line
- 30 mph resumes
- 5 mile post - Tunnel L/C - Towers Tunnel No. 4
- Downhill 1.2%
- Loader over line
- 4 mile post
- Auto signal 39
- Tunnel R/C - start slowing to 25 - State Line Tunnel No. 2
- 3 mile post
- 25 at sharp left curve
- Bridge over Russell Fork then tunnel - start slowing to 20 - Pool Point Tunnel No. 1
- Signal just past tunnel seems to have faulty upper signal and may be only showing bottom red at entrance to double line
- 20
- Siding on right
- Siding on left
- 1.5%
- Elkhorn City Yard
Elkhorn City
Haysi to Dante uphill most of the way with 25 and 30 mph speed limits. Haysi branch to Dante takes about 1.5 hours
Elkhorn City
- 34 miles to Dante
- 20 - 1.5% uphill
- Signal to single line then tunnel - Pool Point Tunnel No. 1
- Bridge over Russell Fork
- 25
- Tight R/C
- 30 at 3 mile post - State Line Tunnel No. 2
- Tunnel R/C
- Auto signal no 40
- 4 mile post
- Loader over main line
- Tunnel R/C - Towers Tunnel No. 4
- 5 mile post
Towers
- Signal entrance to double track - Towers
- Siding to left of double track
- 6 mile post - end of siding on left
- Signal end to double track
Skegg Hole
- 7 mile post - bridge over Russell Fork
- Tunnel - bridge - Skaggs Hole Tunnel No. 5
- Uphill grade eases
- L/X un-named road on left curve near house
- 8 mile post
- L/X Triple T Drive
Bartick
- Loader and siding on right - Pound River
- Bridge over Bartick Road
- 9 mile post
- Tunnel L/C - Mills Hills Tunnel No. 6
- Auto signal 96 about 500 metres after tunnel exit
Jacobs Fork at 10 mile post
- Sidings on left and loader. More sidings fork to right - Splash Dam
- OHB
- Bridge over Russel Fork River and Kiwanis Park Rd
- More sidings and loaders on left - Rex
- 11 mile post
- Siding on left ends just before tunnel on R/C - Russell Tunnel No. 7
- Haysi is at end of tunnel
Haysi
- AKA Berta Junction
- Junction to Haysi branch on left, loader on right
- Tunnel on R/C - McClure Tunnel No. 8
- Siding on left
- 12 mile post
- Loader on left - Colco
- Siding on left ends
- 13 mile post
- Tunnel R/C - Hewitt Tunnel No. 9
- Not long after exit from tunnel, signal entrance to Delano loop
- 14 mile post
- 15 mile post: signal entrance to single track
Steinman
- Tunnel R/C - Goff Tunnel No. 10
- Loader over line just after tunnel
- Tunnel - Red Ridge Tunnel No. 11
- Auto signal 164
- Tunnel - Sykes Hill Tunnel No. 12
- 17 mile post: L/X Big Ridge Road
- Siding on left - Rush
Clinchco
- Loader and siding on left
- Bridge over McClure River and VA State Hwy
- Tunnel L/C - Perkins Tunnel No. 13
- Tunnel - Rhinehart Tunnel No. 14
- Bridge over Hwy and McClure River - river on left now
- Tunnel - Short Branch Tunnel No. 15
- 19 mile post
- Tunnel R/C - Squirrel Camp Tunnel No. 16
- 20 mile post
- Tunnel R/C - Petitt Tunnel No. 17
- Signal 207 - about 1 mile to Fremont
- 21 mile post
- Dead end siding on left just before L/C
Fremont
- OHB - VA 83
- Siding on left and OHB
- 22 mile post- Long siding on right - Caney Storage
- Siding ends with junction to Moss Tipple - Fremont Branch
- 23 mile post - L/X and bridge
- Junction to McClure branch
McClure
- Tunnel L/C - Caney Fork Tunnel No. 18
- Loader with siding on left
- Signal to double track (1.2 miles long) - Allen
- 24 mile post
- Overhead bridge (L/X on ORM) and left curve (600 yards to signal)
- Signal and X-over
- 25 mile post
Stratton
- Dead end siding on left - Allen Storage
- Siding continues on left.
- Siding on left ends
- 26 mile post - tunnel R/C - Buffalo Creek Tunnel No. 19 - slow to 25 mph
- 25 - Auto signal 264
Nora Junction
- Nora branch off to right
- Bridge over State Route 652
- 27 mile post - uphill 0.8%
- 28 mile post - uphill 0.8%
- 29 mile post - uphill 1.0%
- 30 - back of signal
- L/X - Boulder Drive
- Tunnel R/C - Martin Tunnel No. 20
- 30 mile post at end of tunnel
- Siding and loader on left - Honey Br
- Siding ends
Wakenva
- L/X Wakenva Hollow Rd
- Siding on left - Roaring Fork
- Signal 306
- Loader over both tracks
- 31 mile post - Dead end siding on left ends
- Signal - start of double track (4 miles to Dante)
- 32 mile post 1.0% uphill
Trammel
- 2 sidings on right
- L/X - Phillips Hollow Road
- Signal - end of double track
- Tunnel - Sandy Ridge Tunnel No. 21 - grade levels out and starts to descend in tunnel
- 25 - end of tunnel at 34 mile post
- Auto signal 342
- Siding and loader on right - Caladonia
- Grade increases to 1.5% downhill - dynamic brakes on
- L/X Laurel Bridge - Phillips Hollow Road
- Right curve
- Bridge
- L/X County Road 627
- 35 mile post
- L/X County Rd 689
- Slow to 15 mph if entering Dante Yard.
Dante
- Signal - entrance to Dante yard - 20 if diverging
- 15 if entering siding
- Dante Yard - downhill 1.0%
- 36 mile post - slow to 15 mph
- Signal
- 15 just before turntable
- Dante South Yard - levels out.
Moss Turn works this branch - F7
Outbound from Fremont junction
- 15 at junction
- 25 mph speed limit
- Fremont Junction
- Distant signal for southbound - slope 1.6%
- Slope 1.6% - 2.0%
- F11 mile post
- Tunnel - Bear Pen Gap
- Slope up to 1%
- Holly Creek Sidings - about 400 metres past end of tunnel
- Sidings end and more sidings start - Dickenson
- F33 mile post - L/X unamed rd on R/C
- Siding ends
- Horseshoe curve
- F44 mile post
- F55 mile post
- L/X Darrells Drive / Rush Creek Rd VA 649
- Siding on left - Cranes Nest
- Crossovers to and from siding on left
- Siding on left ends
- Horseshoe curve to right
- F77 mile post
- Horseshoe curve to left
- Reverse horseshoe curves right and left
- F88 mile post
- Mullins siding
- L/X Rockhouse Rd - end of Mullins Siding
- Siding starts
- F99 mile post - L/X and end of siding
- F1010 mile post
- L/X - Horseshoe Rd
- L/X - Horseshoe Rd
- Siding on right - Delp
- Siding on right ends at L/X
- L/X Coeburn Rd
- F1111 mile post
- Siding on right - Victor
- Siding on right ends
- F1212 mile post - L/X Layne Hollow VA 665
- 1.6% grade
- Siding on left - Phipps
- Siding on left dead-end
- F1313 mile post
Moss Tipple
Greenbriar Turn sets out empties and takes loaded wagons from this branch - F7
Outbound from junction
- 10
- L/Xs and bridges at Haysi
- Berta Siding
- Mart on ORM buildings on north side
- OHB - Yates Lane
- Bridges over creek
- L/X - Sleepy Hollow
- H22 mile post
- Rual Loader and Crooked sidings
- L/X - un-named road
- Crooked Loader
- Autys Drive on south side
- End of Crooked and Rual sidings
- 2 bridges over river
- Ruth Tipple siding on south side
- Ruth Tipple
- L/X Fish Pond Road
- Pittco Loader sidings
- Pittco Loader
- L/X State Route 606 (Vicey Township)
McClure Shifter works this branch - SD40
Outbound from junction
- 15 mph speed limit
- ORM is accurate
- 0.6% uphill from junction
- 15 minutes
Towards Junction from Mine
- 15 speed limit
- 0.6% downhill
- Left siding ends just before junction signal
Nora Turn works this branch at night time - SD40
Outbound from junction
- 30 minutes to drive from Blue Diamond to main line at Nora
- 20 mph
- Stop boards at end of siding before junction
- Siding just past junction - Passing Track
- Manually operated cross overs between siding road half way through Passing Track
- N11 Mile post
- End of Passing Track siding on tight right curve
- L/X Hammons Drive SR 674
- OHB - Toms Creek Rd SR 652 (shown as L/X on ORM)
- N22 Mile Post
- Points to Neece Creek Spur
- Sidings left Lamberts and right Wholford of main line - 3 tracks
- L/X State Route 651 - 2 tracks - Open Fork
- Single track
- N33 mile post
- 2.2% grad
- Siding on right
- L/X at N44 mile post - unamed road
- Middle Fork Opens up to yard on left
- Yard ends - single line - 3.1% grade
- Big Rock Stub siding on left
- N55 mile post
- Siding on right
- Opens up to yard - 15 mph
- Kilgore Creek Tipple - 3.4%
- Yard ends on right - dead ends
- Another yard opens up
- 2.5%
- Blue Diamond - Tipple
- Blue Diamond Mine is 1 mile beyond the end of the ORM map. The first level crossing on the map from the end of the line is the first on the game.
Nora Turn Part 5
- This timetable run starts on a steep slope. If you set up your loco brakes before uncoupling, the train will creep forward and recouple, even if you set every handbrake on in the consist.
- Set the handbrake on the lead loco, then walk to the coupling and uncouple. Don't do anything else before this.
- Return to your loco and set up as per usual. (from Tygerways).
- CRR used signalling based on CSX: https://signals.jovet.net/rules/CSX%20Signal%20Rules.pdf
Localaties and tunnel names from http://www.multimodalways.org/docs/railroads/companies/CRR/CRR%20Track%20Chart%201982.pdf (saved in Google Drive)