At the summit of Greggs Hill in Pike County, Ohio, two railroads, a river, and the roadbed
of a fallen flag all converge: CSX's former C&O east-west double-track mainline and
Norfolk Southern's east-west double-track mainline from Portsmouth to Columbus, Pee Pee Creek, and the roadbed of the former Detroit, Toledo, & Ironton (DT&I) all meet.
Greggs Hill is on State Route 220, just north of US Route 32. A pull-off (onto
the roadbed of the DT&I) is found just south of the point at which SR220 passes underneath the
CSX roadbed.
The eastern-most pair of tracks is CSX. The easternmost CSX track is the "west-bound" track,
and its signal is visible. The other CSX track is the "east-bound track, but no signal can
be read from this point. West-bound CSX trains may or may not whistle before rounding the turn
into view.
The NS tracks are the western-most pair, and are some thirty feet below the CSX tracks. The bridge
over SR220 is curved and very easy to see from above. The NS position signal can be seen
with binoculars.
On a recent Sunday afternoon (about 1:30pm to 3pm) I saw three freights: an eastbound NS mixed freight and
two west-bound CSX coal drags. Mike Hansgen assures me that Sundays are much slower than
Saturdays or any weekday, and that Wednesday is the "hot" day.
| Radio Frequencies | Road Freq. | EOT | Dispatcher |
| CSX | 160.230 | 457.9375 | 161.520 |
| Norfolk Southern | 161.190 | 161.115 |
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