Dispatching on the CSX KD sub. is handled through Huntington from what I can figure out from listening to my scanner. Two things that I am curious about though. The dispatcher always answers a call with "CSX dispatcher H-I answering". I wonder what the "H-I" means. I thought it might have something to do with Huntington, but sometimes they say H-I and Huntington in the same phrase which is redundant. Also, I hear them talking to a train about control points on sidings and they use the intitials S-A-S and N-A-S and then the CP name. Does anybody know what these might mean? Thanks, Dan
Each dispatching location has a letter to designate the region, then a letter to specify the desk. "H" designates Huntington, "L" for Cincinnati (Louisville Div), "R" for Chicago for example. "HI" would be the "I" desk in Huntington. SAS is Southward Absolute Signal, NAS is Northward Absolute Signal.
Federal regulations regarding railroad radio (and others I'm sure) in part require "positive identification", including title and location of office by city. Therefore "CSX HI Dispatcher Huntington answering over"
Ask all the questions you want here... It takes a long time to pick up all of the jargon used by the railroaders and what everything means. But once you do, then Bingo! It all clicks! Harold
Interesting that Huntington runs CHI, but isn't there a Dispatcher parked in Indianapolis? Or is his range limited and Hunt handles everything beyond his little 5mi radius (just a number I pulled out my caboose)
Huntington does not run Chicago. Chicago runs Chicago. The dispatchers are in Calumet City and the office prefix is "R". The Cal City dispatchers cover pretty much the whole northwest portion of CSX, as far east as Walbridge/Fostoria ("RL" desk, Pemberville Subdivision). There are several dispatchers at Indy, and they handle much of the middle northern part of the railroad.
Down here I pick up "CSX AD Dispatcher Atlanta answering, over". I'm assuming AD means Atlanta Division. I hear "SAS", "NAS", "YYG" and "SG" designations all the time.
The AD dispatcher used to dispatch the Charleston (SC) sub... When CSX moved dispatching back to Florence, S.C. about a year or so ago, everything changed.. I've got to find my index... Harold
Here's how things are dispatched out of Florence: FA dispatcher controls the Charleston Sub (A line) + South End Sub (A line) + Lane and Cross subs FB dispatcher controls the North End sub (A line) + subs around Rocky Mount and Portsmouth FC dispatcher controls the Monroe sub (SF line) and Charlotte area FD dispatcher controls north & south of Hamlet (S line) plus Augusta FE dispatcher controls the Andrews sub (SH line) + Hamlet Terminal Sub + Wilmington Sub (SE line) Harold
AD would be the "D" desk in the Atlanta Dispatcher Center. Not sure what "YYG" or "SG" stand for, and I've been at it 32 years. Must be a "Seaboard" thing.
YYG is the milepost prefix for Georgia Road mileposts. SG is the prefix for Abbeville Subdivision mileposts. All mileposts on CSX consist of a upto 3 digit prefix that can be alpha, numeric or alpha numeric. In general those prefixes that begin with A = Former ACL territory B = Former B&O territory C = Former C&O territory 0 = Former L&N territory (that is numeric zero) S = Former SAL territory Q = Former CR territory There are other prefixes for the smaller roads that have been included in CSX.
Yeah, but it really gets interesting in territories with multiple prior railroads like Toledo, Chicago and Cincinnati.
Yes it does! I need to change my signature by the way! I'm back in Louisville running from Louisville to Cincinnati. Here in Cinci, BE stands for Bridge Elevated and BB stands for Bridge Below. It is difficult for new hires to figure out where 707's are because the milepost prefixes change 5 times within a 10 mile stretch!!!
LOL!!! It only took me 6 months to realize management wasn't for me! I'm MUCH happier being an engineer. Honestly, I did it to try to get a job in Jacksonville
