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The CC Subdivision is a
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line owned by
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in the
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of
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. The line runs from Taylor Mill, Kentucky, to
Corbin, Kentucky Corbin is a home rule-class city in Whitley, Knox and Laurel counties in the southeastern portion of the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the city population was 7,856. Corbin is on Interstate 75 and US Route 25W, about hal ...
, for a total of . At its north end the line continues as a branch of the Cincinnati Terminal Subdivision, and at its south end it continues as the KD Subdivision of the Atlanta Division.


History

What is today the CC Subdivision began in 1849, when a group under the name Covington & Lexington Railroad were chartered to build a railroad south of
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. However, by 1853, only had been built due to financial difficulties. Despite this, progress was made, and by 1856, the railroad reached the
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(now- Transkentucky Transportation Railroad) at
Paris, Kentucky Paris is a home rule-class city in Bourbon County, Kentucky, and the county seat. It lies northeast of Lexington on the Stoner Fork of the Licking River. It is part of the Lexington–Fayette Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of 2020, it ha ...
. In 1859, the Covington & Lexington and the Maysville & Lexington merged to create the Kentucky Central Railroad, after which the modern mileposts from Taylor Mill to Sinks are named. At one time, the KC also included a portion of rail between Lexington and
Nicholasville, Kentucky Nicholasville is a home rule city in and the county seat of Jessamine County, Kentucky, Jessamine County, Kentucky. The population was 31,490 during the 2020 United States census, 2020 U.S. census, making Nicholasville the 10th-largest settlemen ...
. During the
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, the railroad played a major role ferrying Union supplies and soldiers south from Cincinnati through neutral Kentucky. In 1881, under new leadership controlled by Collis P. Huntington, plans were made to further extend the Kentucky Central to connect with the
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at Sinks of Roundstone, Kentucky, just north of Livingston. The extension was completed in 1883, forming a complete connection from Covington to the L&N in eastern Kentucky. In 1890, the L&N purchased two-thirds of the stock in the Kentucky Central, and on September 22, 1891, would acquire the remaining shares. By this point, the Kentucky Central's total mileage sat at 217 miles directly owned. Immediately south of
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, the CC Subdivision crosses the
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. There have been a total of three crossings for the railroad at this location. The first was built in 1883. In 1907, it was replaced by a second bridge, with the original structure being relocated to Ravenna, Kentucky to be used as a
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. The 1907 bridge still stands today albeit it abandoned. The section of track between Livingston and East Bernstadt consists of a long series of steep grades, sharp curves, and tunnels known as Crooked Hill. Originally single-track, the
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double-tracked the hill in 1908. In 1964, the original line was abandoned in favor of the newer 1908 alignment, returning the hill to single-track territory. As of July 2021, CSX is in the process of removing the double-track at the south end of the subdivision near
Corbin, Kentucky Corbin is a home rule-class city in Whitley, Knox and Laurel counties in the southeastern portion of the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the city population was 7,856. Corbin is on Interstate 75 and US Route 25W, about hal ...
.


See also

*
List of CSX Transportation lines CSX Transportation owns and operates a vast network of rail lines in the United States east of the Mississippi River. In addition to the major systems which merged to form CSX – the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, Chesapeake and Ohio Railway, Lou ...


References

{{Reflist CSX Transportation lines Transportation in Kenton County, Kentucky Transportation in Pendleton County, Kentucky Transportation in Harrison County, Kentucky Transportation in Bourbon County, Kentucky Transportation in Clark County, Kentucky Transportation in Madison County, Kentucky Transportation in Rockcastle County, Kentucky Transportation in Laurel County, Kentucky Transportation in Whitley County, Kentucky