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Last Updated 6/15/06
 
 


Listed below are milepost guides of the four Class-One secondary lines on the Delmarva Peninsula:


Delmarva   |   Indian River   |   New Castle   |   Shellpot

 
 

Norfolk Southern Harrisburg Division
Delmarva Secondary
These mileposts are from North to South, and show where there are towns,
block limits, draggers, etc.  Red indicates an AEI Tag Reader location,
orange indicates a block limit, and yellow indicates a Yard Limit.  Track speeds
are also shown below. The Mainline Dispatcher controls the entire Delmarva
Secondary on Conrail road channel 1, 160.800.
 

Milepost letter code and number / Location / Detector name and type

FK 0.0     DCS "DAVIS"  ---  Chrysler Yard        R-CETC-3  (Amtrak)

FK 2.5     AEI Tag Reader

FK 5.0     Glascow

FK 5.5     Del Pro Yard

FK 5.9     DCS "DEL"

FK 6.3/DM 14.4     Porter  (New Castle Secondary)

DM 14.8     DED announces "NS MP 14.8"

DM 16.5     DCS "KIRK"

DM 18.3     Canal Moveable Bridge

DM 20.6     Mt Pleasant

DM 22.6     DED announces "NS MP 22.6"

DM 24.0     DCS "FROG"

DM 24.8     Middletown

DM 28.7     HBD-DED announces "NS MP 28.7"

DM 29.0     Townsend  (Maryland & Delaware Railroad)

DM 35.0     DCS "CLAY"

DM 41.0     DCS "CHES"

DM 42.2     Cheswold

DM 47.4     Dover

DM 50.7     Wyoming

DM 50.8     DCS "WYDEL"

DM 58.3     Felton

DM 61.0     DCS "ALLEY"  Yard Limit

DM 62.5     Moore

DM 64.4     Harrington (Indian River RT)

DM 67.0     DCS "JACK"  Yard Limit

DM 68.0     Farmington  AEI Tag Reader

DM 72.4     Greenwood

DM 75.5     DCS "NYLON"

DM 77.0     Bridgeville

DM 80.1     DED announces "NS MP 80"

DM 84.1     Seaford Yard  (Maryland & Delaware Railroad)  (Cambridge IT)

DM 84.2     Seaford Movable Bridge

DM 88.2     DED announces "NS MP 88"

DM 91.0     DCS "LAUREL"

DM 95.0     DCS "HEARN"  Yard Limit

DM 97.3     Delmar (Maryland/Delaware State Line)

DM 103.2   Salisbury   (Willards IT and Mardella IT)

DM 105.3   DCS "CROWN"  Yard Limit

DM 107.0   Fruitland

DM 116.3   Princess Anne

DM 119.4   Kings Creek  (Crisfield IT)

DM 127.0   DCS "CASS"--- End of DCS   (Pocomoke IT)

DM 127.9   Cassatt Movable Bridge

DM 128.2   Pocomoke (Eastern Shore Railroad)
 

Track Speeds
 
Curve at Davis 
Davis and Porter 
Porter and MP DM 47.5 
MP DM 47.5 and MP DM 47.9 
MP DM 47.9 and Alley 
Alley and MP DM 63.9 
MP DM 63.9 and MP DM  66.0 
MP DM 66.0 and Jack 
Jack and MP DM 84.1 
MP DM 84.1 and MP DM 84.3 
MP DM 84.3 and Hearn
Hearn and MP DM 103.0
MP DM 103.0 and MP 105.5 
MP DM 105.5 and MP 126.0 
MP DM 126.0 and Cass
Pocomoke I.T.
Willards I.T.
10
30
40
30
40
30
10
30
25
20
25
15
10
25
20
15
15

**Note**
 

**Note**


All movements within Yard Limits at Harrington, MP 61.0, ALLEY, and MP 67.0, JACK, are restricted to 15mph.

All movements within Yard Limits at Delmar, MP 95.0, HEARN, and MP 105.3, CROWN, are restricted to 15mph.


 



 

Norfolk Southern Harrisburg Division
Indian River Secondary
These mileposts are from North to South, and show where there are towns,
block limits, draggers, etc.  Red indicates an AEI Tag Reader location,
orange indicates a block limit, and yellow indicates a Yard Limit.  Track speeds
are also shown below. The Mainline Dispatcher controls the entire Indian River
Secondary on Conrail road channel 1, 160.800.
 

Milepost letter code and number / Location / Detector name and type

IR 1.5       DCS "RING"   (Indian River Running Track)

IR 4.3       Houston

IR 8.3       Milford

IR 10.0     DCS "FORD"

IR 15.7     Ellendale   (Delaware Coastline Railroad)

IR 24.0    Georgetown

IR 25.0     DCS "COURT" (Delaware Coastline Railroad)

IR 32.9     Mill

IR 36.6     Dagsboro

IR 37.5     DCS "DAG"--- End of DCS   (Dagsboro IT)

IR 38.8     Frankford

IR 39.0     Begin/End Track   (Maryland & Delaware Railroad)
 

Track Speeds
 
Ring and MP IR  8.7
MP IR 8.7 and MP IR 22.8
MP IR 22.8 and MP IR 23.8
MP IR 23.8 and MP IR 24.3
MP IR 24.3 and Dag
Dagsboro I.T.
30
40
30
10
30
15

 



 

Norfolk Southern Harrisburg Division
New Castle Secondary
These mileposts are from North to South, and show where there are towns,
block limits, draggers, etc.  Red indicates an AEI Tag Reader location,
orange indicates a block limit, and yellow indicates a Yard Limit.  Track speeds
are also shown below. The Mainline controls the entire New Castle
Secondary on Conrail road channel 1, 160.800.
 

Milepost letter code and number / Location / Detector name and type

WO 0.0       DCS "RIVER"    Yard Limit   (Shellpot Industrial Track and Shellpot Secondary [Wye])

WO 0.38     Port

WO 3.29     DCS "TERM"    Yard Limit

WO 5.70     DCS "TASKER"  (Old-Battery I.T.)   (Non-interlocked crossing at grade)

WO 11.0     DCS "ROAD"    Yard Limit

WO 13.6     DP    (Del Pro Switch)  AEI Tag Reader

WO 13.8     Bold    (Reybold Running Track)

WO 14.0     DCS "PORTER"    Yard Limit   (Delmarva Secondary)
 

Track Speeds
 
RIVER and TERM
TERM and ROAD
ROAD and PORTER
Restricted speed, not exceeding 10mph
30

Restricted speed, not exceeding 15mph

*Note**

 

**Note**



All movements within Yard Limits at Bridge Three, MP 0.0, RIVER, and MP 3.29, TERM, are restricted to not exceeding 10mph

All movements within Yard Limits at Reybold, MP 11.0, ROAD, and MP 14.0, PORTER, are restricted to not exceeding 15mph


 
 



Norfolk Southern Harrisburg Division
Shellpot Secondary
These mileposts are from North to South, and show where there are towns,
block limits, draggers, etc.  Red indicates an AEI Tag Reader location,
orange indicates a block limit, and yellow indicates a Yard Limit.  Track speeds
are also shown below. The Mainline controls the entire Shellpot
Secondary on Conrail road channel 1, 160.800.
 

Milepost letter code and number / Location / Detector name and type

WO 3.8       DCS "RIVER"    Yard Limit   (New Castle Secondary and Shellpot Industrial Track [Wye])

WO 4.2       Hazel (New Connection I.T.)

WO 5.0       DCS "READ"     Yard Limit

WO 5.2       Ward   (Movable Bridge)

WO 6.9       DCS "RAGAN"         R-CETC-3  (Amtrak)

 

Track Speeds
 
RIVER and READ
READ and RAGAN
Restricted speed, not exceeding 10mph
30

 


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