The Middle Creek Subdivision is a

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line owned and operated by

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in the U.S. state of

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. It was formerly part of the Huntington West Division. It became part of the CSX

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on June 20, 2016. It splits from the Big Sandy Subdivision at Prestonsburg and runs southwest to a dead end at

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for a total of . CSX filed to abandon all but the first mile (2 km) at Prestonsburg in 2004; it had not seen traffic since the early 1990s.Tom Seay
Kentucky Abandonments
Chesapeake and Ohio Historical Magazine, July/August 2004 However, due to complications regarding possible

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and its effect on the Middle Creek National Battlefield, the line has not yet been abandoned . The line is now abandoned, and has been purchased by the city of Prestonsburg, Kentucky. The tracks are now gone and it is currently being converted into a trail.

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