Columbus Subdivision
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| Columbus Subdivision | |
|---|---|
Freight rail | |
| System | CSX Transportation |
| Operator(s) | CSX Transportation |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 127 mi (204 km) |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
The Columbus Subdivision is a freight railroad line extending from Columbus, Ohio, north to Fostoria, Ohio. The line is currently owned by CSX Transportation.[1] [2]
This rail line is a mostly double-tracked route that sees a relatively high amount of traffic per day.
The Columbus Subdivision should not be confused with CSX's Columbus Line Subdivision, which stretches from Columbus, Ohio, to Galion, Ohio, and is located several miles east of the Columbus Subdivision.
History
The right-of-way that it known today as the Columbus Subdivision began construction in August 1875, once the newly founded Columbus & Toledo Railroad company raised enough funds to construct a rail line from Columbus north to Toledo through the villages of Linworth, Powell, Delaware, Prospect, Morral, and Fostoria. The primary purpose of the line was to forward coal from the Appalachian region to markets beyond Columbus. Nonetheless, the line also carried passenger traffic and reported 25M passenger-miles and 2.6B freight ton-miles per year. The Columbus & Toledo was later consolidated into the Hocking Valley Railway, along with another connected route extending south of Columbus.[5]
After the Hocking Valley system was acquired by the
In 1980, the C&O's holding company, the Chessie System, and several other railroads merged into the CSX Corporation. In the mid-1980s, CSX established CSX Transportation, which brought all owned lines into a single railroad with the modern-day CSX livery.
In 2006, CSX split the Columbus Subdivision at Fostoria, Ohio. The southern, Columbus–Fostoria portion kept its name, while the northern track towards Toledo was renamed the Pemberville Subdivision and placed into CSX's Great Lakes operating division. Additionally, the track within the high-volume city of Fostoria was renamed the Fostoria Subdivision.
References
- ^ "CS-Columbus Sub - the RadioReference Wiki".
- ^ http://www.multimodalways.org/docs/railroads/companies/CSX/CSX%20ETTs/CSX%20Huntington%20Div%20East%20ETT%20%231%201-1-2005.pdf CSX Huntington East Division Timetable
- ^ a b "Columbus Subdivision (CSX)" (PDF). Morpc.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2013-09-08.
- ^ "CSX Transportation : Huntington East Division Draft" (PDF). Multimodalways.org. Retrieved 2013-09-08.
- ^ The Hocking Valley Railway by Edward H. Miller