Savannah Subdivision
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The Savannah Subdivision is a
History
The East Route runs along CSX's A Line (which was the main route of the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, one of CSX's predecessor companies). The West Route runs along what remains of CSX's S Line (which was the main route of the Seaboard Air Line Railroad, another CSX predecessor company)
The A Line north of Savannah was originally chartered in 1854 by the Charleston and Savannah Railroad (later known as the
The S Line north of Savannah was originally built as the South Bound Railroad in 1891. South of Savannah, the line was a northern extension of the Florida Central and Peninsular Railroad built in 1894. The FC&P leased the South Bound Railroad and eventually acquired it. The FC&P became part of the Seaboard Air Line Railroad in 1903.[5] The Seaboard Air Line main line within Savannah was designated on employee timeables as its Orange Subdivision.[6]
The Atlantic Coast Line and Seaboard Air Line merged in 1967, which created the Seaboard Coast Line Railroad. After the merger, the main lines in Savannah were named the Burroughs Subdivision.[7] The merger led to consolidation of the two lines and the abandonment of some of the S Line in Savannah. This includes the segment from Savannah south to Ogeechee which originally ran right beside the Atlantic Coast Line route (the current route). Remnants of the Seaboard's bridge over the Ogeechee River remain next to the current bridge.
In 1980, the Seaboard Coast Line's parent company merged with the
See also
References
- ^ "BO–Savannah Sub – The RadioReference Wiki". Wiki.radioreference.com. Retrieved 2017-02-25.
- ^ "Microsoft Word - Document in Jacksonville Final.obd" (PDF). Multimodalways.org. Retrieved 2017-02-25.
- ^ "Charleston & Savannah Railroad". Georgia's Railroad History & Heritage. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
- ^ "Atlantic & Gulf Railroad". Georgia's Railroad History & Heritage. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
- ^ "Florida Central & Peninsular Railroad". Georgia's Railroad History & Heritage. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
- ^ Seaboard Air Line Railroad Carolina Division Timetable (1957)
- ^ Seaboard Coast Line Railroad Savannah and Waycross Division Timetable (1982)