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The Atlanta Division is a railroad division operated by CSX Transportation in the U.S. states of Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Florida & Tennessee. The Atlanta Division has 18 subdivisions. [1]
CSX Transportation is a Class I railroad operating in the eastern United States and the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec. The railroad operates approximately 21,000 route miles (34,000 km) of track. The company operates as a subsidiary of CSX Corporation, a Fortune 500 company headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida.
Alabama is a state in the southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama is the 30th largest by area and the 24th-most populous of the U.S. states. With a total of 1,500 miles (2,400 km) of inland waterways, Alabama has among the most of any state.
Georgia is a state in the Southeastern United States. It began as a British colony in 1733, the last and southernmost of the original Thirteen Colonies to be established. Named after King George II of Great Britain, the Province of Georgia covered the area from South Carolina south to Spanish Florida and west to French Louisiana at the Mississippi River. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788. In 1802–1804, western Georgia was split to the Mississippi Territory, which later split to form Alabama with part of former West Florida in 1819. Georgia declared its secession from the Union on January 19, 1861, and was one of the original seven Confederate states. It was the last state to be restored to the Union, on July 15, 1870. Georgia is the 24th largest and the 8th most populous of the 50 United States. From 2007 to 2008, 14 of Georgia's counties ranked among the nation's 100 fastest-growing, second only to Texas. Georgia is known as the Peach State and the Empire State of the South. Atlanta, the state's capital and most populous city, has been named a global city. Atlanta's metropolitan area contains about 55% of the population of the entire state.
The subdivisions within the Atlanta Division are as follows:
- Atlanta Terminal Subdivision
- Abbeville Subdivision
- A&WP Subdivision
- Birmingham Mineral Subdivision
- Boyles Terminal Subdivision
- Camak Subdivision
- Cartersville Subdivision
- Etowah Subdivision
- Georgia Subdivision
- Gainesville Midland Subdivision
- KD Subdivision
- Lineville Subdivision
- M&M Subdivision
- Manchester Subdivision
- NO&M Subdivision
- PD Subdivision
- S&NA South Subdivision
- W&A Subdivision
The Atlanta Terminal Subdivision is a railroad line owned by CSX Transportation in the U.S. State of Georgia. The Atlanta Terminal Subdivision is broken up into 5 sections known as "Charts" according to the CSX Transportation Timetable #3.
The Abbeville Subdivision is a railroad line owned by CSX Transportation in the U.S. states of South Carolina and Georgia. The line runs from Abbeville, South Carolina to Tucker, Georgia for a total of 119.0 miles. At its north end it continues south from the Monroe Subdivision and at its south end it continues south as the Atlanta Terminal Subdivision.
The A&WP Subdivision is a railroad line owned by CSX Transportation in the U.S. states of Alabama and Georgia. The line runs from Union City, Georgia to Montgomery, Alabama for a total of 157.6 miles. At its north end it continues south from the Atlanta Terminal Subdivision and at its south end it continues south as the M&M Subdivision.
