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CSX Transportation's Atlanta Terminal Subdivision is comprised of the company's railroad lines and infrastructure operating in and around Atlanta, Georgia. The Atlanta Terminal Subdivision consists of five lines (known as charts on employee timetables) and a number of yards. [1] Most of the lines in the Atlanta Terminal Subdivision date back to the 1800s.
CSX lines in Atlanta were previously part of CSX's predecessor networks including the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, Seaboard Air Line Railroad, and Louisville and Nashville Railroad.
The Atlantic Coast Line and Seaboard Air Line merged in 1967 to form the Seaboard Coast Line Railroad. By 1982, the Louisville and Nashville Railroad was fully merged into Seaboard Coast Line Railroad, which became the Seaboard System Railroad a year later. In 1986, the Seaboard System was fully merged with the Chessie System into CSX Transportation. The lines around Atlanta were then designated as the Atlanta Terminal Subdivision by CSX after the merger was complete. [2]
The Atlanta Terminal Subdivision is divided up into five separate lines, which are denoted on employee timetables as charts. [1]
Chart A begins in Marietta and heads southeast into Atlanta, and then heads east to Lithonia for a total of 44.2 miles (71.1 km). At its north end it continues south from the W&A Subdivision and at its south end it continues south as the Georgia Subdivision. [1]
Chart A from Marietta to Atlanta was originally built by the Western and Atlantic Railroad in the 1830s. [3] Its terminus in Atlanta was located at the current site of Underground Atlanta and it was the location of the railroad's historic Atlanta Zero Mile Post. [4] The Western and Atlantic was leased to the Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway in 1890, which was merged into the Louisville and Nashville Railroad in 1957. [5]
Chart A from Atlanta to Lithonia was built by the Georgia Railroad in the 1850s. In 1902, the Georgia Railroad became a subsidiary of the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad and its successor, the Seaboard Coast Line Railroad. The Georgia Railroad was fully merged into the Seaboard System Railroad in 1983. [6]
Chart B begins about 13 miles northeast of central Atlanta in Tucker. From Tucker, it continues northeast as the Abbeville Subdivision. As it heads into Atlanta, it passes through the middle of Emory University. In Atlanta, it passes the entrance to Howell Yard before terminating at Chart A in the Blandtown neighborhood.
Chart B was built in 1886 by the Georgia, Carolina and Northern Railway, which became part of the Seaboard Air Line Railroad network by the time it was complete. [7] Construction on the line began in 1887 in North Carolina. [7] The Seaboard Air Line continued beyond Howell Yard to Birmingham, Alabama, which was built by the Seaboard's subsidiary Atlanta and Birmingham Air Line Railway in the early 1900s. The Silver Comet , The Cherry Blossoms, and The Capitol were Seaboard Air Line passenger trains that ran over the line on their route from the Northeast to Atlanta and Birmingham. [8]
Chart B was part of the Abbeville Subdivision when it was operated by the Seaboard Coast Line. [2] CSX abandoned track the line's connection to Birmingham in 1988.
Chart C begins about 38 miles south of Atlanta in Peachtree City. From Peachtree City, it continues south as the Manchester Subdivision. As it heads north into Atlanta, it passes through Union City and enters Atlanta city limits near Ben Hill. It terminates at Chart A just southeast of Tilford Yard.
Chart C track from Tilford to South Bellwood was built by the Atlanta, Knoxville and Northern Railway, which later became part of the Louisville and Nashville Belt Railway. [9]
Track south of South Bellwood was built in 1906 by the Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic Railway (AB&A). In 1926, the AB&A went into receivership and the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad (ACL) purchased a majority stock in the AB&A. The Atlantic Coast Line reorganized the AB&A as the Atlanta, Birmingham and Coast Railroad (AB&C) and continued to operate it as a subsidiary. In 1946, it was fully merged into the Atlantic Coast Line. [10] The line was part of the Manchester Subdivision when it was operated by the Seaboard Coast Line. [2]
Chart D begins about 19 miles south of Atlanta in Union City. From Union City, it continues south as the A&WP Subdivision. As it heads north into Atlanta, it runs along the west side of Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport and continues north to East Point. In East Point, it connects with Norfolk Southern Railway Griffin District. Both CSX and Norfolk Southern continue north from East Point to central Atlanta. [1]
Chart D south of East Point was built by the Atlanta and West Point Railroad in 1854. [11] The Atlantic Coast Line Railroad eventually gained a controlling interest in the Atlanta and West Point Railroad. It eventually fell under the control of the Atlantic Coast Line's successor, the Seaboard Coast Line Railroad.
Chart E is a short 3-mile line that connects Chart B at Belt Junction with Chart A near Decatur. Chart E is also known as the Inman Park Belt Line. [1]
Chart E was developed by the Georgia, Carolina and Northern Railway as the Seaboard Air Line Belt Railroad in 1892. It was part of the Seaboard Air Line Railroad network along with the Georgia, Carolina and Northern Railway. [7]
The Louisville and Nashville Railroad, commonly called the L&N, was a Class I railroad that operated freight and passenger services in the southeast United States.
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The Waycross Air Line Railroad, chartered in 1887, was an air-line railroad in Georgia. It began operations between Waycross and Sessoms in 1890. In 1901, the railroad had extended as far as Fitzgerald, Georgia, at which time its charter was amended for an extension to Birmingham, Alabama, and it was renamed the Atlantic and Birmingham Railroad. That company purchased the Tifton and Northeastern Railroad and Tifton, Thomasville and Gulf Railway on December 3, 1903, changing its name to the Atlantic and Birmingham Railway. In 1906, the Atlantic and Birmingham Railway was in turn purchased by the Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic Railway, which continued expansion towards Birmingham.
The Tifton, Thomasville and Gulf Railway (TT&G) was a railway that operated from Tifton, Georgia southwest to Thomasville, Georgia in the early 1900s. It later became part of the Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic Railway and Atlantic Coast Line Railroad networks.
The Brunswick and Birmingham Railroad (B&B) was a railroad in southeastern United States. It's main route ran from Brunswick, Georgia to Sessoms.
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The Jacksonville Terminal Subdivision is a group of railroad lines owned by CSX Transportation in and around Jacksonville, which was historically a major railroad hub. The Jacksonville Terminal Subdivision includes about 13.0 miles of track.
The Savannah Subdivision is a railroad line owned by CSX Transportation in the U.S. state of Georgia. Through the middle of Savannah, the Savannah Subdivision splits into an east route and a west route. The East Route runs from Savannah, Georgia, to Ogeechee, Georgia, for a total of 15.6 miles (25.1 km). At its north end it continues south from the Charleston Subdivision and the Columbia Subdivision both of the Florence Division and at its south end it continues south as the Nahunta Subdivision. The West Route is located in Savannah, Georgia, and is 9.7 miles (15.6 km) in length. At its north end it branches off of the Savannah Subdivision East Route and at its south end it comes back into the Savannah Subdivision East Route.
The Lineville Subdivision is a railroad line currently operated by CSX Transportation in Georgia and Alabama. It runs from Parkwood southeast though Lineville, Alabama to Manchester, Georgia, a distance of 179.4 miles (288.7 km). It connects with CSX's Manchester Subdivision and Fitzgerald Subdivision in Manchester.
The Manchester Subdivision is a railroad line currently operated by CSX Transportation in Central Georgia. Its northern terminus is in Peachtree City, where it continues south from the Atlanta Terminal Subdivision. From Peachtree City, it runs for 38.8 miles (62.4 km) south to Manchester, Georgia, where it connects with CSX's Lineville Subdivision and Fitzgerald Subdivision. It is a major north-south route for CSX in Georgia.
The Aberdeen Subdivision is a railroad line owned by CSX Transportation in North Carolina. The line runs along CSX's S Line from Raleigh, North Carolina, to Marston, North Carolina, for a total of 86.9 miles. At its north end it continues south from the Norlina Subdivision and at its south end it continues south as the Hamlet Terminal Subdivision.
The Monroe Subdivision is a railroad line owned by CSX Transportation in the U.S. states of North Carolina and South Carolina. The line runs from Pee Dee, North Carolina to Abbeville, South Carolina, for a total of 177 miles. The full line is dispatched by Centralized traffic control.
The Spartanburg Subdivision is a railroad line owned by CSX Transportation in the U.S. state of South Carolina. The line runs from Spartanburg, South Carolina, to Greenwood, South Carolina, for a total of 61.8 miles (99.5 km). At its north end the line continues north on the Blue Ridge Subdivision and at its south end the line continues south as the Monroe Subdivision.
The Florida Gulf and Atlantic Railroad is a Class III railroad owned and operated by RailUSA in the Florida Panhandle. The line consists of 430 miles of track running from Baldwin, Florida west through Tallahassee to Pensacola. The line also has a short branch from Tallahassee north to Attapulgus, Georgia. The line connects to CSX lines in Baldwin, Pensacola, and Attapulgus.
The Atlantic Coast Line Railroad’s Main Line was the backbone of the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad's network in the southeastern United States. The main line ran from Richmond, Virginia to Port Tampa just southwest of Tampa, Florida, a distance of nearly 900 miles. Along its route it passed through Petersburg, Rocky Mount, Florence, Charleston, Savannah, Jacksonville, and Orlando. With the exception of a short 61-mile segment in Greater Orlando, the entire line is still owned by the Atlantic Coast Line's successor, CSX Transportation, and is still in service as their A Line.
The Carolina Central Railroad, was a railway company in the United States. It was incorporated in 1855 as the Wilmington and Charlotte Railroad and was renamed the Wilmington, Charlotte and Rutherford Railroad shortly after. It was reorganized as the Carolina Central Railway in 1873. It built 152 miles (245 km) of track, in two unconnected sections, in the southern part of North Carolina. The company was again reorganized as the Carolina Central Railroad in 1880. In 1900, the Carolina Central Railroad was merged into the Seaboard Air Line Railroad. Its lines are now owned by CSX Transportation.
The Atlantic Coast Line Railroad's Waycross—Montgomery Line was one of the company's secondary main lines running from Waycross, Georgia west to Montgomery, Alabama, a distance of over 300 miles. It was built in the late 1800s by the Atlantic Coast Line's predecessor companies. The line is still in service today and is now the Thomasville Subdivision and Dothan Subdivision of CSX Transportation, the Atlantic Coast Line's successor company through various mergers.
