Barr Subdivision

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CSX Barr Subdivision
Overview
StatusOperational
Owner Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (formerly)
CSX Transportation
Locale Illinois, Indiana
Termini
Service
TypeFreight line
System CSX Transportation
Route numberM5 [1]
Operator(s) CSX Transportation
History
Opened1874 (1874)
Technical
Track length38.3 mi (61.6 km)
Number of tracks2 - 3
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Operating speed20–60 [1]  mph (32–97 km/h)
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The Barr Subdivision is a railroad line owned and operated by CSX Transportation in the U.S. states of Indiana and Illinois. The line runs from Willow Creek (a neighborhood in Portage, Indiana), west to just west of Blue Island, Illinois, [2] along a former Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (B&O) line. At its east end, it junctions with the Porter Subdivision and Garrett Subdivision; its west end is at the south end of the Blue Island Subdivision, with access to the New Rock Subdivision via trackage rights over the Metra Rock Island District and access to the Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad. Junctions exist with the Lake Subdivision at Pine Junction in Gary, Indiana and with the Chicago Heights Subdivision at Harvey Junction (near Blue Island).

History

The line east of Pine Junction was opened by the Baltimore, Pittsburgh and Chicago Railway in 1874. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 CSX Barr Subdivision Timetable (Chicago Division). Vol. 1. CSX Transportation. 2017-11-01.
  2. CSX Timetables: Barr Subdivision
  3. "PRR Chronology, 1874" (PDF). (95.9  KiB), March 2005 Edition