Bridgeport Subdivision

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Bridgeport Subdivision
Bridgeport Subdivision
Map
Route of the subdivision from Grafton to Clarksburg
Overview
StatusActive
Owner CSX Transportation
Locale West Virginia
Termini
Service
Type Freight rail
SystemCSX Transportation
Operator(s)CSX Transportation
Technical
Number of tracks1-2
Track gauge 4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Route map

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Clarksburg Yard
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Industrial Track
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Lodgeville Tunnel
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Lodgeville Road
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Fourco Industrial Track
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Berkeley Junction
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Mountain Subdivision
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The Bridgeport Subdivision is a railroad line owned and operated by CSX Transportation in the U.S. state of West Virginia. The line runs from Grafton west to Clarksburg [1] along a former Baltimore and Ohio Rail Road line. At its east end, the Bridgeport Subdivision becomes the Mountain Subdivision; its west end is at the Short Line Subdivision. [2] [3] It is part of the CSX Baltimore Division.

History

The Bridgeport Subdivision opened in 1857 as part of the Northwestern Virginia Railroad and was immediately leased by the B&O. [4] It changed hands to CSX through mergers.



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References

  1. CSX Timetables: Bridgeport Subdivision
  2. "PU-Bridgeport Sub - the RadioReference Wiki".
  3. 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
  4. "PRR Chronology, 1857" (PDF). (54.1  KiB), March 2005 Edition