Flint Subdivision

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Flint Subdivision
Overview
Owner Canadian National Railway
Locale Michigan
Termini
Service
Services Blue Water
Technical
Line length158.7 mi (255.4 km)
Number of tracks1
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Route map

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Canada
United States
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61.7 mi
334.2 mi
Port Huron
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Tunnel Yard
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290.0 mi
Lapeer
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CSX
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270.0 mi
Flint
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Torrey Yard
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253.3 mi
Durand
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223.9 mi
East Lansing
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Battle Creek Yard
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175.8 mi
Battle Creek
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The Flint Subdivision is a railway line in the state of Michigan. It is owned by the Canadian National Railway and runs from a junction with the Michigan Line and CN's South Bend Subdivision in Battle Creek, Michigan, to Port Huron, Michigan. At Port Huron, on the shores on Lake Huron, it connects with the Strathroy Subdivision which runs through the St. Clair Tunnel into Ontario. Historically, the line was part of the Grand Trunk Western Railroad mainline between Chicago and Toronto.

Today the line mostly handles freight. Amtrak's Blue Water uses the line between Battle Creek and Port Huron. Freight yards on or near the line are located in Port Huron, Flint, Durand, Lansing, and Battle Creek.

References

  1. "Flint Subdivision" (PDF). Canadian National Railway. 2007.