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Atlanta Terminal 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. Chart A This line runs from Marietta to Lithonia for a total of . At its north end it continues south from the W&A Subdivision and at its south end it continues south as the Georgia Subdivision. Chart B This line runs from Tucker to Atlanta for a total of . At its north end it continues south from the Abbeville Subdivision and at its south end it continues south as the W&A Subdivision. Chart C This line runs from Tilford Yard in Atlanta to Peachtree City for a total of . At its north end it branches off from the Atlanta Terminal Subdivision Chart A and at its south end it continues south as the Manchester Subdivision. Chart D This line runs from Atlanta to Union City for a total of . At its north end it branches off from the Atlanta Term ...
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CSX Transportation
CSX Transportation , known colloquially as simply CSX, is a Class I freight railroad operating in the Eastern United States and the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec. The railroad operates approximately 21,000 route miles () of track. The company operates as the leading subsidiary of CSX Corporation, a Fortune 500 company headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida. CSX Corporation (the parent of CSX Transportation) was formed in 1980 from the merger of Chessie System and Seaboard Coast Line Industries, two holding companies which controlled a number of railroads operating in the Eastern United States. Initially only a holding company itself, the subsidiaries that made up CSX Corporation were gradually merged, with this process completed in 1987. CSX Transportation formally came into existence in 1986, as the successor of Seaboard System Railroad. In 1999, CSX Transportation acquired approximately half of Conrail, in a joint purchase with competitor Norfolk Southern Rai ...
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Tilford Yard
Tilford is a village and civil parish centred at the point where the two branches of the River Wey merge in Surrey, England, south-east of Farnham. It has half of Charleshill, Elstead in its east, a steep northern outcrop of the Greensand Ridge at Crooksbury Hill on Crooksbury Common in the north and Farnham Common (woodland) Nature Reserve in the west, which has the Rural Life Living Museum. As the Greensand Ridge in its western section is in two parts, the Greensand Way has a connecting spur here to its main route running east–west to the south. History The name "Tilford" appears to identify the Old English name Tila, as Tila's ford" or "Tilla's ford". The two medieval bridges spanning the River Wey are Scheduled Ancient Monuments. Several substantial farm houses date from the 16th century. Tilford House was built in 1727 and its chapel in 1776. In the mid eighteenth century the village was owned by Elizabeth Abney, daughter of Lady Mary Abney; and her detailed ...
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List Of CSX Transportation Lines
CSX Transportation owns and operates a vast network of rail lines in the United States east of the Mississippi River. In addition to the major systems which merged to form CSX – the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad was the first common carrier railroad and the oldest railroad in the United States, with its first section opening in 1830. Merchants from Baltimore, which had benefited to some extent from the construction of ..., Chesapeake and Ohio Railway, Louisville and Nashville Railroad, Atlantic Coast Line Railroad and Seaboard Air Line Railroad – it also owns major lines in the Northeastern United States acquired from the 1998 breakup of Conrail. The lines are split into two regions – Northern and Southern, further split into divisions (five per region), and finally into subdivisions, most of which consist of a single main line with short branches. Active lines Former lines See also * List of Norfolk Southern Railway lines ...
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Decatur, Georgia
Decatur is a city in, and the county seat of, DeKalb County, Georgia, which is part of the Atlanta metropolitan area. With a population of 24,928 in the 2020 census, the municipality is sometimes assumed to be larger since multiple ZIP Codes in unincorporated DeKalb County bear Decatur as the address. The city is served by three MARTA rail stations ( Decatur, East Lake, and Avondale). The city is located approximately northeast of Downtown Atlanta and shares its western border with both the city of Atlanta (the Kirkwood and Lake Claire neighborhoods) and unincorporated DeKalb County. The Druid Hills neighborhood is to the northwest of Decatur. The unofficial motto of Decatur used by some residents is "Everything is Greater in Decatur." History Early history Prior to European settlement, the Decatur area was largely forested (a remnant of old-growth forest near Decatur is preserved as Fernbank Forest). Decatur was established at the intersection of two Native American trails: ...
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A&WP Subdivision
The A&WP Subdivision is a railroad line that is part of the Atlanta Division, which is 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 Chart D and at its south end it continues south as the M&M Subdivision. See also * List of CSX Transportation lines * Atlanta and West Point Railroad * Montgomery and West Point Railroad The Montgomery and West Point Railroad (M&WP) was an early 19th-century railroad in Alabama and Georgia. It played an important role during the American Civil War as a supply and transportation route for the Confederate Army, and, as such, was the ... * Western Railway of Alabama References CSX Transportation lines Rail infrastructure in Alabama Rail infrastructure in Georgia (U.S. state) {{GeorgiaUS-transport-stub ...
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Union City, Georgia
Union City is a city in Fulton County, Georgia, United States. The population was 19,456 at the 2010 census. History The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Union City in 1908. One source claims that the town was named for the union of rails at a railroad junction, while another version states the name commemorates a "Farmer's Union" which once was headquartered here. Geography Union City is located at (33.578470, -84.543354). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and , or 0.83%, is water. Demographics 2020 census As of the 2020 United States census, there were 26,830 people, 8,088 households, and 4,681 families residing in the city. 2010 census At the 2010 census, there were 19,456 people living in the city. The racial makeup of the city was 81.5% Black, 8.6% White, 0.2% Native American, 0.8% Asian, 0.0% Pacific Islander, 0.3% from some other race and 1.6% from two or more races. 7.0% were Hispanic or Latino of an ...
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Manchester Subdivision
The Manchester Subdivision is a railroad line currently operated by CSX Transportation in Central Georgia. Its northern terminus is in Peachtree City (a suburb of Atlanta), where it continues south from the Atlanta Terminal Subdivision. From Peachtree City, it runs for 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. History The Manchester Subdivision 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 separate company. The Atlanta, Birmingham and Coast Railroad operated passenger service on the line from Atlanta, which continued south on the AB&C network to Waycross, Brunswick, and Th ...
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Peachtree City, Georgia
Peachtree City is the largest city in Fayette County, Georgia, Fayette County, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, it had a population of 34,364. Peachtree City is located in South Metro Atlanta. Peachtree City is noted for its extensive use of golf carts. Over 10,000 households in the city own golf carts, and most areas of the city can be reached via more than of golf cart paths. Geography Peachtree City is located in western Fayette County in the southern Atlanta metropolitan area, Atlanta metro area. It is bordered to the west by Coweta County, Georgia, Coweta County and to the north by the Town of Tyrone, Georgia, Tyrone. It is crossed by Georgia State Route 74 and Georgia State Route 54. SR 54 leads east to Fayetteville, Georgia, Fayetteville, the county seat, and southwest to Luthersville, Georgia, Luthersville. Newnan, Georgia, Newnan is to the west via SR 54 and SR 34. SR 74, the Joel Cowan Parkway, runs through the west ...
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Abbeville Subdivision
The Abbeville Subdivision is a railroad line owned by CSX Transportation in the U.S. states of South Carolina and Georgia. The line is a former Seaboard Air Line Railroad line that runs from Tucker, Georgia, to Abbeville, South Carolina, for a total of . At its north end it continues south from the Monroe Subdivision and at its south end it continues south as the Atlanta Terminal Subdivision. See also * List of CSX Transportation lines CSX Transportation owns and operates a vast network of rail lines in the United States east of the Mississippi River. In addition to the major systems which merged to form CSX – the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad The Baltimore and Ohio Railroa ... References CSX Transportation lines Rail infrastructure in South Carolina Rail infrastructure in Georgia (U.S. state) {{GeorgiaUS-transport-stub ...
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Georgia (U
Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States Georgia may also refer to: Places Historical states and entities * Related to the country in the Caucasus ** Kingdom of Georgia, a medieval kingdom ** Georgia within the Russian Empire ** Democratic Republic of Georgia, established following the Russian Revolution ** Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic, a constituent of the Soviet Union * Related to the US state ** Province of Georgia, one of the thirteen American colonies established by Great Britain in what became the United States ** Georgia in the American Civil War, the State of Georgia within the Confederate States of America. Other places * 359 Georgia, an asteroid * New Georgia, Solomon Islands * South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands Canada * Georgia Street, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada * Strait of Georgia, British Columbia, Canada United K ...
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Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the seat of Fulton County, the most populous county in Georgia, but its territory falls in both Fulton and DeKalb counties. With a population of 498,715 living within the city limits, it is the eighth most populous city in the Southeast and 38th most populous city in the United States according to the 2020 U.S. census. It is the core of the much larger Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to more than 6.1 million people, making it the eighth-largest metropolitan area in the United States. Situated among the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains at an elevation of just over above sea level, it features unique topography that includes rolling hills, lush greenery, and the most dense urban tree coverage of any major city in the United States. Atlanta was originally founded as the terminus of a major state-sponsored railroad, but it soon became the convergence point among several rai ...
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Tucker, Georgia
Tucker is a city located in DeKalb County, Georgia, United States, located near Atlanta and was originally settled in the 1820s, and later developed as a railroad community in 1892. According to the 2016 United States Census Bureau annual estimate of resident population, it has a population of 35,322. In a November 2015 referendum, by a 3:1 margin (73.94%), voters approved incorporating Tucker into a city. In March 2016, Tucker residents elected the city's first mayor and city council.City status officially started in around late August 2016 http://tuckerga.gov/ History Settlers The 1821 Georgia Land Lottery opened portions of state land for settlement between the Flint and Ocmulgee rivers, including present-day DeKalb County. The Muscogee (Creek) Nation ceded the land to the United States in January of that year, and drawings for lots measuring each began in May in Milledgeville, the state capital until 1868. The land grant fee was $19.00. In 1821, the area that would becom ...
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