The Barr Subdivision is a
railroad
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line owned and operated by
CSX Transportation
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in the
U.S. state
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s of
Indiana
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and
Illinois
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. The line runs from
Willow Creek (a neighborhood in
Portage, Indiana
Portage ( ) is a city in Portage Township, Porter County, in the U.S. state of Indiana, on the border with Lake County. The population was 37,926 as of the 2020 census. It is the largest city in Porter County, and third largest in Northwest Ind ...
), west to just west of
Blue Island, Illinois
Blue Island is a city in Cook County, Illinois, located approximately south of Chicago's Loop. Blue Island is adjacent to the city of Chicago and shares its northern boundary with that city's Morgan Park neighborhood. The population was 22,558 ...
, along a former
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 ...
(B&O) line. At its east end, it junctions with the
Porter Subdivision
The Porter Subdivision is a railroad line owned by CSX Transportation in the Chicago, Illinois, area. Formerly a part of the main line of the Michigan Central Railroad, it now connects CSX's former Baltimore and Ohio Railroad line and the Chicago ...
and
Garrett Subdivision
The Garrett Subdivision is a railroad line owned and operated by CSX Transportation in the U.S. states of Ohio and Indiana. The line runs from Deshler, Ohio, west to Willow Creek, Indiana (in Portage), along a former Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (B& ...
; its west end is at the south end of the
Blue Island Subdivision, with access to the
New Rock Subdivision via
trackage rights
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Operating
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over the
Metra
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Rock Island District
The Rock Island District (RI) is a Metra commuter rail line from Chicago, Illinois, southwest to Joliet, Illinois, Joliet. Metra does not refer to its lines by color, but the timetable accents for the Rock Island District line are "Rocket Red" i ...
and access to the
Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad
The Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad is a Class III railroadSurface Transportation BoardThe Belt Railway Company of Chicago -- Trackage Rights Exemption -- Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad Company January 9, 2002 in the United States.
Ownership
The IHB ...
. Junctions exist with the
Lake Subdivision at Pine Junction in
Gary, Indiana
Gary is a city in Lake County, Indiana, United States. The city has been historically dominated by major industrial activity and is home to U.S. Steel's Gary Works, the largest steel mill complex in North America. Gary is located along the ...
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.
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References
CSX Transportation lines
Rail infrastructure in Indiana
Rail infrastructure in Illinois
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad lines
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