The Columbia Subdivision is a

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line owned by

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and

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. The line runs along CSX's S Line from

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, to

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, for a total of . At its north end it continues south from the

Hamlet Subdivision The Hamlet Subdivision is a railroad line owned by CSX Transportation in North Carolina and South Carolina. The line runs from Hamlet, North Carolina, to Columbia, South Carolina, for a total of 105.2 miles. At its north end it continues south fro ...

and at its south end it continues south as the

Savannah Subdivision The Savannah Subdivision is a railroad line owned by CSX Transportation in the U.S. state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. Through the middle of Savannah, the Savannah Subdivision splits into an east route and a west route. The East Route runs fr ...

of the

Jacksonville Division The Jacksonville Division is a railroad division operated by CSX Transportation in the U.S. states of Florida, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia, and Alabama. The Jacksonville Division has 36 subdivisions. The subdivisions within the Jacksonville Divi ...

Operation

The Columbia Subdivision runs along CSX's S Line, the former SAL passenger main line. In addition to CSX freight service, the line also hosts

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's ''

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'', which stops in Columbia and

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History

The Columbia Subdivision was originally built by the

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which opened in 1891. Two years later, the South Bound Railroad was leased by the

Florida Central and Peninsular Railroad The Florida Central and Peninsular Railroad was the final name of a system of railroads throughout Florida, becoming part of the Seaboard Air Line Railway in 1900. The system, including some of the first railroads in Florida, stretched from Jacks ...

, which operated a vast railroad network in Florida and southern Georgia. After leasing the South Bound Railroad, the FC&P would extend its Northern Division to Savannah to connect with the South Bound Railroad and making a continuous route from Columbia to Jacksonville. This extension opened in 1894. The line would be extended north to

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by the end of the decade (this extension is now part of the

). The line would become part of the main line of the Seaboard Air Line Railroad in 1900, after they bought the Florida Central and Peninsular Railroad. The Seaboard Air Line designated the line as the Columbia Subdivision, which it is still known as today. Through various mergers, the company became

by 1986. The line continues to be part of CSX's S Line (the designation given to the former Seaboard main line).

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Operation

History

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