The Lineville Subdivision is a railroad line currently operated by
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. ...
in
Georgia and
Alabama. It runs from Parkwood (a suburb of
Birmingham, Alabama) southeast though
Lineville, Alabama to
Manchester, Georgia, a distance of . It connects with CSX's
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 P ...
and
Fitzgerald Subdivision in Manchester.
History
The Lineville Subdivision was complete in 1908 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 Birmingham, which continued south on the AB&C network to
Waycross,
Brunswick, and
Thomasville.
In 1946, the Atlantic Coast Line fully absorbed the AB&C and it became their Western Division. The Atlantic Coast Line became the
Seaboard Coast Line Railroad (SCL) in 1967 after merging with their rival, the
Seaboard Air Line Railroad (SAL). The Seaboard Coast Line adopted the Seaboard Air Line's method of naming their lines as subdivisions which resulted in the from Manchester to Parkwood being named the Lineville Subdivision. The former AB&C/ACL track beyond Parkwood to Birmingham was designated as the Elyton Subdivision.
[Seaboard Coast Line Railroad Florence and Atlanta Division Timetable (1982)](_blank)
/ref> The Elyton Subdivision was abandoned in 1988 and the Lineville Subdivision now merges with the S&NA South Subdivision
The S&NA South Subdivision is a railroad line owned by CSX Transportation in the U.S. state of Alabama. The line runs from Birmingham, Alabama, to Montgomery, Alabama, for a total of . At its north end it continues south from the Boyles Terminal Su ...
(a former Louisville and Nashville Railroad
The Louisville and Nashville Railroad , commonly called the L&N, was a Class I railroad that operated freight and passenger services in the southeast United States.
Chartered by the Commonwealth of Kentucky in 1850, the road grew into one of the ...
line) at Parkwood. An overpass that once carried the former Elyton Subdivision over Carolina Avenue in Bessemer still stands abandoned today.
In 1980, the Seaboard Coast Line's parent company merged with the Chessie System, creating the CSX Corporation. The CSX Corporation initially operated the Chessie and Seaboard Systems separately until 1986, when they were merged into 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. ...
, who operates the Lineville Subdivision today. A short segment of the Lineville Subdivision has been abandoned in LaGrange
Joseph-Louis Lagrange (born Giuseppe Luigi Lagrangia[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 mi ...](_blank)
.CSX Atlanta Division Timetable (2005)
/ref>
Historic stations
See also
* List of CSX Transportation lines
* Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic Railroad
The Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic Railway was formed in 1914 as a reorganization of the Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic Railroad, which had been created in 1905 to purchase the Atlantic and Birmingham Railway and extend its track into Birmingh ...
References
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CSX Transportation lines