The Richmond Terminal Subdivision is a

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line owned by

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. The line is located within

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, for a total of 4.3 miles. At its north end it continues south from the

RF&P Subdivision The RF&P Subdivision is a railroad line owned and operated by CSX Transportation. It runs from Washington, D.C., to Richmond, Virginia, over lines previously owned by the Pennsylvania Railroad and the Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad. ...

and at its south end it continues south as the

Bellwood Subdivision The Bellwood Subdivision is a railroad line owned by CSX Transportation in Virginia, United States. The line runs along CSX's S Line from Richmond, Virginia, to Bellwood, Virginia, for a total of . At its north end the line continues south from ...

, which connects to CSX's S Line. It junctions with the

North End Subdivision The North End Subdivision is a railroad line owned by CSX Transportation in Virginia and North Carolina. The line runs from Richmond, Virginia, to Rocky Mount, North Carolina, for a total of 123.2 miles. At its north end the line continues south f ...

, which connects to CSX's A Line, at AY Interlocking. The Richmond Terminal Subdivision runs along track that was originally part of the

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. Acca Yard, a major CSX freight yard, is located on the Subdivision. Acca Yard was named after either nearby Acca farm or the

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Acca temple, established in 1886. Both of these places were named after the city of Acca in the Holy Land. The farm was owned by Preston Belvin, a Richmond furniture manufacturer who also founded the Richmond Shriner order. The farm was located off of Westwood Ave and is now built over either by houses or Interstates 64 and 95. Acca farm lended its name to Acca Station, situated at the intersection of Westwood Avenue and the RF&P tracks. Thus, it is most likely that Acca yard was named after the farm, vis-a-vis the railroad station. Acca yard was established sometime in the 1890s or early 1900s. It housed machine shops for the Rf&P which were built in the 1920s and replaced by a newer shop in the 1960s, which continues to operate today for CSX. Slow speeds through Acca yard have frequently caused 20-30 minute delays to Amtrak passenger trains. The completion of a bypass around Acca Yard (plus of new double track south of Petersburg) in March 2019 allowed a second ''

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'' round trip to Norfolk to begin. The $132 million project was funded $119 million by the state and $13 million by CSX.

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