Willard Subdivision
The Willard Subdivision is a railroad line owned and operated by CSX Transportation in the U.S. state of Ohio. The line runs from Willard west to Deshler[1] along a former Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (B&O) line. At its east end, at Daniels Road west of Willard, the line becomes the . Its west end is at the east end of the Garrett Subdivision, just east of Deshler and the Toledo Subdivision. The line is split at Fostoria by the Fostoria Subdivision, which includes the junction with the Columbus Subdivision, and at Galatea the line intersects the . This was once Amtrak's Three rivers line.[2] [3]
History[]
The line was opened by the Baltimore, Pittsburgh and Chicago Railway in 1874.[4] It became part of the B&O and CSX through leases and mergers.
References[]
- ^ CSX Timetables: Willard Subdivision
- ^ "CE-Willard Sub - the RadioReference Wiki".
- ^ http://www.multimodalways.org/docs/railroads/companies/CSX/CSX%20ETTs/CSX%20Great%20Lakes%20Div%20ETT%20%236.1%201-1-2014.pdf CSX Great Lakes Division Timetable
- ^ "PRR Chronology, 1874" (PDF). (95.9 KiB), March 2005 Edition
Categories:
- CSX Transportation lines
- Rail infrastructure in Ohio
- Baltimore and Ohio Railroad lines
- Railway lines opened in 1874
- United States rail transportation stubs
- Ohio transportation stubs