Bridgeport Subdivision Explained

Bridgeport Subdivision
Type:Freight rail
System:CSX Transportation
Status:Active
Locale:West Virginia
Start:Grafton
End:Clarksburg
Owner:CSX Transportation
Operator:CSX Transportation
Tracks:1-2

The Bridgeport Subdivision is a railroad line owned and operated by CSX Transportation in the U.S. state of West Virginia. The line runs from Grafton west to Clarksburg[1] along a former Baltimore and Ohio Rail Road line. At its east end, the Bridgeport Subdivision becomes the Mountain Subdivision; its west end is at the Short Line Subdivision.[2] [3] It is part of the CSX Baltimore Division.

History

The Bridgeport Subdivision opened in 1857 as part of the Northwestern Virginia Railroad and was immediately leased by the B&O.<ref>Web site: PRR Chronology, 1857 .  , March 2005 Edition It changed hands to CSX through mergers.

References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20030120063004/http://www.trainweb.org/csxtimetables/Allegheny/Bridgeport.html CSX Timetables: Bridgeport Subdivision
  2. Web site: PU-Bridgeport Sub - the RadioReference Wiki.
  3. http://www.multimodalways.org/docs/railroads/companies/CSX/CSX%20ETTs/CSX%20Huntington%20Div%20East%20ETT%20%231%201-1-2005.pdf CSX Huntington East Division Timetable