The Parkersburg Subdivision was former rail line owned by CSX in the United States of America.[3] The majority of the line in West Virginia is now part of the North Bend Rail Trail. The portion from Clarksburg to Grafton is now the Bridgeport Subdivision and Mountain Subdivision, as part of the Baltimore Division.[4]
Quick Facts Parkersburg Subdivision, Overview ...
Parkersburg Subdivision |
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Other name(s) | Parkersburg Branch |
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Status | Grafton to Clarksburg, Active Clarksburg to Parkersburg, Razed Parkersburg to Belpre, Active Belpre to Dundas, Razed Dundas to Chillicothe, Partially Active |
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Owner | CSX |
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Locale | West Virginia, Southeast Ohio |
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Type | Freight, Inter-city rail |
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System | CSX Transportation |
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Operator(s) | B&O, Amtrak, CSX |
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Line length | 198.7 mi |
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Number of tracks | 1 |
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Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) |
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Chillicothe Subdivision |
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98.0 |
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CSX Chillicothe Yard |
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Industrial Track |
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100.3 |
Renick Jct. |
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B&O line (CH&D) | Renick Subdivision Cut off | |
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105.0 |
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Brown Farm |
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110.0 |
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112.3 |
West Jct. |
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117.0 |
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119.9 |
Byers Jct. |
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127.0 |
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131.5 |
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136.0 |
Red Diamond |
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Austin Powder |
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139.0 |
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151.3 |
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151.3 |
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156.9 |
Grosvenor |
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158.1 |
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165.0 |
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169.7 |
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186.5 |
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189.6 |
Porterfield |
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384.9 |
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383.6 |
Parkersburg |
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Highland Yard |
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382.3 |
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378.9 |
Jackson |
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373.3 |
Farrell's Tunnel #23 | (Daylighted 1943) | |
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368.8 |
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365.7 |
Rodimer's Tunnel #22 | (Bypassed 1963) | |
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364.9 |
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Eaton Tunnel #21 |
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364.5 |
Bee Tree Tunnel #21 |
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361.9 |
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360.0 |
Linn Tunnel #20 | (Daylighted 1963) | |
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356.9 |
Silver Run Tunnel #19 |
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354.9 |
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353.3 |
Section 74 Tunnel #18 | (Daylighted 1963) | |
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352.8 |
Unnamed Tunnel #17 | (Bypassed 1963) | |
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352.4 |
Section 73 Tunnel #16 | (Daylighted 1963) | |
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352.2 |
Unnamed Tunnel #15 | (Daylighted 1963) | |
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351.7 |
Section 72 Tunnel #14 | (Daylighted 1963) | |
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351.0 |
Bonds Creek Tunnel #13 |
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350.5 |
Section 71 Tunnel #12 |
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349.9 |
Teneriffe Tunnel #11 | (Daylighted 1963) | |
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348.8 |
Patterson's Tunnel #10 |
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347.4 |
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343.0 |
Butcher's Tunnel #9 | (Daylighted 1963) | |
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342.2 |
North Bend (Cunningham's) Tunnel #8 |
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342.1 |
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340.3 |
Pennsboro (Calhoun's) Tunnel #7 |
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336.3 |
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330.2 |
Central Station (Doe Run) Tunnel #6 |
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329.9 |
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326.8 |
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326.4 |
Shannon Tunnel #5 | (Daylighted 1963) | |
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322.0 |
Sherwood (Buckeye) Tunnel #4 |
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321.4 |
Trough Tunnel #3 | (Bypassed 1963) | |
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316.0 |
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311.9 |
Brandy Gap Tunnel #2 |
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309.9 |
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Pike Street |
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306.2 |
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M.R. Subdivision |
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303.4 |
J tower |
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W.Va.&P Subdivision |
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302.9 |
MD tower |
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302.7 |
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Clarksburg Yard |
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301.4 |
MO Tower | to Grasselli Industrial Track | |
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300.4 |
Merrick Engineering | Industrial Track | |
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300.3 |
EAS milepost |
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299.6 |
Carr's Bore Tunnel #1[2] | (Bypassed 1952) | |
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Lodgeville Tunnel |
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299.0 |
Lodgeville Road |
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297.5 |
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294.2 |
Fourco Industrial Track |
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291.4 |
RS tower |
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290.2 |
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Astor Subdivision |
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288.5 |
Sand Lick Jct. |
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Sand Lick Subdivision |
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Cowen Subdivision |
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281.6 |
Berkeley Run Jct. |
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280.5 |
Beech St. |
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280.1 |
D Tower |
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280.0 |
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Grafton Yard |
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277.8 |
East Grafton |
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Close
Chessie System (1973-1985)
Under the Chessie System this line existed as part of its Ohio Division and Monongah Division with two sets of mileposts[6]
Daniel Carroll Toomey, The War Came by Train: the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad during the Civil War (Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Museum 2013) p. 1 ISBN 978-1-886248-01-4