CSX Transportation
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Template:Infobox SGRailroad CSX Transportation Template:Reporting mark is a Class I railroad in the United States, owned by CSX Corporation. It is one of the two Class I's serving most of the east coast, the other being Norfolk Southern.
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History
It was formed by the merger of several CSX Corporation subsidiaries that had been part of the predecessor Chessie System Railway and Seaboard Coast Line Industries, the first step being the 1982 amalgamation of SCL subsidiaries into the Seaboard System Railroad.
On June 23, 1997, CSX Transportation and Norfolk Southern filed a joint application with the Surface Transportation Board (STB) for authority to purchase, divide and operate the assets of the 11,000-mile Consolidated Rail Corporation, (Conrail), which had been created in 1976 by bringing together several ailing northeastern railway systems into a government-owned corporation. On June 6, 1998, the STB approved the CSX-Norfolk Southern application and set Aug. 22, 1998, as the effective date of its decision. CSX acquired 42% of Conrail's assets (Norfolk Southern got the remaining 58%). As a result of the transaction, CSX's rail operations grew to include some 3,800 miles of the Conrail system (predominantly the former NYC). CSX began operating its trains on its portion of the Conrail network on June 1, 1999.
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CSXT now serves many of the eastern U.S. states (with a few routes into nearby Canadian cities).
The 'C' and 'S' in the name stand for Chessie and Seaboard, while the X represents a combination of the two systems.
See also List of CSX Transportation predecessor railroads
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CSX executive officers
See CSX Corporation.
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Juice Train: a model for unit train competition
CSX operates the Juice Train, a famous unit train of Tropicana fresh orange juice between Bradenton, Florida, and distribution centers in Jersey City, New Jersey and Cincinnati, Ohio. in the United States.
In the 21st century, CSX Juice Trains have been the focus of efficiency studies and have received awards. They are considered good examples of how modern rail transportation can compete successfully with trucking and other modes to carry perishable products.
Lines
The following major lines are operated by CSX:- A Line (former Atlantic Coast Line Railroad mainline from Richmond, Virginia to Tampa, Florida)
- S Line (former Seaboard Air Line Railroad mainline from Richmond, Virginia to Tampa, Florida, with portions abandoned)
- Water Level Route (former New York Central Railroad mainline from New York, New York to Chicago, Illinois)
Central Region
- Allegheny Division
- Appalachian Division
- C&O Division
Midwest Region
- Louisville Division
- Nashville Division
Northeast Region
- Albany Division
- Boston Subdivision
- Lockport Subdivision (LP)
- Rochester Subdivision (RC)
- Selkirk Subdivision (SK)
- Somerset RR Subdivision (SM)
- Baltimore Division
Southern Region
- Atlanta Division
- Florence Division
- Florida Division
- Achan Subdivision (AC) Valrico SD at Mulberry, Florida to Brewster SD at Bradley, Florida
- Auburndale Subdivision (AR) Lakeland SD and Sanford SD (Jacksonville Division) at Auburndale, Florida to Miami SD at Delta, Florida
- Avon Park Spur
- Sebring Airport Spur
- Baker Spur
- Bone Valley Subdivision (BV) Lakeland SD at Prairie Junction, Florida to Agricola, Florida
- Bonnie Spur
- Noralyn Spur
- Agricola Spur
- Brewster Subdivision (B7) Valrico SD at Edison, Florida to Arcadia, Florida (Seminole Gulf Railway)
- Brooksville Subdivision (B2) Rock, Florida (north of Brooksville, Florida) to Clearwater SD at Sulphur Springs, Florida
- CH Subdivision (BT) Lakeland SD at Lakeland, Florida to Valrico SD at Bartow, Florida, with a gap at SR 570
- Clearwater Subdivision (ZZ) Tampa Terminal SD at Gary, Florida to St. Petersburg, Florida
- Drew Spur
- Homestead Subdivision (HS) Miami SD at Hialeah, Florida to Homestead, Florida
- Lehigh Spur
- GPC Spur
- Lakeland Subdivision (LK) Auburndale SD and Sanford SD (Jacksonville Division) at Auburndale, Florida to Tampa Terminal SD at Mango, Florida, with a branch to Bone Valley SD at Prairie Junction, Florida
- Park Spur
- Miami Subdivision (MI) Auburndale SD at Delta, Florida to Miami Airport, Florida
- Mission Spur
- Palmetto Subdivision (PT) Tampa Terminal SD at East Tampa, Florida to Oneco, Florida (Seminole Gulf Railway)
- Parrish Spur Palmetto SD at Palmetto, Florida to Wilcox, Florida
- Plant City Subdivision (PL) Yeoman SD at Plant City, Florida to Valrico SD at Welcome, Florida
- Coronet Spur
- Tampa Terminal Subdivision (TP) Lakeland SD at Mango, Florida to Tampa, Florida, with branches to Palmetto SD at East Tampa, Florida and Yeoman SD at YN, Florida
- Port Tampa Spur
- Rockport & Sutton Spur
- Valrico Subdivision (VL) Yeoman SD at Valrico, Florida to Bowling Green, Florida
- Bonnie Spur/Royster Spur
- Tencor Spur
- Vitis Subdivision (VI) Wildwood SD (Jacksonville Division) at Vitis, Florida to Lakeland SD at Lakeland, Florida
- Yeoman Subdivision (YE) Wildwood SD (Jacksonville Division) at Zephyrhills, Florida to Tampa Terminal SD at YN, Florida
- Jacksonville Division
- Bainbridge Subdivision (B9) Tallahassee SD at Tallahassee, Florida to Dothan SD at Bainbridge, Georgia
- Brooker Subdivision (XB) Wildwood SD at Starke, Florida to West Coast SD at Newberry, Florida
- Brunswick Subdivision (BN) Jesup SD at Waycross, Georgia to Brunswick, Georgia
- Callahan Subdivision (Z1) Wildwood SD, Tallahassee SD and Jacksonville Terminal SD at Baldwin, Florida to Nahunta SD at Callahan, Florida
- Deerhaven Subdivision (DV) Brooker SD at Burnetts Lake, Florida to Gainesville, Florida
- Dothan Subdivision (DO) Thomasville SD at Thomasville, Georgia to M&M SD (Atlanta Division) at Montgomery, Alabama
- Fernandina Subdivision (FD) Kingsland SD at Yulee, Florida to Fernandina Beach, Florida
- Fitzgerald Subdivision (FZ) Jesup SD at Waycross, Georgia to Manchester SD (Atlantic Division) at Manchester, Georgia
- Jacksonville Terminal Subdivision (JT) Nahunta SD at Dinsmore, Florida to Sanford SD at St. Johns, Florida with a branch to Tallahassee SD, Callahan SD and Wildwood SD at Baldwin, Florida
- Duval Connection Jacksonville Terminal SD at Dinsmore, Florida to Jacksonville Terminal SD at Lane, Florida, with a branch to Jacksonville Terminal SD at Grand Junction, Florida
- Jesup Subdivision (JS) Nahunta SD at Jesup, Georgia to Nahunta SD at Folkston, Georgia
- Kingsland Subdivision (KI) Seals, Georgia to Jacksonville Terminal SD at Grand Junction, Florida
- Dames Point Spur
- Nahunta Subdivision (NH) Savannah SD at Ogeechee, Georgia to Jacksonville Terminal SD at Dinsmore, Florida
- PA Subdivision (P5) PD SD (Atlanta Division) at Pensacola, Florida to Tallahassee SD at Chattohoochee, Florida
- Sanford Subdivision (SF) Jacksonville Terminal SD at St. Johns, Florida to Lakeland SD and Auburndale SD (both Florida Division) at Auburndale, Florida
- Titan Spur
- DeLand Spur
- Aloma Spur
- Stanton Lead Spur
- Savannah Subdivision (B0) Charleston SD and Columbia SD (both Florence Division) at Central Junction, Georgia to Nahunta SD at Ogeechee, Georgia
- West Route alternate route from Savannah, Georgia to Burroughs, Georgia
- Tallahassee Subdivision (TL) Jacksonville Terminal SD, Callahan SD and Wildwood SD at Baldwin, Florida to PA SD at Chattahoochee, Florida
- Thomasville Subdivision (TH) Dothan SD at Thomasville, Georgia to Jesup SD at East Waycross, Georgia
- West Coast Subdivision (WC) east of High Springs, Florida to Red Level Power Plant, Florida
- Wildwood Subdivision (BL) Jacksonville Terminal SD at Baldwin, Florida to Yeoman SD (Florida Division) at Zephyrhills, Florida (formerly Ocala SD south of Wildwood, Florida)
- Blanding Spur
- Edgar Spur
Western Region
- Chicago Division
- Detroit Division
- Great Lakes Division
See also
- CSX milepost prefixes
- List of United States railroads
- List of Florida railroads
- List of Georgia railroads
- List of Mississippi railroads
- List of New Jersey railroads
- List of Washington, DC railroads
External links
- CSX official website (http://www.csx.com/)
- Anti-CSX website (http://CSX-Sucks.com/)
- CSX timetables (http://pages.prodigy.net/bote_rail/Contents.html) (partial listing)
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