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unusual facts about CSX



Arthur Kill Vertical Lift Bridge

In 1994, the New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) purchased the Arthur Kill Railroad Lift Bridge and the North Shore branch from CSX.

Bannered routes of U.S. Route 98

After the intersection with Alternate County Road 35 it ran parallel to a CSX railroad line, and passes by the old Dade City Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Depot.

Boston Subdivision

The number of tracks running into downtown Boston was reduced to two, in order to build the Massachusetts Turnpike, which parallels the easternmost ten miles of trackage, although CSX retains the original Boston and Albany Railroad trackage rights.

Brock Gap

Today, the 19th century cut is actively used by the CSX Lineville Subdivision, made up of part of the former Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic Railway, in its route from Birmingham to Atlanta, Georgia and Florida via Manchester, Georgia.

Dawkins Line Rail Trail

The rail line right-of-way was owned by CSX in 2002 when it was purchased by the R.J. Corman Railroad Group.

Delaware Route 141

Following this interchange, the six-lane freeway rises to ground level and passes to the west of the former Wilmington Assembly plant used by General Motors before coming to a bridge over CSX's Philadelphia Subdivision railroad line.

East Brookfield, Massachusetts

The CSX Boston-to-Selkirk rail line runs parallel to Main Street through this section.

Fall River Subdivision

In 2010 the state purchased the track from CSX for $21 million, along with sections of track in nearby New Bedford and Dartmouth for the proposed South Coast Rail commuter rail project.

Fools' Parade

The production crew used the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (now CSX) throughout filming, mainly at the Moundsville station, which was demolished in 1980.

Framingham Subdivision

Its south end is at Amtrak's Northeast Corridor, over which CSX has trackage rights to reach the Middleboro Subdivision at Attleboro and the Boston Subdivision in Boston (via the Dorchester Branch).

Gadsden County, Florida

The fourth line is the third CSX Line, the Bainbridge Subdivision, which runs along the west side of US 27 from Leon County by way of a bridge over the Ochlockonee River to the Georgia State Line.

Genesee Junction, New York

In fact, the yard, a three-track switching yard used by CSX, the Livonia, Avon and Lakeville Railroad and the Rochester and Southern Railroad, makes up the entire town.

Grand Elk Railroad

The railroad connects with three larger railroads, the Norfolk Southern (Elkhart), CSX (Grand Rapids) and Canadian National (Kalamazoo, Michigan)(Via CK&S Line(Kalamazoo Spur.), as well as four short line railroads, the Marquette Rail (Grand Rapids), Grand Rapids Eastern Railroad (Grand Rapids), Michigan Southern Railroad (White Pigeon, Michigan), and Grand Rapids Eastern Railroad (Grand Rapids).

Hudson Line

Hudson Subdivision a CSX-owned freight line from Poughkeepsie north to Rensselaer

Huron, Indiana

In Kentucky, 3985 was decided to host the annual CSX Clinchfield Santa Train which runs over the former Clinchfield Railroad between Elkhorn City, Kentucky and Kingsport, Tennessee.

Idle Hour, Lexington

Its boundaries are Idle Hour Country Club to the north, CSX railroad tracks to the east, New Circle Road to the south, and Richmond Road to the west.

Interstate 95 in Virginia

A CSX railroad line runs parallel to the northbound lane in the vicinity of the Port of Richmond, and the Commerce Road Industrial Area, a region that includes an Philip Morris office and an old bridge manufacturing plant.

Jackson Township, Clinton County, Indiana

A CSX rail line (originally laid down by the Terre Haute, Indianapolis and Eastern Railroad) runs south from Frankfort through the middle of the township.

Maryland Route 135

MD 135 heads straight southeast toward a grade-separated crossing of CSX's Mountain Subdivision very close to the railroad's crossing of the Eastern Continental Divide.

Meriwether, Louisville

Its boundaries are the CSX railroad tracks to the north, Shelby Street to the east, E Brandeis Ave to the south and I-65 to the west.

Middleboro Subdivision

Its north end is at Amtrak's Northeast Corridor, over which CSX has trackage rights to reach the Framingham Subdivision at Mansfield and the Boston Subdivision in Boston (via the Dorchester Branch).

Old Main Line

Old Main Line Subdivision of CSX Transportation (and formerly of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad)

Ontario Midland Railroad

The railroad also operates a line formerly operated by Conrail, Penn Central, Pennsylvania Railroad from Wallington, where it meets the Hojack, to Newark to interchange with CSX's ex-Conrail Chicago Line.

Point of Rocks, Maryland

Marking the junction between CSX's Metropolitan Subdivision (the current main line) and the Old Main Line Subdivision, it remains one of the former B&O's signature landmarks, and is a popular subject of railroad photography.

Southwest Pennsylvania Railroad

The SWP mainline passes through the coal towns of Owensdale and Broadford, before reaching a junction with CSX.

Stephanie Kopelousos

Months before the issue came to a vote, Florida Senator Paula Dockery, an opponent of the legislation, made a public records request for all emails to and from the FDOT concerning SunRail, CSX and Amtrak.

West Trenton Railroad Bridge

The West Trenton Railroad Bridge is a concrete arch bridge carrying the CSX and SEPTA West Trenton rail lines across the Delaware River between Lower Makefield Township, Pennsylvania and Ewing Township, New Jersey.


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