Lineville Subdivision
The Lineville Subdivision is a railroad line currently operated by CSX Transportation in Georgia and Alabama. It runs from Parkwood (a suburb of Birmingham, Alabama) southeast though Lineville, Alabama to Manchester, Georgia, a distance of 179.4 miles (288.7 km). It connects with CSX's Manchester Subdivision and Fitzgerald Subdivision in Manchester.[1]
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History
The Lineville Subdivision was complete in 1908 by the Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic Railway (AB&A). In 1926, the AB&A went into receivership and the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad (ACL) purchased a majority stock in the AB&A. The Atlantic Coast Line reorganized the AB&A as the Atlanta, Birmingham and Coast Railroad (AB&C) and continued to operate it as a separate company.[2] The Atlanta, Birmingham and Coast Railroad operated passenger service on the line from Birmingham, which continued south on the AB&C network to Waycross, Brunswick, and Thomasville.[2]
In 1946, the Atlantic Coast Line fully absorbed the AB&C and it became their Western Division. The Atlantic Coast Line became the Seaboard Coast Line Railroad (SCL) in 1967 after merging with their rival, the Seaboard Air Line Railroad (SAL). The Seaboard Coast Line adopted the Seaboard Air Line's method of naming their lines as subdivisions which resulted in the from Manchester to Parkwood being named the Lineville Subdivision. The former AB&C/ACL track beyond Parkwood to Birmingham was designated as the Elyton Subdivision.[3] The Elyton Subdivision was abandoned in 1988 and the Lineville Subdivision now merges with the S&NA South Subdivision (a former Louisville and Nashville Railroad line) at Parkwood. An overpass that once carried the former Elyton Subdivision over Carolina Avenue in Bessemer still stands abandoned today.[4]
In 1980, the Seaboard Coast Line's parent company merged with the Chessie System, creating the CSX Corporation. The CSX Corporation initially operated the Chessie and Seaboard Systems separately until 1986, when they were merged into CSX Transportation, who operates the Lineville Subdivision today. A short segment of the Lineville Subdivision has been abandoned in LaGrange, which has been consolidated with the A&WP Subdivision.[5]
Historic stations
| State | Milepost | City/Location | Station[6][3] | Connections and notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GA | ANJ 788.1 | Manchester | Manchester | |
| ANJ 793.3 | Warm Springs | Warm Springs | originally Bullochville junction with Georgia Midland and Gulf Railroad (SOU) | |
| ANJ 797.1 | Camp Ground | |||
| ANJ 799.7 | Durand | junction with Savannah and Western Railroad (CoG) | ||
| ANJ 800.6 | Carlsbad | |||
| ANJ 805.0 | Stovall | |||
| ANJ 809.5 | Big Springs | |||
| ANJ 812.0 | Knott | |||
| ANJ 818.2 | LaGrange | LaGrange | junction with Atlanta and West Point Railroad | |
| ANJ 825.3 | Pyne | |||
| ANJ 828.7 | Abbottsford | |||
| AL | ANJ 834.2 | Standing Rock | junction with Chattahoochee Valley Railway | |
| ANJ 837.1 | Cedric | |||
| ANJ 843.1 | Roanoke | Roanoke | junction with East Alabama and Cincinnati Railway (CoG) | |
| ANJ 847.7 | Peavy | |||
| ANJ 849.7 | Dickert | |||
| ANJ 852.3 | Blake | |||
| ANJ 853.4 | Abanda | |||
| ANJ 857.2 | Wadley | Wadley | ||
| ANJ 863.8 | Malone | |||
| ANJ 872.1 | Cragford | |||
| ANJ 873.2 | Berwick | |||
| ANJ 881.6 | Lineville | Lineville | ||
| ANJ 886.6 | Highland | |||
| ANJ 888.0 | Pyriton | |||
| ANJ 892.2 | Erin | |||
| ANJ 893.7 | Clairmont Springs | |||
| ANJ 895.8 | Weathers | |||
| ANJ 897.5 | Chandler | |||
| ANJ 902.8 | Waldo | Waldo | ||
| ANJ 904.3 | Carara | |||
| ANJ 905.8 | Stockdale | |||
| ANJ 908.4 | Talladega | Bama Junction | junction with Anniston and Atlantic Railroad (L&N) | |
| ANJ 910.2 | Talladega | junction with Alabama and Tennessee River Railroad (CoG) | ||
| ANJ 913.1 | Shocco | |||
| ANJ 919.5 | St. Ives | |||
| ANJ 924.0 | Grasmere | |||
| ANJ 926.0 | Coosa Pines | |||
| ANJ 929.7 | Arkwright | |||
| ANJ 932.0 | Harpersville | Harpersville | ||
| ANJ 939.2 | Westover | Westover | ||
| ANJ 945.1 | Chelsea | Chelsea | ||
| ANJ 947.8 | Scotia | |||
| ANJ 949.0 | Watkins | |||
| ANJ 955.1 | Deerhurst | |||
| ANJ 959.6 | Pelham | Pelham | ||
| ANJ 961.7 | Helena | Helena | junction with South and North Alabama Railroad (L&N) | |
| ANJ 967.4 | Parkwood | |||
| ANJ 971.2 | Purser | |||
| ANJ 974.3 | Bessemer | Bessemer | ||
| ANJ 974.6 | Bessemer Yard | |||
| ANJ 984.0 | Birmingham | Elyton | ||
| ANJ 985.9 | Birmingham | |||
References
- http://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/LN-Lineville_Sub CSX Lineville Sub
- "Atlanta, Birmingham & Coast Railroad (GEORGIA'S RAILROADS, 1833-2015: Historic Context and Statewide Survey)" (PDF). Georgia Department of Transportation. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
- Seaboard Coast Line Railroad Florence and Atlanta Division Timetable (1982)
- "CSX Transportation Historical Society". CSX/NS - Bessemer AL, part 1, 10-04-2015. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
- CSX Atlanta Division Timetable (2005)
- "Georgia Railroads: Passenger Stations & Stops" (PDF). The Branch Line Society. Retrieved 1 August 2023.