South End Subdivision

The South End Subdivision is a railroad line owned by CSX Transportation in the U.S. states of North Carolina and South Carolina. The line runs from Rocky Mount, North Carolina, to Florence, South Carolina, for a total of 172.8 miles (278.1 km). At its north end the line continues south from the North End Subdivision and at its south end the line continues south as the Charleston Subdivision.[1][2] The South End Subdivision is a part of CSX's A Line, one of their mainline which ultimately extends from Richmond, Virginia to Tampa, Florida.

South End Subdivision
 CSX
A Line (North End Subdivision)
A 119.6
 Rocky Mount
 CSX
Tarboro Subdivision
 Rocky Mount Yard
A 129.4
 Elm City
A 135.7
 Wilson Amtrak
 Carolina Coastal Railway
 Wilson Yard
Contentnea Creek
 CSX
W&W Subdivision
A 146.8
 Aycock
A 151.2
 Kenly
A 161.2
 Selma Amtrak
 Norfolk Southern Railway
H Line
A 164.8
 Smithfield
Neuse River
A 171.5
 Four Oaks
I-40.svg I-40
Black River
A 194.6
 Godwin
A 198.5
 Wade
Cape Fear River
 Norfolk Southern Railway
VR Line
A 209.7
 Fayetteville Amtrak
 Aberdeen and Rockfish Railroad
Little Rockfish Creek
A 218.8
 Hope Mills
Rockfish Creek
 Red Springs & Northern Railroad
A 227.7
 Rex
A 241.3
 Pembroke
 CSX
Wilmington Subdivision
North Carolina
South Carolina
A 262.2
 Dillon Amtrak
 CSX
Andrews Subdivision
A 269.1
 Latta
A 273.4
 Sellers
Pee Dee River
A 286.3
 Mars Bluff
 Florence Yard
A 292.7
 Florence Amtrak
 CSX
A Line (Charleston Subdivision)
The South End Subdivision as it goes under Interstate 95 in Dillon County, South Carolina.

History

The South End Subdivision is made up of various historical railroads. It was originally the Wilmington and Weldon Railroad, chartered in 1835 (1835), from Rocky Mount, North Carolina to Wilson, North Carolina.[3] From Wilson to Pee Dee, South Carolina, it was built as the Fayetteville Cutoff, which opened gradually from 1886 to 1892.[4] From Pee Dee to Florence, it was part of the Wilmington and Manchester Railroad, which began operation in 1853.[5]

These railroads all eventually became part of the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad. The Atlantic Coast Line and Seaboard Air Line merged in 1967, with the merged company becoming CSX by 1986 (1986).

CSX Freight train heads north on the South End Subdivision as it crosses a Norfolk Southern Railway line at the historic Selma Union Depot.
Track from Selma north

See also

References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to South End Subdivision.
  1. "SE-South End Sub - The RadioReference Wiki". wiki.radioreference.com. Retrieved 2017-04-07.
  2. CSX Florence Sub Timetable
  3. UNC University Libraries: This Month in North Carolina History - March 1840
  4. "North Carolina Railroads - Fayetteville Cutoff". Carolana.com. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  5. Confederate Railroads - Wilmington & Manchester
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