Columbus Subdivision

Columbus Subdivision
A blue diesel locomotive, with "CSX" in blue letters on its yellow front, pulling along a railroad track. In the foreground are trees and shrubs growing near the rails.
Northbound train on Columbus Subdivision at Powell
Overview
StatusOperating
OwnerCSX Transportation
LocaleCentral to Northern Ohio
Termini
Service
TypeFreight rail
SystemCSX Transportation
Operator(s)CSX Transportation
Technical
Line length127 mi (204 km)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge

The Columbus Subdivision is a freight railroad line extending from Columbus, Ohio, north to Fostoria, Ohio. The line is currently owned by CSX Transportation.[1] [2]

This rail line is a mostly double-tracked route that sees a relatively high amount of traffic per day.[3] Unit coal trains are very common on the Columbus Subdivision, but a large variety of commodities travel along the line. The line is controlled via a Centralized Traffic Control system that allows for a high throughput of trains.[3] Direct Traffic Control is also used along the subdivision to separate trains, with a large number of DTC Blocks named after nearby municipalities.[4]

The Columbus Subdivision should not be confused with CSX's Columbus Line Subdivision, which stretches from Columbus, Ohio, to Galion, Ohio, and is located several miles east of the Columbus Subdivision.

  1. ^ "CS-Columbus Sub - the RadioReference Wiki".
  2. ^ http://www.multimodalways.org/docs/railroads/companies/CSX/CSX%20ETTs/CSX%20Huntington%20Div%20East%20ETT%20%231%201-1-2005.pdf CSX Huntington East Division Timetable
  3. ^ a b "Columbus Subdivision (CSX)" (PDF). Morpc.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2013-09-08.
  4. ^ "CSX Transportation : Huntington East Division Draft" (PDF). Multimodalways.org. Retrieved 2013-09-08.