Cumberland Subdivision

Cumberland Subdivision
Cumberland Subdivision on the Magnolia Cutoff in Magnolia, West Virginia, facing west towards Cumberland. In the distance is Magnolia Bridge and Graham Tunnel.
Overview
StatusActive
OwnerCSX Transportation
LocaleWest Virginia, Maryland
Termini
Service
TypeFreight rail
SystemCSX Transportation
Operator(s)CSX Transportation
Technical
Number of tracks2
Track gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Route map

173.4
172.4
170.6
163.8
162.4
South Branch
defect detector
162.3
158.1
147.9
147.7
Carothers Tunnel
146.1
145.8
Graham Tunnel
145.4
145.3
144.5
Stuart Tunnel
143.7
142.0
Randolph Tunnel
141.6
134.9
133.5
Great Cacapon
defect detector
132.9
128.8
126.7
125.1
125.0
Siding
123.1
122.9
Berkeley Springs
Industrial Track
120.7
118.6
117.4
Sleepy Creek
defect detector
116.3
113.6
111.6
108.2
Newkirk Fill
North Mountain
105.0
Cumbo
Industrial Track
103.7
Pearson Yard
102.2
100.9
Connection with
W&W RR
100.37
99.9
Amtrak
99.8
Frog Hollow Industrial Track
98.3
Kelly Island Industrial Track
95.6
Van Clevesville
defect detector
92.9
91.8
88.9
Shenandoah Junction
NS Hagerstown District
87.9
86.2
81.8
Amtrak
81.6
81.37
81.3
Harpers Ferry Tunnel
80.5
78.8

The CSX Cumberland Subdivision is a railroad line owned and operated by CSX Transportation in the U.S. states of Maryland and West Virginia. The line runs from Brunswick, Maryland, west to Cumberland, Maryland, [1] along the old Baltimore and Ohio Rail Road (B&O) main line. At its east end, the Cumberland Subdivision becomes the Metropolitan Subdivision; at its west end at Cumberland, Maryland it becomes the Cumberland Terminal Subdivision. It meets the Shenandoah Subdivision at Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, and the Lurgan Subdivision in Cherry Run, West Virginia.[2] [3]

  1. ^ CSX Timetables: Cumberland Subdivision
  2. ^ "CU-Cumberland Sub - the RadioReference Wiki".
  3. ^ http://www.multimodalways.org/docs/railroads/companies/CSX/CSX%20ETTs/CSX%20Baltimore%20Div%20ETT%20%234%201-1-2005.pdf CSX Baltimore Division Timetable