Garrett Subdivision Explained

Box Width:230
CSX Garrett Subdivision
Type:Freight line
System:CSX Transportation
Status:Operational
Locale:Indiana, Ohio
Start:MP BI 236.5 Willow Creek[1]
End:MP BI 62.8 Deshler
Owner:Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (formerly)
CSX Transportation
Operator:CSX Transportation
Tracklength Mi:173.7
Tracks:2 - 3
Routenumber:CQ
Speed Mph:30-60
Map Name:Route map
Map State:collapsed

The Garrett Subdivision is a railroad line owned and operated by CSX Transportation in the U.S. states of Ohio and Indiana. The line runs from Deshler, Ohio, west to Willow Creek, Indiana (in Portage),[2] along a former Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (B&O) line. At its east end, just east of Deshler, the Garrett Subdivision becomes the Willard Subdivision. The line crosses the Toledo Subdivision at Deshler and ends at the junction with the Porter Subdivision and Barr Subdivision at Willow Creek.

History

The line was opened by the Baltimore and Ohio and Chicago Railroad in 1874.[3] It became part of the B&O and CSX through leases and mergers.

Derailments occurred on the line in 2002, 2010, on January 6, 2012 (near Portage, Indiana)[4] on April 22, 2014 (near Saint Joe, Indiana),[5] [6] and on July 21, 2021 (near Auburn, Indiana).[7]

Notes and References

  1. Book: . 2019-01-01 . CSX Garrett Subdivision Timetable (Chicago Division). 2. CSX Transportation.
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20021126170252/http://www.trainweb.org/csxtimetables/GreatLakes/Garrett.html CSX Timetables: Garrett Subdivision (Great Lakes Division)
  3. Web site: PRR Chronology, 1874 .  , March 2005 Edition
  4. Web site: Mainline in Northwest Indiana Blocked by Derailment . January 6, 2012 . CSX . February 14, 2015.
  5. Web site: CSX derailment causes detours over Norfolk Southern . April 24, 2010 . Trains . February 14, 2015.
  6. Web site: Service Advisory - Updated Report of Derailment on CSX Near ST. Joseph, IN . April 24, 2014 . . February 14, 2015.
  7. https://www.kpcnews.com/thestar/article_ef2c0c4c-ea3b-11eb-ae76-13dc58ee1813.html