Barr Subdivision

The Barr Subdivision is a railroad line owned and operated by CSX Transportation in the U.S. states of Indiana and Illinois. The line runs from Willow Creek (a neighborhood in Portage, Indiana), west to just west of Blue Island, Illinois,^[2] along a former Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (B&O) line. At its east end, it junctions with the Porter Subdivision and Garrett Subdivision; its west end is at the south end of the Blue Island Subdivision, with access to the New Rock Subdivision via trackage rights over the Metra Rock Island District and access to the Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad. Junctions exist with the Lake Subdivision at Pine Junction in Gary, Indiana and with the Chicago Heights Subdivision at Harvey Junction (near Blue Island).

CSX Barr Subdivision
Overview
Status	Operational
Owner	Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (formerly) CSX Transportation
Locale	Illinois, Indiana
Termini	MP DC 15.8 Vermont St.[1] MP BI 236.5 Willow Creek[1]
Service
Type	Freight line
System	CSX Transportation
Route number	M5[1]
Operator(s)	CSX Transportation
History
Opened	1874 (1874)
Technical
Track length	38.3 mi (61.6 km)
Number of tracks	2 - 3
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Operating speed	20–60[1] mph (32–97 km/h)
Route map v t e Legend Blue Island Subdivision Elsdon Subdivision IHB Metra Elsdon Subdivision IHB Chicago Heights Subdivision Barr Yard NS CN IHB UP IHB IHB Calumet Park IHB Stateline Junction IHB NS CSS Illinois Indiana CSS Whiting Spur(See Below) East Chicago Yard IHB Calumet Tower IHB CN CN PRR (Abandoned) NS Pine Junction CN Curtis Yard East Curtis NS CSS Miller Siding Porter Subdivision Garrett Subdivision Whiting Spur Lake Subdivision NS East Chicago Bucket Yard East Chicago Wye (See Above)

History

The line east of Pine Junction was opened by the Baltimore, Pittsburgh and Chicago Railway in 1874.^[3]