Bridgeport Subdivision

The Bridgeport Subdivision is a railroad line owned and operated by CSX Transportation in the U.S. state of West Virginia. The line runs from Grafton west to Clarksburg^[1] along a former Baltimore and Ohio Rail Road line. At its east end, the Bridgeport Subdivision becomes the Mountain Subdivision; its west end is at the Short Line Subdivision.^{[2] [3]} It is part of the CSX Baltimore Division.

Bridgeport Subdivision
Map Route of the subdivision from Grafton to Clarksburg
Overview
Status	Active
Owner	CSX Transportation
Locale	West Virginia
Termini	Grafton Clarksburg
Service
Type	Freight rail
System	CSX Transportation
Operator(s)	CSX Transportation
Technical
Number of tracks	1-2
Track gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Route map Legend MP.0 Short Line Subdivision to New Martinsville Parkersburg Subdivision North Bend Rail Trail M.R. Subdivision 303.4 J tower W.Va.&P Subdivision 302.9 MD tower 302.7 Clarksburg Clarksburg Yard 301.4 MO Tower to Grasselli Industrial Track 300.4 Merrick Engineering Industrial Track 300.3 EAS milepost Carr's Tunnel Lodgeville Tunnel I-79 299.0 Lodgeville Road 297.5 Bridgeport Oral Lake 294.2 Fourco Industrial Track Rosemont 291.4 RS tower 290.2 Flemington Astor Subdivision 288.5 Sand Lick Jct. Sand Lick Subdivision Simpson Brydon Elliotsville Webster Cowen Subdivision 281.6 Berkeley Run Jct. Mountain Subdivision to Grafton Yard This diagram: view talk edit

History

The Bridgeport Subdivision opened in 1857 as part of the Northwestern Virginia Railroad and was immediately leased by the B&O.^[4] It changed hands to CSX through mergers.