Garrett Subdivision

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),^[1][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.

CSX Garrett Subdivision
CSX coke train on the Garret Subdivision, near Milford Junction, Indiana
Overview
Status	Operational
Owner	Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (formerly) CSX Transportation
Locale	Indiana, Ohio
Termini	MP BI 236.5 Willow Creek[1] MP BI 62.8 Deshler[1]
Service
Type	Freight line
System	CSX Transportation
Route number	CQ[1]
Operator(s)	CSX Transportation
History
Opened	1874 (1874)
Technical
Track length	173.7[1] mi (279.5 km)
Number of tracks	2 - 3
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Operating speed	30–60 mph (48–97 km/h)
Route map v t e Legend Barr Subdivision Porter Subdivision Willow Creek McCool EJ&E (Abandoned) Prairie Duneland Trail Alida, Indiana Monon (Abandoned) Wellsboro Siding CN CKIN C&O (Abandoned) Wellsboro Walkerton LS&MS (Abandoned) EWR Lapaz Siding Nappanee Yard NS Milford Junction Milford Jct Siding Kimmell Siding Avilla GR&I (Abandoned) Abandoned Original Main Garrett Yard Ft Wayne and Jackson (Abandoned) City of Auburn Port Authority Eel River RR (Abandoned) SDI Siding NS St. Joe Indiana Ohio NDW Defiance Defiance Yard Holgate NKP (Abandoned) Hamler I&O Deshler Toledo Subdivision Willard Subdivision Map is not to scale.

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,^{[4][better source needed]} on January 6, 2012 (near Portage, Indiana)^[5] on April 22, 2014 (near Saint Joe, Indiana),^[6][7] and on July 21, 2021 (near Auburn, Indiana).^[8]