Overpeck Cutoff

The Overpeck Cutoff is a railroad line is currently owned by CSX Transportation in the U.S. State of Ohio. The line runs from Overpeck Junction in Overpeck, Ohio to HM Junction in Woodsdale, Ohio. This forms a wye diverging off the Toledo Subdivision in Overpeck, Ohio at Overpeck Junction and meeting the Middletown Subdivision at HM Junction.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]}

Overpeck Cutoff
Top pin showing location of Overpeck Junction, and directly headed south of this is the cutoff to HM JCT. bottom pin.
Overview
Status	Operating
Owner	CSX Transportation
Locale	Butler County, Ohio
Termini	Overpeck, Ohio Woodsdale, Ohio
Service
Type	Freight rail
System	CSX Transportation
Operator(s)	CSX Transportation
Technical
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge

History

Initial sections

The Former B&O branch from New Miami, Ohio to Middletown, Ohio was built for the express purpose of serving the massive steel mill belonging to the American Rolling Mills (ARMCO), now owned by AK Steel. CSX Transportation still uses this line daily as its Middletown Subdivision of the Louisville Division.

Consolidation

The B&O itself merged with the C&O in 1987, which itself became part of CSX Transportation in that year. ^[8]