Short Line Subdivision (West Virginia)

The Short Line Subdivision is a railroad line owned and operated by CSX Transportation in the U.S. state of West Virginia. The line runs from Clarksburg west to New Martinsville^[1] along a former Baltimore and Ohio Rail Road line. Its east end is at the west end of the Bridgeport Subdivision; its west end is at the Ohio River Subdivision.^[2][3]

Short Line Subdivision
Overview
Status	Active
Owner	CSX Transportation
Locale	West Virginia
Termini	Clarksburg New Martinsville
Service
Type	Freight rail
System	CSX Transportation
Operator(s)	CSX Transportation
Technical
Number of tracks	1
Track gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Route map Legend MP.0 Ohio River Subdivision to Huntington BN38.0 Brooklyn Jct. New Martinsville│ Ohio River Subdivision to Wheeling 1.0 Roberts 4.7 Veto Minnie Porters Falls Reader 11.3 Twin Tunnel #2 Fishing Creek 12.1 Twin Tunnel #1 14.9 Allen siding Galmish 17.8 Pine Grove Hastings 22.3 Jacksonburg siding 23.4 Jacksonburg defect detector 29.63 Smithfield Folsom 35.4 Rinehart tunnel 39.6 Irving siding 48.5 Lumberport defect detector Robinson Run industrial track 48.8 Haywood industrial track Chemstream spur 53.1 Hepzibah Dawmont B&O Parkersburg Branch BA303.4 J tower Bridgeport Subdivision This diagram: view talk edit

History

The line was opened in 1900 by the West Virginia Short Line Railroad. It became part of the B&O and CSX through leases and mergers.