Middletown Subdivision
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The Middletown Subdivision is a railroad line owned by CSX Transportation in the U.S. State of Ohio. The line runs from New Miami, Ohio. to Middletown, Ohio, for a total of 11.2 miles (18.0 km). At its south end it branches off of the Toledo Subdivision at Middletown Junction and at its north end the line branches off thru Lind Yard than enters AK Steel Middletown Works, after crossing the Norfolk Southern Dayton District on the High Line or on a diamond the line continues north with the track ending at Cohen Recycling.[1]
M7-Middletown Subdivision information
[edit]| Info | Notes |
|---|---|
| Operators on | 160.2300 MHz |
| Controlled by the LA dispatcher | 160.2900 MHz |
| Location | Between New Miami, Ohio, and Middletown, Ohio, (11.2 miles) |
| Subdivision | Single Track |
| Defect Detectors | None |
History
[edit]Initial sections
[edit]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 ARMCO Steel (now known as AK Steel. CSX Transportation still uses this line daily as its Middletown Subdivision of the Louisville Division.
Consolidation
[edit]The B&O itself merged with the C&O in 1987, which itself became part of CSX Transportation in that year.[2]
Milepost
[edit]| Mile Post (Northbound) | Station Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2.5 | Middletown JCT. | Jct.CSX Transportation Toledo Subdivision |
| 4.0 | HM Junction | Jct.Overpeck Cutoff |
| 5.7 | Woodsdale, Ohio | |
| 6.9 | Rockdale, Ohio | |
| 8.3 | LeSourdsville, Ohio | Former Americana Amusement Park and Fantasy Farm sites. |
| 8.6 | Southeast Park | siding |
| 9.4 | Park | 8000 ft. siding |
| 10.0 | Northeast Park | siding |
| 10.6 | SouthExcello, Ohio | |
| 11.5 | North Excello, Ohio | Lind Yard & connection with CSX Transportation High Line to AK Steel Middletown Works |
| 12.0 | Armco Junction | Crosses Norfolk Southern Dayton District & enters AK Steel Middletown Works Jct. AK Steel Railroad |
| 13.7 | Cohen Recycling | End of Track |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ http://www.multimodalways.org/docs/railroads/companies/CSX/CSX%20ETTs/CSX%20Louisville%20Div%20ETT%20%233%201-1-2005.pdf CSX Louisville Division Timetable
- ^ CSX Transportation. "Our Evolution and History." Archived 2011-10-10 at the Wayback Machine Interactive timeline. Accessed 2012-12-02.