List of Norfolk Southern Railway lines
The Norfolk Southern Railway owns and operates a vast network of rail lines in the United States east of the Mississippi River. In addition to lines inherited from predecessor railroads, Norfolk and Western, and the Southern Railway, it acquired many lines as part of the split of the Conrail system in 1998.[1]
List of lines
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| Line | From | To | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SB Line | Kingville, SC | Rock Hill, SC | partly abandoned |
| SC Line | Charleston, SC | Columbia, SC | |
| W Line | Asheville, NC | Columbia, SC | includes the closed Saluda Grade |
| TR Line | Hendersonville, NC | Pisgah Forest, NC | Ex-Southern line, branches off W Line at Hendersonville. Line sheltered in 2007. Original line went to Lake Toxaway, NC. Track removed from south switch at Pisgah Forest, NC, in 1984 to Rosman, NC. Through Brevard, Line inactive since 2007 due to Ecusta Paper leaving plant in Pisgah Forest, which was razed in 2004 and 2005, now being developed for housing. |
| Brooklyn District | Mitchell, IL | Decatur, IL | |
| Chicago District | Chicago, IL | Fort Wayne, IN | |
| Marion District | Elkhart, IN | Anderson, IN | |
| Pocahontas District | Williamson, WV | Bluefield, WV | |
| Clinch Valley District | Bluefield, WV | St. Paul, VA | |
| East River District | Bluefield, WV | Walton, VA | |
| Detroit District | Montpelier, OH | Detroit, MI | |
| Huntington District | Peru, IN | Montpelier, OH | |
| Kansas City District | Kansas City, MO | Moberly, MO | |
| Lafayette District- D Line | Decatur, IL | Peru, IN | |
| Springfield-Hannibal District- DH and H Lines | Moberly, MO | Decatur, IL | |
| St. Louis District | Moberly, MO | Louisville, KY | |
| Forrest District-C Line | Bement, IL | Gibson City, IL | Formerly Wabash 6th, 7th and 8th Districts, which ran from Chicago (Dearborn Station) to Effingham, IL. C Line partially abandoned from Manhattan, IL to Gibson City, IL and completely abandoned from Bement, Il to Effingham, IL. Currently operated, along with the Peoria District-SP line as the Bloomington District of the Illinois Division. |
| Peoria District-SP Line | Gibson City, IL | Peoria, IL | |
| District | From | To | Notes |
| First District | Cincinnati, OH | Danville, KY | |
| Second District | Danville, KY | Oakdale, TN | |
| Third District | Oakdale, TN | Chattanooga, TN | |
| Louisville District | Louisville, KY | Burnside, KY | |
| District | From | To | Notes |
| Chicago Line | Cleveland, OH | Chicago | Former NYC Mainline |
| Cleveland Line | Ravenna, OH | Cleveland, OH | Former PRR |
| CR&I Industrial Track | Chicago | Chicago | Former Chicago Junction Railway. |
| Calumet River Industrial Track | Chicago | Chicago | Former Calumet River Railway; later South Chicago and Southern Railroad |
| Detroit Line | Toledo, OH | Gibraltar, MI | Former NYC |
| Kalamazoo Branch | Elkhart, IN | Grand Rapids, MI | Currently leased to the Grand Elk Railroad |
| Michigan Line | Dearborn, MI | Kalamazoo, MI | Former NYC |
| Toledo District | Bellevue, OH | Toledo, OH | Former W&LE |
| District | From | To | Notes |
| Albany District | Macon, GA | Albany, GA | |
| Atlanta North District | Chattanooga, TN | Atlanta, GA | From DeButts Yard in Chatt. to Inman Yard in Atlanta |
| Atlanta South District | Atlanta, GA | Macon, GA | Also known as the 'H' Line |
| Augusta District | Millen, GA | Augusta, GA | Branch off Savannah District at Millen |
| Brunswick District | Macon, GA | Brunswick, GA | |
| Camak District | Wayneboro, GA | Warrenton, GA | Has trackage rights on CSX Warrenton, GA to Camak, GA |
| Cohutta District | Cleveland, TN | Cohutta, GA | From Cleveland Yard to connection with Atlanta North District |
| Columbus District | Fort Valley, GA | Columbus, GA | |
| Dothan District | Albany, GA | Dothan, AL | Ex-Central of Georgia; Line from Hilton to Dothan sold to Chattahoochee and Gulf Railroad in 2003; Line from Albany to Hilton sold to Hilton and Albany Railroad in 2011. |
| Dublin District | Tennille, GA | Dublin, GA | Branch off Savannah District at Tennille |
| Eatonton District | Gordon, GA | Eatonton, GA | Branch off Savannah District at Gordon |
| Griffin District | Atlanta, GA | Macon, GA | Also known as the 'S' Line |
| Krannert District | Rome, GA | Krannert, GA | |
| Macon District | Macon, GA | Valdosta, GA | Norfolk Southern's main line to Florida |
| Norcross District | Norcross, GA | Atlanta, GA | Part of Piedmont Division, Greenville District |
| Savannah District | Macon, GA | Savannah, GA | |
| Thomaston District | Barnesville, GA | Thomaston, GA | |
| Valdosta District | Valdosta, GA | Jacksonville, FL | |
| District | From | To | Notes |
| Ashmore Secondary | M&H Junction, PA | Ashmore, PA | Former LV |
| Buffalo Line | Buffalo, NY | Rockville, PA | Former PRR |
| C&F Secondary | Alburtis, PA | Seiple, PA | Former RDG |
| Cement Secondary | Bethlehem, PA | Stockertown, PA | Former LNE |
| Columbia Secondary | Lancaster, PA | Columbia, PA | Former PRR |
| Corning Secondary | Lyons, NY | Corning, NY | Former NYC |
| Dale Secondary | Norristown, PA | Glenloch, PA | Also called Trenton Cutoff. Former PRR |
| Delmarva Secondary | Newark, DE | Pocomoke City, MD | Former PRR |
| Harrisburg Line | Philadelphia, PA | Harrisburg, PA | Former RDG |
| Hudson Secondary | Campbell Hall, NY | Warwick, NY | Former LHR; leased to NYSW |
| Indian River Secondary | Harrington, DE | Frankford, DE | Former PRR |
| Ithaca Secondary | Waverly, NY | Ithaca, NY | Former LV |
| Lake Erie District | Buffalo, NY | Blasdell, NY | Former NKP. Line continues into Pittsburgh Division |
| Lehigh Line | Manville, NJ | M&H Junction, PA | Former LV with former CNJ leased trackage. NS has access into the New Jersey Terminal area via the Conrail Lehigh Line, which is a continuation of this line. |
| Lehigh Secondary | Mehoopany, PA | Waverly, NY | Former LV. Leased to Lehigh Railway. |
| Lititz Secondary | Lancaster, PA | Lititz, PA | Former RDG |
| Lurgan Branch | Harrisburg, PA | Hagerstown, MD | Former RDG and PRR |
| Morrisville Line | Morrisville, PA | Norristown, PA | Also called Trenton Cutoff. Former PRR |
| New Castle Secondary | Wilmington, DE | Porter, DE | Former PRR |
| New Holland Secondary | Lancaster, PA | New Holland, PA | Former PRR |
| Pittsburgh Line | Harrisburg, PA | Duncannon, PA | Former PRR. Line continues into Pittsburgh Division |
| Port Road Branch | Perryville, MD | Marysville, PA | Former PRR |
| Portland Secondary | Easton, PA | Portland, PA | Former PRR and DLW |
| Pottsville Branch | Reading, PA | Muhlenberg Township, PA | Former RDG |
| Reading Line | Wyomissing, PA | Bethlehem, PA | Former RDG |
| Roxburg Secondary | Harmony, NJ | Roxburg, NJ | Former PRR |
| Royalton Branch | Shocks Mills, PA | Harrisburg, PA | Former PRR |
| Shellpot Secondary | Wilmington, DE | Newport, DE | Former PRR |
| Shippensburg Secondary | Wormleysburg, PA | Carlisle, PA | Former PRR |
| Southern Tier Line | Suffern, NY | Buffalo, NY | Mostly a former Erie line. A small portion was DLW. The line continues as the NJT Main Line to Hoboken, NJ. MNR leases line from Suffern to Port Jervis, NY for Port Jervis Line service. NYS&W has trackage rights Campbell Hall to Binghamton. NS retains trackage rights to Secaucus. |
| Stony Creek Branch | Norristown, PA | Lansdale, PA | Former RDG |
| Stroudsburg Secondary | Portland, PA | Slateford, PA | Former DLW |
| Washington Secondary | Phillipsburg, NJ | Hackettstown, NJ | Former DLW |
| Watsontown Secondary | Watsontown, PA | Strawberry Ridge, PA | Former PRR |
| York Secondary | York Haven, PA | York, PA | Former PRR |
| District | From | To | Notes |
| Cincinnati District | Cincinnati, OH | Portsmouth, OH | Former NW |
| Cleveland District | Bellevue, OH | Cleveland, OH | |
| Columbus District | Portsmouth, OH | Columbus, OH | |
| Dayton District | Columbus, OH | Cincinnati, OH | Former PRR and NYC |
| Fostoria District | Fort Wayne, IN | Bellevue, OH | |
| Lima District | Lima, OH | Arcadia, OH | |
| New Castle District | Cincinnati, OH | Fort Wayne, IN | Former PRR and NKP |
| Sandusky District | Columbus, OH | Sandusky, OH | Former NW |
| Toledo District | Toledo, OH | Bellevue, OH | Former NW |
| Western Branch | Bannon, OH | Columbus, OH | |
| District | From | To | Notes |
| Washington to Atlanta Main Line | Washington, DC | Atlanta, GA | From Southern Railway days |
| Washington District | Alexandria, VA | Lynchburg, VA | Part of the ex-Southern Main Line |
| Manassas, VA | Edinburg, VA | Milepost 79 is the end of the District | |
| Calverton, VA | Cassanova, VA | ||
| Danville District | Lynchburg, VA | Salisbury, NC | Part of the ex-Southern Main Line |
| Danville, VA | Eden, NC | Also known as DW Line; Former Danville and Western Railroad | |
| Greensboro, NC | Cumnock, NC | Also known as the CF Line. Former Atlantic and Yadkin. | |
| Greensboro, NC | Rural Hall, NC | Also known as the K Line | |
| Greensboro, NC | Goldsboro, NC | Also known as the H Line | |
| Winston-Salem, NC | Charlotte, NC | Route through Barber Junction known as L line and O Line | |
| High Point, NC | Asheboro, NC | Asheboro Branch; Also known as the M Line. | |
| Glenn, NC | Carrboro, NC | Carrboro is the end of the line. Also known as the J Line. | |
| Oxford, NC | Durham, NC | Also known as the D Line | |
| A&EC District | Goldsboro, NC | Morehead City, NC | |
| Charlotte District | Salisbury, NC | Greenville, SC | Part of the ex-Southern Main Line |
| Salisbury, NC | Halls Ferry, NC | Also known as the D Line | |
| Gastonia, NC | Bowlin, NC | Ex-Carolina and Northwestern Railway line to Chester, SC; Bowlin is the end of the line near the NC border. | |
| Greenville District | Greenville, SC | Atlanta, GA | Part of the ex-Southern Main Line |
| Columbia District | Charlotte, NC | Columbia, SC | |
| Asheville District | Salisbury, NC | Asheville, NC | |
| District | From | To | Notes |
| Conemaugh Line | New Florence, PA | Pittsburgh, PA | Former PRR |
| Cleveland Line | Rochester, PA | Ravenna, OH | Former PRR. Line continues into Dearborn Division |
| Fort Wayne Line | Pittsburgh, PA | Crestline, OH | Former PRR Pittsburgh to Chicago Main Line |
| Lake Erie District | Cleveland, OH | Buffalo, NY | Former NKP |
| Meadville Line | Meadville, PA | Hubbard, OH | |
| Mon Line | West Brownsville, PA | Pittsburgh, PA | |
| Pittsburgh Line | Duncannon, PA | Pittsburgh, PA | Former PRR. Line continues into Harrisburg Division |
| Youngstown Line | Ashtabula, OH | Rochester, PA | |
| District | From | To | Notes |
| Clinch Valley District | Bluefield, VA | Norton, VA | |
| Kenova District | Williamson, WV | Portsmouth, OH | |
| Pocahontas District | Bluefield, WV | Williamson, WV | |
| Princeton-Deepwater District | Kellysville, WV | Deep Water, WV | |
| West Virginia Secondary | Bannon, OH | Cornelia, WV | Traffic suspended over much of the line in early 2016.[2] |
| District | From | To | Notes |
| Altavista District | Abilene, VA | Roanoke, VA | |
| Blue Ridge District | Crewe, VA | Roanoke, VA | |
| Christiansburg District | Roanoke, VA | Bluefield, WV | |
| Durham District | Lynchburg, VA | Hyco Lake, NC | |
| Franklin District | Suffolk, VA | Lawrenceville, VA | former Atlantic & Danville (NF&D) |
| Hagerstown District | Hagerstown, MD | Shenandoah, VA | |
| Norfolk District | Norfolk, VA | Crewe, VA | |
| Pulaski District | Walton, VA | Bristol, VA | |
| Richmond District | Burkeville, VA | West Point, VA | |
| Roanoke District | Shenandoah, VA | Roanoke, VA | |
| Whitethorne District | Roanoke, VA | Narrows, VA | |
| Winston-Salem District | Roanoke, VA | Winston-Salem, NC | |
See also
References
- ↑ "A Brief History of Conrail". Consolidated Rail Corporation. 2003.
- ↑ Gunnoe, Chase (February 5, 2016). "Norfolk Southern's last West Virginia secondary train". Trains. Retrieved February 9, 2016. (registration required)
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