The Barr Subdivision is a railroad line owned and operated by CSX Transportation in the U.S. states of Indiana and Illinois. The line runs from Willow Creek (a neighborhood in Portage, Indiana), west to just west of Blue Island, Illinois,[2] along a former Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (B&O) line. At its east end, it junctions with the Porter Subdivision and Garrett Subdivision; its west end is at the south end of the Blue Island Subdivision, with access to the New Rock Subdivision via trackage rights over the Metra Rock Island District and access to the Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad. Junctions exist with the Lake Subdivision at Pine Junction in Gary, Indiana and with the Chicago Heights Subdivision at Harvey Junction (near Blue Island).

CSX Barr Subdivision
Overview
StatusOperational
OwnerBaltimore and Ohio Railroad (formerly)
CSX Transportation
LocaleIllinois, Indiana
Termini
Service
TypeFreight line
SystemCSX Transportation
Route numberM5[1]
Operator(s)CSX Transportation
History
Opened1874 (1874)
Technical
Track length38.3 mi (61.6 km)
Number of tracks2 - 3
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Operating speed20–60[1] mph (32–97 km/h)
Route map

Blue Island Subdivision
Elsdon Subdivision
IHB
Metra
Elsdon Subdivision
IHB
Chicago Heights Subdivision
Barr Yard
NS
CN
IHB
UP
IHB
IHB
Calumet Park
IHB
Stateline Junction
IHB
NS
CSS
Illinois
Indiana
CSS
Whiting Spur(See Below)
East Chicago Yard
IHB
Calumet Tower
IHB
CN
CN
PRR (Abandoned)
NS
Pine Junction
CN
Curtis Yard
East Curtis
NS
CSS
Miller Siding
Porter Subdivision
Garrett Subdivision
Whiting Spur
Lake Subdivision
NS
East Chicago Bucket Yard
East Chicago Wye (See Above)

History

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The line east of Pine Junction was opened by the Baltimore, Pittsburgh and Chicago Railway in 1874.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d CSX Barr Subdivision Timetable (Chicago Division). Vol. 1. CSX Transportation. 2017-11-01.
  2. ^ CSX Timetables: Barr Subdivision
  3. ^ "PRR Chronology, 1874" (PDF). (95.9 KiB), March 2005 Edition