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McCormick Subdivision

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McCormick Subdivision
SG 428.2
Monroe Subdivision
AK 523.3
Salak
AK 513.8
Bradley
AK 509.0
Troy
Anderson branch (Abandoned)
AK 502.9
McCormick
AK 497.7
Plum Branch
AK 488.4
Modoc
AK 483.5
Clarks Hill
AK 476.8
Woodlawn
AK 468.1
Martinez
Martin Marietta quarry
AK 465.9
Dan
AK 459.0
Augusta

The McCormick Subdivision is a railroad line owned and operated by CSX Transportation in the U.S. states of Georgia and South Carolina. The line runs from Augusta, Georgia, to Greenwood, South Carolina, for a distance of 62.8 miles (101.1 km).[1] At its south end the line continues north from the Augusta Subdivision and at its north end the line continues north as the Monroe Subdivision.[2]

History

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former McCormick station

The route from Augusta to Greenwood was constructed by the Augusta and Knoxville Railroad in 1882. In 1886 it became part of the Port Royal and Western Carolina Railway and was later reorganized as the Charleston and Western Carolina Railway (C&WC) in 1896.[3] The C&WC was later absorbed by the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad and passed through two more successor railroads, the Seaboard Coast Line and Seaboard System before finally being merged into CSX Transportation in 1986.

The line was originally part of the larger Spartanburg Subdivision under the Seaboard Coast Line.[4] The McCormick Subdivision was created by splitting the Spartanburg Subdivision in the early years following the creation of CSX.


References

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  1. ^ "MK-McCormick Sub - The RadioReference Wiki". wiki.radioreference.com. Retrieved 2017-04-07.
  2. ^ CSX Florence Division Timetable
  3. ^ "Charleston and Western Carolina Railway". Yesteryear Depot Collection.
  4. ^ Seaboard Coast Line Railroad Florence Division Timetable (1971)