The Manchester Subdivision is a railroad line currently operated by CSX Transportation in Central Georgia. Its northern terminus is in Peachtree City (a suburb of Atlanta), where it continues south from the Atlanta Terminal Subdivision. From Peachtree City, it runs for south to Manchester, Georgia, where it connects with CSX's Lineville Subdivision and Fitzgerald Subdivision.https://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/MS-Manchester_Sub CSX Manchester Subhttp://www.multimodalways.org/docs/railroads/companies/CSX/CSX%20ETTs/CSX%20Atlanta%20Div%20ETT%20%233%201-1-2005.pdf CSX Atlanta Division Timetable It is a major north–south route for CSX in Georgia.
History The Manchester Subdivision was built in 1906 by the Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic Railway (AB&A). In 1926, the AB&A went into receivership and the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad (ACL) purchased a majority stock in the AB&A. The Atlantic Coast Line reorganized the AB&A as the Atlanta, Birmingham and Coast Railroad (AB&C) and continued to operate it as a separate company.
The Atlanta, Birmingham and Coast Railroad operated passenger service on the line from Atlanta, which continued south on the AB&C network to Waycross, Brunswick, and Thomasville. From January 1936, the line was a link in the route of the Dixieland, which ran in the winter season only, with the AB&C carrying coaches and Pullmans between Atlanta and Waycross on its route from Chicago to Miami. Beginning in January 1940, the line also carried the Dixie Flagler, a streamlined all-coach train, daily on its route between Chicago and Miami.
In 1946, the Atlantic Coast Line fully absorbed the AB&C and it became their Western Division. The Atlantic Coast Line became the Seaboard Coast Line Railroad (SCL) in 1967 after merging with their rival, the Seaboard Air Line Railroad (SAL). The Seaboard Coast Line adopted the Seaboard Air Line's method of naming their lines as subdivisions which resulted in the line from Atlanta to Manchester being named the Manchester Subdivision.Seaboard Coast Line Railroad Florence and Atlanta Division Timetable (1982)
In 1980, the Seaboard Coast Line's parent company merged with the Chessie System, creating the CSX Corporation. The CSX Corporation initially operated the Chessie and Seaboard Systems separately until 1986, when they were merged into CSX Transportation. CSX subsequently truncated the Manchester Subdivision designation at Peachtree City and redesignated the line north of there to Atlanta as the Atlanta Terminal Subdivision as it is today.CSX Atlanta Division Timetable (2005) The line continues to be a major freight route for CSX.
Historic stations +Manchester to AtlantaMilepostCity/LocationStationConnections and notesANB 788.1ManchesterManchester ANB 792.7PersicoANB 797.9WoodburyWoodburyANB 802.0ImlacANB 806.7GayGayANB 812.4AlvatonANB 817.0HaralsonHaralsonANB 822.2SenoiaSenoiaANB 827.6Peachtree CityPeachtree CityANB 830.7AberdeenANB 835.3TyroneTyroneANB 841.3FifeANB 844.4Union CityUnion CityANB 847.9DungannonANB 853.7AtlantaBen HillANB 855.6Fulco Junctionjunction with Fulton County RailwayANB 858.4StratfordANB 862.3South Bellwoodjunction with Louisville & Nashville RailroadTerminal Stationused until 1930Union stationused after 1930
See also List of CSX Transportation lines Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic Railroad
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