South End Subdivision

The South End Subdivision is a railroad line owned by CSX Transportation in the U.S. states of North Carolina and South Carolina. The line runs from Rocky Mount, North Carolina, to Florence, South Carolina, for a total of 172.8 miles. At its north end the line continues south from the North End Subdivision and at its south end the line continues south as the Charleston Subdivision.[1][2] The South End Subdivision is a part of CSX's A Line, one of their mainline which ultimately extends from Richmond, Virginia to Tampa, Florida.

South End Subdivision
CSX A Line (North End Subdivision) A 119.6 Rocky Mount CSX Tarboro Subdivision Rocky Mount Yard A 129.4 Elm City A 135.7 Wilson Carolina Coastal Railway Wilson Yard Contentnea Creek CSX W&W Subdivision A 146.8 Aycock A 151.2 Kenly A 161.2 Selma Norfolk Southern Railway H Line A 164.8 Smithfield Neuse River A 171.5 Four Oaks I-40 Black River A 194.6 Godwin A 198.5 Wade Cape Fear River Norfolk Southern Railway VR Line A 209.7 Fayetteville Aberdeen and Rockfish Railroad Little Rockfish Creek A 218.8 Hope Mills Rockfish Creek Red Springs & Northern Railroad A 227.7 Rex A 241.3 Pembroke CSX Wilmington Subdivision North Carolina South Carolina A 262.2 Dillon CSX Andrews Subdivision A 269.1 Latta A 273.4 Sellers Pee Dee River A 286.3 Mars Bluff Florence Yard A 292.7 Florence CSX A Line (Charleston Subdivision)

The South End Subdivision as it goes under Interstate 95 in Dillon County, South Carolina.

History

The South End Subdivision is made up of various historical railroads. It was originally the Wilmington and Weldon Railroad, chartered in 1835, from Rocky Mount, North Carolina to Wilson, North Carolina.[3] From Wilson to Pee Dee, South Carolina, it was built as the Fayetteville Cutoff, which opened gradually from 1886 to 1892.[4] From Pee Dee to Florence, it was part of the Wilmington and Manchester Railroad, which began operation in 1853.[5]

These railroads all eventually became part of the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad. The Atlantic Coast Line and Seaboard Air Line merged in 1967, with the merged company becoming CSX by 1986.

CSX Freight train heads north on the South End Subdivision as it crosses a Norfolk Southern Railway line at the historic Selma Union Depot.

Track from Selma north

See also

• List of CSX Transportation lines

References

1. "SE-South End Sub - The RadioReference Wiki". wiki.radioreference.com. Retrieved 2017-04-07.
2. CSX Florence Sub Timetable
3. UNC University Libraries: This Month in North Carolina History - March 1840
4. "North Carolina Railroads - Fayetteville Cutoff". Carolana.com. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
5. Confederate Railroads - Wilmington & Manchester