Hopewell Subdivision

Hopewell Subdivision
Legend
 CSX
S Line (Bellwood Subdivision)
SAC 8.2
 Bellwood
I-95.svg I-95
SAC 12.0
 Wheelwright
SAC 17.0
 Thomas Siding
Bermuda Hundred Spur
I-295.svg I-295
SAD 20.2
 Bermuda Hundred
Appomattox River
 Norfolk Southern
City Point Spur
SAC 23.9
 Hopewell

The Hopewell Subdivision is a railroad line owned by CSX Transportation in the U.S. state of Virginia. It begins in Bellwood, Virginia and runs southeast to its terminus in Hopewell, Virginia, a distance of 15.7 miles (25.3 km). [1][2]

History

The Hopewell Subdivision was developed in the early 1900's by the Seaboard Air Line Railroad. The Hopewell Subdivision connected with the Seaboard Air Line's main line (which is today the Bellwood Subdivision) in Bellwood.[3][4] The Hopewell Subdivision's current swing bridge over the Appomattox River was built in 1924.[5]

In 1967, the Seaboard Air Line merged with its rival, the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad (ACL), and the merged company was named the Seaboard Coast Line Railroad (SCL). 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.

The Hopewell Subdivision's swing bridge over the Appomattox River has been remotely operated since 2017.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ "HW-Hopewell Sub - The RadioReference Wiki". wiki.radioreference.com. Retrieved 2017-04-07.
  2. ^ CSX Florence Division Timetable
  3. ^ Seaboard Air Line Railroad Virginia Division Timetable (1955)
  4. ^ 1959 topographical map of Bellwood and Hopewell, Virginia (Historic Aerials)
  5. ^ a b Vogelsong, Sarah (25 August 2017). "CSX to convert swing bridge to remote operation". The Progress-Index. Retrieved 28 July 2023.