Cumberland Subdivision
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For the line in Kentucky and Virginia, see Cumberland Valley Subdivision.
The Cumberland Subdivision is a railroad line owned and operated by CSX Transportation in the U.S. states of Maryland and West Virginia. The line runs from Weverton, Maryland west to near Cumberland, Maryland[1] along the old Baltimore and Ohio Rail Road main line. At its east end, the Cumberland Subdivision becomes the Metropolitan Subdivision; at its west end (at Mexico, Maryland) it becomes the Cumberland Terminal Subdivision. It meets the Shenandoah Subdivision at Harpers Ferry, West Virginia and the Lurgan Subdivision at Cherry Run, West Virginia.
[edit] History
The Cumberland Subdivision was opened in 1842 as part of the B&O's main line.[2] It changed hands to CSX through mergers.
[edit] References
- ^ CSX Timetables: Cumberland Subdivision
- ^ PRR Chronology, 1842PDF (70.6 KiB), March 2005 Edition
