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Abbeville and Atlanta Subdivisions
Abbeville and Atlanta Subdivisions
Overview
Status	Still operating under CSX
Owner	Seaboard Air Line Railroad
Termini	Monroe, North Carolina; Atlanta, Georgia;
Technical
Line length	269.4 mi (433.6 km)
Electrification	No

Georgia, Carolina and Northern Railway
Overview
Locale	North Carolina; South Carolina; Georgia
Dates of operation	1886–1900
Successor	Seaboard Air Line Railroad
Technical
Length	269.4 miles (433.6 km)

The Georgia, Carolina and Northern Railway was a Southeastern railroad that began after Reconstruction and operated up until the start of the 20th century. It ran from Monroe, North Carolina to Atlanta, Georgia and later became part of the Seaboard Air Line Railroad.

History

Construction and early years

The Georgia, Carolina and Northern Railway was founded in 1886 with the goal of building a line from Monroe, North Carolina, to Atlanta, Georgia.^[1] Construction on the line began in 1887 in North Carolina.^[1]

By 1892 the railroad had almost completed its original plan when a court injunction halted its progress into Atlanta. As a result, the GC&N developed the Seaboard Air Line Belt Railroad.^[1] The Seaboard Air Line Belt Railroad ran about 8 miles (13 km) from Belt Junction (near Emory University) west to the Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway for which the Georgia, Carolina and Northern Railway had trackage rights into Atlanta. In 1898 the railroad acquired the Loganville and Lawrenceville Railroad.^[1]

Seaboard Air Line years

In 1901 the GC&N was formally merged into the Seaboard Air Line Railway.^[1] The Seaboard operated the line as their Abbeville Subdivision from Monroe to Abbeville, South Carolina and as their Atlanta Subdivision from Abbeville to Atlanta. The Seaboard primarily used the line for passenger services to Atlanta. The Silver Comet, The Cherry Blossoms, and The Capitol were passenger trains that ran the line daily from Monroe to Atlanta.^[2]

Later years

In 1967, the Seaboard Air Line merged with its rival, the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad (ACL). The merged company was named the Seaboard Coast Line Railroad (SCL). Seaboard Coast Line designated the entire line from Monroe to Atlanta as the Abbeville Subdivision.^[3] The Silver Comet was discontinued the following year.^[4]

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 would later truncate the Abbeville Subdivision designation at Abbeville with track north of there being annexed to the Monroe Subdivision.^[5]

Current operations

The full line is still in service today and it is still operated by CSX Transportation. The line is the primary route from the Northeast to Atlanta, and it is dispatched by Centralized traffic control.^[5]

Monroe to Abbeville

The line from Monroe to Abbeville is now part of the CSX's Monroe Subdivision. The Monroe Subdivision also includes track from Monroe to just outside of Hamlet, North Carolina.^[5]

Abbeville Subdivision

Legend

CSX

Monroe Subdivision

Abbeville Yard

SG 454.5

Calhoun Falls

fmr. Charleston and Western Carolina Railway (ACL)

South Carolina

Georgia

Savannah River

SG 461.5

Heardmont

fmr. Elberton and Eastern Railway

SG 471.5

Elberton

fmr. R&D Elberton Branch (SOU)

SG 473.6

Wester

SG 489.0

Comer

SG 499.2

Hull

Hartwell Railroad

Athens Line

SG 505.7

Athens

SG 507.2

Fowler Junction

CSX

Gainesville Midland Subdivision

SG 527.0

Winder

SG 533.5

Auburn

SG 538.1

Dacula

TDSI Yard

SG 544.1

SG 550.0

SG 554.7

SG 560.6

CSX

Atlanta Terminal Subdivision

From Abbeville to Tucker, Georgia, the line is CSX's Abbeville Subdivision. The Abbeville Subdivision connects with CSX's Gainesville Midland Subdivision and the Hartwell Railroad in Athens, Georgia.^[5] It also serves Total Distribution Services Inc. (TDSI), a CSX subsidiary, near Lawrenceville, Georgia.^[6]

Tucker to Atlanta

The line from Tucker to Atlanta is part of CSX's Atlanta Terminal Subdivision, which also includes the company's other rail lines within Atlanta.^[5]

Historic stations

State	Milepost	City/Location	Station^[2]	Connections and notes
NC	SG 306.2	Monroe	Monroe	junction with Carolina Central Railroad (SAL)
	SG 311.2		Houston
	SG 318.3	Waxhaw	Waxhaw
SC	SG 330.5	Catawba	Catawba	junction with Catawba Valley Railway (SAL)
	SG 335.8		Manney
	SG 337.5		Edgemoor
	SG 342.2		Rodman
	SG 349.0		Landrum
	SG 351.1	Chester	Chester	junction with: Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta Railroad (SOU) Carolina and Northwestern Railway (SOU)
	SG 355.9		Wilkes
	SG 363.4		Leeds
	SG 368.2	Carlisle	Carlisle	junction with Spartanburg, Union and Columbia Railroad (SOU)
	SG 375.6		Delta
	SG 379.9	Whitmire	Whitmire
	SG 385.6		Garlington
	SG 392.7		Shands
	SG 397.0	Clinton	Clinton	junction with Columbia, Newberry and Laurens Railroad (ACL)
	SG 401.6		Fuller
	SG 406.6		Mountville
	SG 411.0	Cross Hill	Cross Hill
	SG 416.6		Lota
	SG 421.1		McDowell
	SG 425.0	Greenwood	Greenwood	junction with: Greenville and Columbia Railroad (SOU) Piedmont and Northern Railway Charleston and Western Carolina Railway Main Line (ACL) Georgia and Florida Railroad
	SG 429.5		Bullock
	SG 434.8		Long Cane
	SG 440.0	Abbeville	Abbeville
	SG 440.7	Abbeville	Shops
	SG 447.5		Watts
	SG 454.5	Calhoun Falls	Calhoun Falls	junction with Charleston and Western Carolina Railway Anderson Branch (ACL)
GA	SG 461.5		Heardmont
	SG 469.1		Swift
	SG 471.5	Elberton	Elberton	junction with: Richmond and Danville Railroad Elberton Branch (SOU) Elberton and Eastern Railway
	SG 473.6		Wester
	SG 479.8		Oglesby
	SG 483.4		Berkely
	SG 486.0		Ross
	SG 489.0	Comer	Comer
	SG 499.2	Hull	Hull
	SG 505.7	Athens	Athens	junction with: North Eastern Railroad (SOU) Macon and Northern Railway (CoG/SOU)
	SG 507.2	Athens	Fowler Junction	junction with Gainesville Midland Railway
	SG 515.1	Bogart	Bogart
	SG 522.0		Harper
	SG 527.0	Winder	Winder
	SG 533.5	Auburn	Auburn
	SG 538.1	Dacula	Dacula
	SG 544.1	Lawrenceville	Lawrenceville
	SG 550.0		Gloster
	SG 554.7	Lilburn	Lilburn
	SG 560.6	Tucker	Tucker
	SG 567.5		Belt Junction	junction with Seaboard Air Line Belt Railway
	SGB 582.0	Atlanta	Inman Park	located on Seaboard Air Line Belt Railway
	SG 568.5		Emory
	SG 571.8		Mina
	SG 574.8		Howell Yard	junction with Atlanta and Birmingham Air Line Railway (SAL)
	SG 575.6		W&A Junction	junction with Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway
			Terminal Station