The Middletown Subdivision is a railroad line owned by CSX Transportation in the U.S. State of Ohio. The line runs from New Miami, Ohio to Middletown, Ohio, for a total of . At its south end, it branches off of the Toledo Subdivision at Middletown Junction and at its north end, the line branches off through Lind Yard then enters AK Steel Middletown Works, after crossing the Norfolk Southern Dayton District on the High Line or on a diamond, the line continues north with the track ending at Cohen Recycling.http://www.multimodalways.org/docs/railroads/companies/CSX/CSX%20ETTs/CSX%20Louisville%20Div%20ETT%20%233%201-1-2005.pdf CSX Louisville Division Timetable

M7-Middletown Subdivision information InfoNotesOperators on160.2300 MHzControlled by the LA dispatcher160.2900 MHz LocationBetween New Miami, Ohio, and Middletown, Ohio, (11.2 miles)Subdivision Single TrackDefect DetectorsNone

History

Initial sections

The Former B&O branch from New Miami, Ohio, to Middletown, Ohio, was built for the express purpose of serving the massive steel mill belonging to the ARMCO Steel (now known as AK Steel. CSX Transportation still uses this line daily as its Middletown Subdivision of the Louisville Division.

Consolidation The B&O itself merged with the C&O in 1987, which itself became part of CSX Transportation in that year.CSX Transportation. "Our Evolution and History." Interactive timeline. Accessed 2012-12-02.

Milepost Mile Post (Northbound)Station NameNotes2.5Middletown JCT.Jct.CSX Transportation Toledo Subdivision4.0HM Junction Jct.Overpeck Cutoff5.7Woodsdale, Ohio 6.9Rockdale, Ohio 8.3LeSourdsville, Ohio Former Americana Amusement Park and Fantasy Farm sites.8.6 Southeast Park siding9.4 Park 8000 ft. siding10.0 Northeast Park siding10.6 SouthExcello, Ohio11.5 North Excello, Ohio Lind Yard & connection with CSX Transportation High Line to AK Steel Middletown Works12.0 Armco JunctionCrosses Norfolk Southern Dayton District & enters AK Steel Middletown Works Jct. AK Steel Railroad13.7 Cohen RecyclingEnd of Track

See also List of CSX Transportation lines AK Steel

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