Porter Subdivision

The Porter Subdivision is a railroad line owned by CSX Transportation in the Chicago, Illinois, area. Formerly a part of the main line of the Michigan Central Railroad, it now connects CSX's former Baltimore and Ohio Railroad line and the Chicago Fort Wayne and Eastern Railroad from the east with the Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad towards Blue Island, Illinois.

CSX Porter Subdivision
Overview
StatusOperational
OwnerMichigan Central Railroad (formerly)
CSX Transportation
LocaleIndiana
Termini
  • QFP 259.3 Ivanhoe
  • QFP 240.9 Porter
Service
TypeFreight line
SystemCSX Transportation
Route numberPB
Operator(s)CSX Transportation
History
Opened1852 (1852)
Technical
Track length18.4 mi (29.6 km)
Number of tracks1-2
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Operating speed40 mph (64 km/h)
Route map

IHB
QFP 259.3
Ivanhoe
NS Connection
QFP 256.3
Tolleston
QFP 255.4
NS Industrial Lead
Lake Station
QFP 250.4
MC (Abandoned)
QFP 246.7
Willow Creek
Wabash (Abandoned)
Barr Subdivision
QFP 240.9
Porter
NS
Amtrak
Map not to scale.
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