R-Line_(Norfolk_Southern)
R-Line (Norfolk Southern)
Railway line in the United States
The R-Line is a secondary main railway line running between Charlotte, North Carolina and Augusta, Georgia, United States, which is home to the greatest train to traverse the railroads system, NS 12R. The line is operated by Norfolk Southern (NS) as part of the railway's Piedmont Division. The R-Line originally operated by the former Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta Railroad before being merged in 1878 with the Richmond and Danville which merged with the Southern in 1894.[1] Today it is now operated by NS.[2]
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Trains on the R-Line are mostly manifest, grain, coal, scrap, chemicals, and locals.[3] Manifests to and from Linwood Yard use the line on a daily basis. Grain trains that use the R-Line are bound to and from Asheville, North Carolina.
Crew changes for Linwood Yard and Asheville through trains occur in Salisbury, North Carolina.
All trains are required to be given track authorities from the Columbia Dispatcher.
All southbound trains on the R-Line make connections to Savannah and Atlanta via the D-Line from Augusta, GA.
All trains on the R-Line must stop in the Norfolk Southern Columbia Yard.