The Garrett Subdivision is a railroad line owned and operated by CSX Transportation

CSX Transportation

CSX Transportation operates a Class I railroad in the United States known as the CSX Railroad. It is the main subsidiary of the CSX Corporation. The company is headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida, and owns approximately 21,000 route miles...

 in the U.S. state

U.S. state

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s of Ohio

Ohio

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 and Indiana

Indiana

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. The line runs from Deshler, Ohio

Deshler, Ohio

Deshler is a village in Henry County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,831 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Deshler is located at ....

, west to Willow Creek, Indiana (near Portage

Portage, Indiana

Portage is a city in Portage Township, Porter County, Indiana, United States. The population was 36,828 as of the 2010 census. It is the largest city in Porter County, and third largest in Northwest Indiana.-Geography:...

), along a former Baltimore and Ohio Railroad

Baltimore and Ohio Railroad

The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad was one of the oldest railroads in the United States and the first common carrier railroad. It came into being mostly because the city of Baltimore wanted to compete with the newly constructed Erie Canal and another canal being proposed by Pennsylvania, which...

 (B&O) line. At its east end, just east of Deshler, the Garrett Subdivision becomes the Willard Subdivision

Willard Subdivision

The Willard Subdivision is a railroad line owned and operated by CSX Transportation in the U.S. state of Ohio. The line runs from Willard west to Deshler along a former Baltimore and Ohio Rail Road line. At its east end, at Daniels Road west of Willard, the line becomes the Willard Terminal...

. The line crosses the Toledo Subdivision

Toledo Subdivision

The Toledo Subdivision is a railroad line owned and operated by CSX Transportation in the U.S. state of Ohio. The line runs from Hamilton north to Perrysburg along a former Baltimore and Ohio Railroad line....

 at Deshler and ends at the junction with the Porter Subdivision and Barr Subdivision

Barr Subdivision

The Barr Subdivision is a railroad line owned and operated by CSX Transportation in the U.S. states of Indiana and Illinois. The line runs from Willow Creek , west to Blue Island, Illinois, along a former Baltimore and Ohio Railroad line...

 at Willow Creek.

History

The line was opened by the Baltimore, Pittsburgh and Chicago Railway in 1874. It became part of the B&O and CSX through leases and mergers.