This railroad is one of the newest railroads in the state. It was formed in 1997 when the BNSF sold the old Frisco line out of southern Alabama to the city of Pensacola. There was never a lot of traffic on the line, BNSF only ran about one train a day. The BNSF line was unused for several years due to a bridge being washed out north of Penascola. BNSF was detouring through on the nearby CSX line.
When the A&GC purchased the line they were in the process of rebuilding the washout and restoring service to the line.
Traffic is general freight
Florida has 4 Amtrak trains that serve the state. The Silver Star and Silver Meteor run from New York to Jacksonville. From there, they run to Miami via Orlando and Tampa. . All of these trains run daily. The Sunset Limited runs from Orlando to Jacksonville. Then to Tallahassee, and Pensacola, and on to LA. This train runs every other day. Autotrain runs from Sanford Florida to Lorton Va. This run is also daily and a non stop trip.
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The AN runs from Port St. Joe on the gulf coast north to Chatahoochee in the Florida Panhandle where it connects to CSX. The railroad has fallen on hard times and if you are lucky you may catch a local. Operations usually start in the evening.
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160.380
160.500
ATLANTA AND ST. ANDREWS BAY
This railroad runs about 30 miles west of the AN. It has a route from Panama City to Dothan Alabama. It meets with CSX at several points on the trip northward. Locals may be seen around Panama City in the daylight. Road freights run at night. The railroad is railfan friendly as long as you stay off the property. .
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160.770
161.295
This is by far the largest railroad in the state. CSX lines radiate from Jacksonville. One main line heads north towards Georigia. Another heads west through the panhandle to Pensacola and points west.
The other two head southward. One heads toward Tampa via Ocala. The other heads for Orlando to Lakeland and Tampa. A line splits off and heads southward to Miami and ends in Homestead Florida, just north of the keys. There are also numerous branch lines and secondary lines, especially between Orlando and Tampa. The CSX HQ and most of the dispatching is located in Jacksonville.
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160.590 old ACL
161.100 old SAL
161.370 old L&N
FLORIDA NORTHERN
FLORIDA MIDLAND
These shortline railroads operate a network of routes in Central Florida. They are all operated by the Pinsly Corp. FN radiates out of Ocala, the FC runs northwest of Orlando to Tavares, Mt. Dora, and Umitilla, and FM runs several branches near Bartow, and Lake Wales. These roads operate on weekdays operating mostly CF-7's and a GP 38. They are all headquartered out of Plymouth Florida. Daily except Monday passenger excursions are run with the Dora Doodlebug and Dora Cannonball Steam Excursions, out of Mt Dora and Orlando. For info call 1-800-625-4307
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160.54
The Florida East Coast Railway is one of the oldest transportation companies in the state and has undergone the least amount of change over recent years. .FEC once ran to Key West, but now runs from Jacksonville to Miami. 24 trains a day run along the FEC. The railway runs through St. Augustine, Daytona Beach, Titusville. Melbourne, Vero Beach, Stuart, and on to West Palm Beach and Miami.
The road still mostly uses GP 40-2;s and -3's and GP-38-2's on the roster. Lately the FEC has been aquiring a large number of ex Union Pacific SD40-2's.These seem to be finding their way onto the road freights. The fleet of GP9's are now gone outside of one.
Traffic is mostly intermodal, autos and limerock.
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160.530
160.770
FLORIDA HIGH SPEED RAIL AUTHORITY
The first phase of the Florida High Speed rail system will be built from Tampa to Orlando. The Authority is in the planning process for Phase 1. Operations may start in 2007.
FLORIDA WEST COAST
This small railroad runs west from Newberry Florida to near Trenton Florida, in the big bend region west of Gainseville. It once ran to Cross City and Chiefland before plant and business closings forced the abandonment of the western parts of the railroad. FWC started in 1989 operating ex CSX lines. Currently is using one or two GP-18's.
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160.980
The GFRN operates a number of short lines in Georgia, and one line that runs from Adel in south Georgia to Perry Florida, in the Big Bend region. They use a number of ex Guiford locomotives
The rail line is a former Norfolk Southern route. CSX run through trains can been seen on the line.
The main traffic is paper products. A Foley Mill switcher can be seen at the paper mill south of Perry.
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