JTA operates an automated 2 mile monorail system in downtown Jacksonville. It operates from the old Union Station, to FCCJ, and across the St Johns River to the Southside.
JAXPORT
The Jaxport railroad performs switching in the Port of Jacksonville and operates the Tallyrand Terminal Railroad, in the northeast part of the city. Traffic is mostly intermodal.
FREQ
160.815
METRO DADE TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY - METRO RAIL
The MDTA operates Metro Rail, a heavy rail system that runs from Kendall to near Hialeah through Miami. In downtown the line connects with a downtown peoplemover. It also connects with Tri Rail near the northern end of the line. The line is mostly elevated and trains run up to 70 mph.
NASA
This little known railroad is what keeps rockets and shuttles flying at the Cape. The railroad is mostly on restricted property, though there are a few places where it does cross public roads. There is also a long bridge visable from Titusville. Operations are on an as needed basis
FREQ 170.1
This railroad has two lines that finger into Florida from Georgia. The main line runs out of Valdosta, through Fargo Ga., into Florida, than through the "thumb of Georgia. It then rolls back into Florida heading east, then turnng southward from Crawford Fl, before ending in Jacksonville at Simpson Yard.
The other branch off of the main line in the area of Valdosta Ga. The first heads southeast and ends in the area of Lake City Florida. It once ran all the way to Palatka, but was trimmed back in 1989. The NS now reaches Palatka via CSX from Jax. This line also serves some phosphate mines in northern Florida.
FREQS
160.950
160.245
Host RR's
PORT OF PALM BEACH
This railroad operates a switching disctrict just north of West Palm Beach, under and east of US 1. The road performs switching functions with a SW unit painted red white and blue. Occasionally FEC power is sued..Operations are on weekdays onl
This small road operates out of Port Manatee, just north of Manatee Florida. Locomotives can occasionally be seen from US 41 and side street in the area of the port.
This railroad is one of the new Florida short lines that have sprung up around the state. There are two divisions of the railroad. The Ft. Myers Division, and the Sarasota Division. The Ft. Myers line runs from Ft. Myers north to Arcadia Florida, and south to Vanderbilt Beach, just north of Naples. The line out of Sarasota runs to Oneco to the north, and Venice to the south. Part of the Ringling Brothers circus is handled by SGLR on part of this line each year. Both routes interchange with CSX. The Ft. Myers secition also has passenger service, and excursions. For more information on passenger operations call 1-800-736-4853
FREQS
160.710
160.550
160.235
161.100 (csx
This railroad runs through Surgar Cane country, from Sebring Florida, southward, around Lake Okechobee, through Clewsiton, and Belle Galde, and northeast to Ft Pierce. The road carries mostly surgar cane, and is busiest during the months of November through March, during the cane season.
FREQS
161.250
160.380
This commuter railroad got it's start in 1989. The purpose of it was to provide a temporary solution when I-95 was to undergo some major construction. However, ridership grew, and the system now have been in operation for over 10 years. Tri Rail operates from Miami to West Palm Beach on the CSX line. The line is owned by the State of Florida, but maintained and dispatched by CSX. Occasional CSX freights, and 6 Amtrak trains a day share the line. The route runs along side I-95 most of the way. It offers connections with Airports, local busses, Metro Rail, and Amtrak at certain stations along the route.
Currently, projects to double track the line and rebuild and add new stations are well underway.
FREQ
161.100 (csx)
The TECO (Tampa Eletric COmpany) Trolley operates a 2.3 mile route from Tampa's waterfront to Y'bor City. Expansions are planned. The route features exact replicas of the Birney Safety Cars that plied the original Tampa Street Railways up until 1946. Trolleys run every 15 minutes and is a must for transit fans. FREQ - 460 MHz band.
WALT DISINEY WORLD
This famous theme park operates the largest monorail system in the US. It is over 13 miles in length, and can carry up to 300,000 people a day. The trains are built by Bombardier, and are six cars in length. Two routes exist in the park, the dual resort lines, and the route to EPCOT. The Magic Kingdom features a steam train that is actually pulled by former mexican narrow guage steam engines. These are oil fired, working steam locomotives, and a 3 foot guage railroad around the park.
Another item of interest to railfans may be the horse drawn street cars of Main Street USA.
FREQ - 800 Mhz trunked