The line serves three phosphate facilities operated by The Mosaic Company. Mosaic's New Wales processing plant is located near the north end of the line between Edison and Bradley Junction and is considered by Mosaic to be the world's largest phosphate processing facility. Four Corners Mine is located a short distance behind Agrock yard south of Bradley Junction. Agrock yard is used by Mosaic as a staging area for Four Corners Mine and operates their own locomotives and equipment from the mine to the yard. The southernmost phosphate mine on the line is Mosaic's South Pasture Mine in Fort Green Springs which was previously operated by CF Industries before it was bought by Mosaic. South Pasture Mine is currently not operating and has been idle since 2018. Though Mosaic plans to reactivate it at some point in the future.[2] When active, South Pasture is the southernmost point of CSX's Bone Valley operations.[3][4]
Empty phosphate train approaching Agrock Yard
The only traffic on the Brewster Subdivision that runs south of South Pasture is twice-weekly mixed freight from Winston Yard to Arcadia for interchange with Seminole Gulf Railway. This traffic is the only non-phosphate related rail traffic on the Brewster Subdivision.
Historyedit
Edison to Agricolaedit
The northern segment of the Brewster Subdivision from present-day Edison to Bradley Junction and east to Agricola was built as a branch line by the Seaboard Air Line Railroad in 1910. It was built to further extend the Seaboard Air Line's network into the Bone Valley's growing phosphate industry.[5]
The Brewster Subdivision south of Bradley Junction was built by the Charlotte Harbor and Northern Railway (CH&N). The Charlotte Harbor and Northern Railway was built in 1911, which intersected the Seaboard's branch at Bradley Junction. The Charlotte Harbor and Northern Railway historically extended as far south as Boca Grande, which was once the location of a major phosphate shipping port.[5] The Seaboard Air Line bought the Charlotte Harbor and Northern Railway in 1926. By the end of 1926, track from Edison to Bradley Junction and the former CH&N from there south was designated as the company's Fort Myers Subdivision since it provided access to the company's line to Fort Myers.[6] Edison Junction was given its name because of this, since inventor Thomas Edison had a seasonal residence in Fort Myers.[7]
Later yearsedit
Rotary gondola on the Brewster Subdivision near Edison Junction
The line was renamed the Boca Grande Subdivision in 1957 after the Seaboard Air Line abandoned its line to Fort Myers.[8]
The line once had a spur track to the former Payne Creek Mine east of Agrock Yard.[9] Payne Creek Mine has since been redeveloped by Mosaic into the Streamsong Resort and golf course.[10]
In 1967, the Seaboard Air Line and the Atlantic Coast Line merged to form the Seaboard Coast Line Railroad. In 1980, the Seaboard Coast Line's parent company merged with the Chessie System, creating the CSX Corporation. The CSX Corporation initially operated the Chessie and Seaboard Systems separately until 1986, when they were merged into CSX Transportation.
Abandoned smokestack in the defunct town of Brewster, the line's namesake
Track south of Arcadia to Boca Grande was abandoned in 1981 after the closure of Port Boca Grande. The remaining line was subsequently renamed the Brewster Subdivision, which is named for the defunct ghost town of Brewster that was located just south of Bradley Junction. The town existed from 1910 to 1962 and played a role in the area's phosphate industry. Remnants of the town include a smokestack and a few abandoned buildings.[11]
brewster, subdivision, legend, valrico, subdivision, edison, junction, wales, achan, subdivision, agricola, bradley, junction, brewster, agrock, agrock, yard, four, corners, mine, fort, green, springs, limestone, peace, river, arcadia, seminole, gulf, railway,. vteBrewster Subdivision Legend CSX Valrico Subdivision SVC 835 8 Edison Junction SVC 838 8 New Wales CSX Achan Subdivision SVN 848 9 Agricola SVC 843 5 Bradley Junction SVC 845 6 Brewster SVC 851 2 Agrock Agrock Yard Four Corners Mine SVC 858 0 Fort Green Springs SVC 866 0 Ona SVC 873 7 Limestone Peace River SVC 883 0 Arcadia Seminole Gulf Railway Note Not to scale The Brewster Subdivision is a railroad line owned by CSX Transportation in Florida The line runs from the Valrico Subdivision at Edison Junction south through Bradley Junction to Arcadia for a total of 47 2 miles It junctions with the Achan Subdivision and the Agricola Spur at Bradley Junction and connects to the Seminole Gulf Railway in Arcadia 1 Contents 1 Route description 2 Operation 3 History 3 1 Edison to Agricola 3 2 South of Bradley Junction 3 3 Later years 4 ReferencesRoute description editThe Brewster Subdivision begins at Edison Junction near the community of Keysville It starts as a wye that branches off the Valrico Subdivision From here it proceeds southeast to Bradley Junction where it turns south on to the former Charlotte Harbor and Northern Railway From Bradley Junction the line continues south to Agrock Fort Green Springs and Ona before coming to a point just north of Arcadia where it connects with the Seminole Gulf Railway a shortline that operates the continuing track south to Punta Gorda and Fort Myers 1 Operation edit nbsp Train K343 on the turn at Bradley Junction heading from New Wales to Agrock The Brewster Subdivision is CSX s second busiest line through the Bone Valley after the Valrico Subdivision The line is dispatched through Track warrant control 1 The line serves three phosphate facilities operated by The Mosaic Company Mosaic s New Wales processing plant is located near the north end of the line between Edison and Bradley Junction and is considered by Mosaic to be the world s largest phosphate processing facility Four Corners Mine is located a short distance behind Agrock yard south of Bradley Junction Agrock yard is used by Mosaic as a staging area for Four Corners Mine and operates their own locomotives and equipment from the mine to the yard The southernmost phosphate mine on the line is Mosaic s South Pasture Mine in Fort Green Springs which was previously operated by CF Industries before it was bought by Mosaic South Pasture Mine is currently not operating and has been idle since 2018 Though Mosaic plans to reactivate it at some point in the future 2 When active South Pasture is the southernmost point of CSX s Bone Valley operations 3 4 nbsp Empty phosphate train approaching Agrock Yard The only traffic on the Brewster Subdivision that runs south of South Pasture is twice weekly mixed freight from Winston Yard to Arcadia for interchange with Seminole Gulf Railway This traffic is the only non phosphate related rail traffic on the Brewster Subdivision History editEdison to Agricola edit The northern segment of the Brewster Subdivision from present day Edison to Bradley Junction and east to Agricola was built as a branch line by the Seaboard Air Line Railroad in 1910 It was built to further extend the Seaboard Air Line s network into the Bone Valley s growing phosphate industry 5 South of Bradley Junction edit See also Charlotte Harbor and Northern Railway The Brewster Subdivision south of Bradley Junction was built by the Charlotte Harbor and Northern Railway CH amp N The Charlotte Harbor and Northern Railway was built in 1911 which intersected the Seaboard s branch at Bradley Junction The Charlotte Harbor and Northern Railway historically extended as far south as Boca Grande which was once the location of a major phosphate shipping port 5 The Seaboard Air Line bought the Charlotte Harbor and Northern Railway in 1926 By the end of 1926 track from Edison to Bradley Junction and the former CH amp N from there south was designated as the company s Fort Myers Subdivision since it provided access to the company s line to Fort Myers 6 Edison Junction was given its name because of this since inventor Thomas Edison had a seasonal residence in Fort Myers 7 Later years edit nbsp Rotary gondola on the Brewster Subdivision near Edison Junction The line was renamed the Boca Grande Subdivision in 1957 after the Seaboard Air Line abandoned its line to Fort Myers 8 The line once had a spur track to the former Payne Creek Mine east of Agrock Yard 9 Payne Creek Mine has since been redeveloped by Mosaic into the Streamsong Resort and golf course 10 In 1967 the Seaboard Air Line and the Atlantic Coast Line merged to form the Seaboard Coast Line Railroad In 1980 the Seaboard Coast Line s parent company merged with the Chessie System creating the CSX Corporation The CSX Corporation initially operated the Chessie and Seaboard Systems separately until 1986 when they were merged into CSX Transportation nbsp Abandoned smokestack in the defunct town of Brewster the line s namesake Track south of Arcadia to Boca Grande was abandoned in 1981 after the closure of Port Boca Grande The remaining line was subsequently renamed the Brewster Subdivision which is named for the defunct ghost town of Brewster that was located just south of Bradley Junction The town existed from 1910 to 1962 and played a role in the area s phosphate industry Remnants of the town include a smokestack and a few abandoned buildings 11 References edit a b c CSX Jacksonville Division Timetable Overview The Mosaic Company Retrieved 27 April 2020 Harmon Danny Buried Locomotive in the Bone Valley YouTube Retrieved 15 November 2018 Florida s Bone Valley Part 2 The Brewster Sub Train Orders Retrieved 15 November 2018 a b Turner Gregg 2003 A Short History of Florida Railroads Arcadia Publishing ISBN 978 0 7385 2421 4 Seaboard Air Line Railway South Florida Division Timetable 1940 Lithia s former Edison SAL depot in 1969 Flickr Seaboard Coast Line Railroad Jacksonville Division and Tampa Division Timetable 1977 Milligan Del Mosaic Company Opens 80 Million Resort At Site of Former Phosphate Mine The Ledger Retrieved 8 June 2021 The Mosaic Company Streamsong Resort Retrieved 27 April 2020 Brewster Ghost Towns Retrieved 15 November 2018 KML file edit help Template Attached KML Brewster SubdivisionKML is not from Wikidata Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Brewster Subdivision amp oldid 1169206921, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
