The Florida Central and Peninsular Railroad was the final name of a system of railroads throughout Florida, becoming part of the Seaboard Air Line Railway in 1900. The system, including some of the first railroads in Florida, stretched from Jacksonville west through Tallahassee and south to Tampa. Much of the FC&P network is still in service under the ownership of CSX Transportation.
The Florida Railroad was incorporated January 8, 1853, to build a line across the state, from Fernandina, Florida (north of Jacksonville, Florida) southwest to Cedar Key, Florida. The first train ran in 1861, but the line failed and the company was reorganized in 1866. In 1872 it was reorganized again as the Atlantic, Gulf and West India Transit Company. In 1881, Sir Edward Reed purchased the railroad and reorganized it as the Florida Transit Company, which in 1883 was reorganized again as the Florida Transit and Peninsular Railroad. The Florida Transit and Peninsular operated two subsidiaries, the Peninsula Railroad and Tropical Florida Railroad, organized to build lines respectively from the Florida Transit at Waldo, Florida to Ocala, Florida and beyond to Tampa, Florida.[3]
In 1884-85, Reed merged the Florida Transit and Peninsular Railroad with the Florida Central and Western Railroad, Fernandina and Jacksonville Railroad, and Leesburg and Indian River Railroad as the Florida Railway and Navigation Company, which instantly became the largest railroad system in Florida.[4] The new company was placed in receivership in October 1885,[5] sold at foreclosure and reorganized as the Florida Central and Peninsular Railroad Company in 1886.[6]
On May 1, 1889, the company was reorganized again, as the Florida Central and Peninsular Railway, and on January 16, 1893, the final reorganization produced the Florida Central and Peninsular Railroad, along with a merger of the Florida Northern Railroad (a line from Yulee to Savannah, Georgia).[7] The Seaboard Air Line Railway leased the FC&P on July 1, 1900, and the latter was merged into the former on August 15, 1903. The FC&P tracks from Savannah, Georgia to Tampa, Florida via Jacksonville became part of Seaboard's main line.[8]
Though a series of mergers between 1967 and 1987, the Seaboard became part of CSX Transportation. Much of the former FC&P network remains in service today.
By the time the Florida Central and Peninsular Railroad reached its greatest extent in 1893, it essentially had two main lines. One of the main lines (the Western Division) extended from Jacksonville west to Tallahassee and Chattahoochee, where it connected to the Pensacola and Atlantic Railroad (a subsidiary of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad). The other main line (the Southern Division) was what was previously the Florida Railroad extending from Fernandina Beach to Cedar Key. These two main lines intersected at Baldwin Junction just west of Jacksonville. The routes continued in operation after Seaboard acquired the lines in 1900, although Seaboard designated the route to Tampa as the main line south of Waldo instead of the route to Cedar Key.
Seaboard abandoned the former Southern Division from Archer to Cedar Key in 1932.[11] The line was abandoned between Callahan and Yulee in 1954.[12] The line from Archer to Waldo was removed in the late 1980s. Today, State Road 24 runs along much of the former right of way of the route between Waldo and Cedar Key. The Waldo Road Greenway also runs along the former right of way between Gainesville and Waldo. South of Baldwin, it is part of CSX's S Line.
FC&P's Southern Division is still active and in service as the following:
The Tampa Division ran from the Fernandina-Cedar Key line at Waldo south to Tampa. This had been chartered as the Peninsula Railroad north of Ocala and the Tropical Florida Railroad south of Ocala. After the Seaboard acquisition, this route became the southernmost segment of their main line. It subsequently became part of CSX's S Line.
While mostly intact, a short 16-mile segment of the S Line has been abandoned between Lacoochee and Zephyrhills, where the line now briefly detours along a former Atlantic Coast Line route (using former South Florida Railroad and Tampa and Thonotosassa Railroad trackage). Despite not being part of the original line, this former Atlantic Coast Line segment is considered to be an unofficial part of the S Line since it carries all S Line traffic.[14][15][16]
The Tampa Division now operates as the following routes on the S Line:
The Fernandina and Jacksonville Railroad was organized in 1874 and opened in 1881, connecting Jacksonville north to the Southern Division at Yulee. It was consolidated into the Florida Railway and Navigation Company in 1885.
The South Bound Railroad was organized in 1887 and completed in 1891, connecting Columbia, South Carolina to Savannah, Georgia. The FC&P leased it in 1893. In 1892 the Florida Northern Railroad was chartered by the FC&P to continue the Fernandina and Jacksonville Railroad north into Georgia, where the FC&P continued the line to Savannah. This opened in 1894, forming a continuous line from Jacksonville to Columbia. In 1899 and 1900, the South Bound Railroad was extended north to Camden, South Carolina to meet the Seaboard Air Line Railway's Chesterfield and Kershaw Railroad. The Northern Division became part of the Seaboard main line after the Seaboard acquisition.
In 1925, the Gross Cutoff was built by Seaboard from the Northern Division near the Florida/Georgia state line southwest to the Southern Division at Callahan.
The Northern Division remains today in segments. The abandoned segment within Jacksonville is now the S-Line Urban Greenway.
After the Seaboard Coast Line became the CSX Corporation in the 1980s, CSX abandoned the S Line between Riceboro, Georgia (just southwest of Savannah) and Bladen, Georgia in 1986. Track between Bladen and Seals was removed in 1990.[21]
The Northern Division is now the following routes:
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The Florida Central and Peninsular Railroad was the final name of a system of railroads throughout Florida becoming part of the Seaboard Air Line Railway in 1900 The system including some of the first railroads in Florida stretched from Jacksonville west through Tallahassee and south to Tampa Much of the FC amp P network is still in service under the ownership of CSX Transportation Florida Central and Peninsular RailroadFlorida Central and Peninsular Railroad network1882 mapOverviewLocaleFloridaDates of operation1889 1900TechnicalTrack gauge4 ft 8 1 2 in 1 435 mm standard gaugePrevious gauge5 ft 1 524 mm originally converted to4 ft 9 in 1 448 mm in 1886 1 Contents 1 History 2 Routes 2 1 Main Lines Southern and Western Divisions 2 2 Tampa Division 2 3 Northern Division 2 4 Orlando Division 2 5 Other Branches 3 Historic stations 4 Notes 5 References 6 External linksHistory edit nbsp 1893 map also showing the Richmond and Danville Railroad The Tallahassee Rail Road was first organized in 1832 as the Leon Railway changing its name in 1834 It opened in 1837 connecting Tallahassee Florida to the Gulf of Mexico port of St Marks Florida This was the second steam railroad in Florida opening just a year after the Lake Wimico and St Joseph Canal and Railroad The Florida Atlantic and Gulf Central Railroad was chartered January 24 1851 to build west from Jacksonville Florida and construction began in 1857 The Pensacola and Georgia Railroad was chartered in January 1853 2 to be built east from Pensacola Florida but started at Tallahassee The two lines met at Lake City Florida in 1860 and the latter also built from Tallahassee west to four miles 6 km short of Quincy Florida stopping in 1863 in the middle of the American Civil War In 1855 the Pensacola and Georgia bought the Tallahassee In 1869 the two merged to form the Jacksonville Pensacola and Mobile Railroad which obtained trackage rights over the Florida Central Railroad the 1868 reorganization of the Florida Atlantic and Gulf The railroad eventually was built west to Chattahoochee Florida a major junction with the Pensacola and Atlantic Railroad continuing west and the Chattahoochee and East Pass Railroad running northeast In 1882 Sir Edward Reed purchased the Jacksonville Pensacola and Mobile absorbing the Florida Central and reorganizing the two as the Florida Central and Western Railroad The Florida Railroad was incorporated January 8 1853 to build a line across the state from Fernandina Florida north of Jacksonville Florida southwest to Cedar Key Florida The first train ran in 1861 but the line failed and the company was reorganized in 1866 In 1872 it was reorganized again as the Atlantic Gulf and West India Transit Company In 1881 Sir Edward Reed purchased the railroad and reorganized it as the Florida Transit Company which in 1883 was reorganized again as the Florida Transit and Peninsular Railroad The Florida Transit and Peninsular operated two subsidiaries the Peninsula Railroad and Tropical Florida Railroad organized to build lines respectively from the Florida Transit at Waldo Florida to Ocala Florida and beyond to Tampa Florida 3 In 1884 85 Reed merged the Florida Transit and Peninsular Railroad with the Florida Central and Western Railroad Fernandina and Jacksonville Railroad and Leesburg and Indian River Railroad as the Florida Railway and Navigation Company which instantly became the largest railroad system in Florida 4 The new company was placed in receivership in October 1885 5 sold at foreclosure and reorganized as the Florida Central and Peninsular Railroad Company in 1886 6 On May 1 1889 the company was reorganized again as the Florida Central and Peninsular Railway and on January 16 1893 the final reorganization produced the Florida Central and Peninsular Railroad along with a merger of the Florida Northern Railroad a line from Yulee to Savannah Georgia 7 The Seaboard Air Line Railway leased the FC amp P on July 1 1900 and the latter was merged into the former on August 15 1903 The FC amp P tracks from Savannah Georgia to Tampa Florida via Jacksonville became part of Seaboard s main line 8 Though a series of mergers between 1967 and 1987 the Seaboard became part of CSX Transportation Much of the former FC amp P network remains in service today Routes editMain Lines Southern and Western Divisions edit vteSouthern DivisionLegendmilepost nbsp nbsp SMA 47 2 Fernandina Beach nbsp SMA 35 1 Yulee nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp FC amp P Northern Division nbsp nbsp former Gross Cutoff SAL nbsp nbsp nbsp CSX A Line former ACL nbsp SM 20 0 Callahan nbsp nbsp nbsp Norfolk Southern Valdosta District nbsp SM 12 3 Crawford nbsp nbsp nbsp FC amp P Western Division nbsp S 653 0 Baldwin nbsp nbsp I 10 nbsp S 678 4 Starke nbsp nbsp FC amp P Wannee Branch nbsp S 690 0 Waldo nbsp nbsp FC amp P Tampa Division nbsp SR 704 2 Gainesville nbsp nbsp nbsp former Atlantic Coast Line Railroad to High Springs to Rochelle nbsp nbsp I 75 nbsp nbsp nbsp Florida Northern Railroad formerACL nbsp SR 718 4 Archer nbsp nbsp FC amp P Early Bird Branch nbsp 727 8 Bronson nbsp nbsp nbsp Gulf of Mexico nbsp nbsp 760 6 Cedar KeySource 9 vteWestern DivisionLegendmilepost nbsp nbsp nbsp FC amp P Northern Division nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp CSX A Line former ACL nbsp SP 638 0 Jacksonville nbsp SP 653 0 Baldwin nbsp nbsp nbsp FC amp P Southern Division nbsp SP 660 8 Macclenny nbsp SP 673 9 Sanderson nbsp nbsp I 10 nbsp SP 680 7 Olustee nbsp nbsp nbsp Norfolk Southern Navair District nbsp SP 694 3 Lake City nbsp nbsp I 75 nbsp SP 704 2 Wellborn nbsp SP 715 3 Live Oak nbsp nbsp I 10 nbsp SP 735 5 Lee nbsp SP 745 6 Madison nbsp SP 756 4 Greenville nbsp nbsp nbsp Georgia amp Florida Ry fmr NS nbsp Aucilla River nbsp SP 764 6 Aucilla nbsp SP 770 8 Drifton nbsp SP 787 9 Chaires nbsp Lake Lafayette nbsp SP 799 3 Tallahassee nbsp nbsp fmr Tallahassee Railroad SAL to St Mark s nbsp nbsp Florida Gulf amp Atlantic RRto Attapulgus Georgia fmr SAL nbsp Ochlockonee River nbsp SP 811 4 Midway nbsp nbsp I 10 nbsp SP 823 4 Quincy nbsp SP 825 6 Douglas City nbsp SP 828 7 Gretna nbsp nbsp AN Railway nbsp SP 842 500K 811 5 Chattahoochee nbsp Apalachicola River nbsp Florida Gulf amp Atlantic RRto Pensacola fmr L amp N Source 10 By the time the Florida Central and Peninsular Railroad reached its greatest extent in 1893 it essentially had two main lines One of the main lines the Western Division extended from Jacksonville west to Tallahassee and Chattahoochee where it connected to the Pensacola and Atlantic Railroad a subsidiary of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad The other main line the Southern Division was what was previously the Florida Railroad extending from Fernandina Beach to Cedar Key These two main lines intersected at Baldwin Junction just west of Jacksonville The routes continued in operation after Seaboard acquired the lines in 1900 although Seaboard designated the route to Tampa as the main line south of Waldo instead of the route to Cedar Key Seaboard abandoned the former Southern Division from Archer to Cedar Key in 1932 11 The line was abandoned between Callahan and Yulee in 1954 12 The line from Archer to Waldo was removed in the late 1980s Today State Road 24 runs along much of the former right of way of the route between Waldo and Cedar Key The Waldo Road Greenway also runs along the former right of way between Gainesville and Waldo South of Baldwin it is part of CSX s S Line FC amp P s Southern Division is still active and in service as the following First Coast Railroad Fernandina Beach to Yulee CSX Callahan to Waldo Callahan Subdivision Callahan to Baldwin Junction Wildwood Subdivision Baldwin to Waldo The Western Division remains operates as the following routes CSX Jacksonville Terminal Subdivision Jacksonville to Baldwin Florida Gulf amp Atlantic Railroad Baldwin to Chattahoochee Tampa Division edit vteTampa DivisionLegendmilepost nbsp nbsp nbsp FC amp P Southern Division nbsp S 690 0 Waldo nbsp S 703 3 Hawthorne nbsp nbsp to Edgar nbsp S 712 3 Lochloosa nbsp S 719 8 Sparr nbsp nbsp to Silver Springs nbsp S 735 3 Ocala nbsp nbsp nbsp Florida Northern Railroad nbsp S 752 0 Summerfield nbsp S 756 8 Oxford nbsp S 761 5 Wildwood nbsp nbsp nbsp former FC amp P Orlando Division Leesburg and Indian River Railroad nbsp nbsp Florida s Turnpike nbsp S 766 1 Coleman nbsp nbsp former Florida Western amp Northern RR SAL to West Palm Beach nbsp S 775 1 Bushnell nbsp nbsp nbsp former Orange Belt Railway ACL to St Petersburg to Sanford nbsp S 791 2 Lacoochee nbsp S 791 9 Owensboro nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp former South Florida Railroad ACL to Inverness nbsp nbsp S 798 0 Dade City nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp former Tampa amp Thonotosassa RR ACL to Tampa nbsp S 808 0 Zephyrhills nbsp nbsp I 4 nbsp S 822 8 Sandler Junction nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp S 823 1 Plant City nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp CSX A Line former ACL nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp CSX Plant City Subdivision former SAL nbsp S 823 2 Lake Wales Junction nbsp S 827 4 Turkey Creek nbsp nbsp former Florida West Shore Railway SAL to Sarasota nbsp nbsp CSX Valrico Subdivision former SAL nbsp S 832 5 Valrico nbsp nbsp I 75 nbsp S 839 2 YN nbsp Yeoman Yard nbsp S 840 9 Yeoman nbsp nbsp CSX Palmetto Subdivision nbsp nbsp nbsp I 4 SR 618 Selmon ExpwyConnector nbsp nbsp S 843 2 Gary nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp CSX Clearwater Subdivision nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Hooker s Point Lead nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Old Tampa Yard nbsp nbsp nbsp S 844 9 A881 7 Tampa Union StationSource 13 vteFC amp P Railway Southern Tampa Divisions LegendFirst Coast RailroadCallahan Wildwood Yeoman Tampa Terminal Subdivisions CSX nbsp nbsp SMA 47 2 Fernandina Beach nbsp SMA 35 1 Yulee nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp First Coast Railroad to Seals GeorgiaCSX Kingsland Subdivision nbsp nbsp former Gross Callahan cutoff SAL nbsp nbsp nbsp CSX A Line Nahunta Subdivision nbsp SM 20 0 Callahan nbsp nbsp nbsp Norfolk Southern Railway Valdosta District nbsp SM 12 3 Crawford nbsp Callahan SubdivisionWildwood Subdivision nbsp nbsp nbsp CSX Tallahassee SubdivisionS Line Jacksonville Terminal Subdivision nbsp S 653 0 Baldwin nbsp nbsp I 10 nbsp S 678 4 Starke nbsp nbsp CSX Brooker Subdivision nbsp S 690 0 Waldo nbsp nbsp former FC amp P Southern Divisionto Cedar Key nbsp S 703 3 Hawthorne nbsp nbsp to Edgar nbsp S 712 3 Lochloosa nbsp S 719 8 Sparr nbsp nbsp to Silver Springs abandoned nbsp S 735 3 Ocala nbsp nbsp nbsp Florida Northern Railroad nbsp S 752 0 Summerfield nbsp S 756 8 Oxford nbsp S 761 5 Wildwood nbsp nbsp nbsp former FC amp P Orlando Division Leesburg and Indian River Railroad nbsp nbsp Florida s Turnpike nbsp S 766 1 Coleman nbsp nbsp former Florida Western and Northern Railroad SAL to West Palm Beach nbsp S 775 1 Bushnell nbsp nbsp nbsp former Orange Belt Railway ACL to St Petersburg to Sanford nbsp S 791 2 Lacoochee nbsp nbsp nbsp former South Florida Railroad ACL to Inverness nbsp nbsp AR 830 2 Dade City nbsp nbsp AR 836 7 Vitis nbsp nbsp nbsp former Tampa and Thonotosassa Railroad ACL to Tampa nbsp nbsp ARF 840 7S 808 0 Zephyrhills nbsp nbsp Wildwood SubdivisionYeoman Subdivision nbsp nbsp CSX Vitis Subdivision nbsp nbsp I 4 nbsp S 822 8 Sandler Junction nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp S 823 1 Plant City nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp CSX A Line Lakeland Subdivision nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp S 823 2 Lake Wales Junction nbsp nbsp CSX Plant City Subdivision nbsp nbsp former Florida West Shore Railway SAL to Sarasota nbsp nbsp CSX Valrico Subdivision nbsp S 832 5 Valrico nbsp nbsp I 75 nbsp Yeoman SubdivisionTampa Terminal Subdivision nbsp S 839 2 YN nbsp Yeoman Yard nbsp S 840 9 Yeoman nbsp nbsp CSX Palmetto Subdivision nbsp nbsp nbsp I 4 SR 618Selmon Expressway Connector nbsp S 843 2 Gary nbsp nbsp CSX Clearwater Subdivision nbsp to Downtown Tampa abandoned The Tampa Division ran from the Fernandina Cedar Key line at Waldo south to Tampa This had been chartered as the Peninsula Railroad north of Ocala and the Tropical Florida Railroad south of Ocala After the Seaboard acquisition this route became the southernmost segment of their main line It subsequently became part of CSX s S Line While mostly intact a short 16 mile segment of the S Line has been abandoned between Lacoochee and Zephyrhills where the line now briefly detours along a former Atlantic Coast Line route using former South Florida Railroad and Tampa and Thonotosassa Railroad trackage Despite not being part of the original line this former Atlantic Coast Line segment is considered to be an unofficial part of the S Line since it carries all S Line traffic 14 15 16 The Tampa Division now operates as the following routes on the S Line Wildwood Subdivision Waldo to Lacoochee Yeoman Subdivision Zephyrhills to east of Tampa Tampa Terminal Subdivision east of Tampa to Gary Northern Division edit vteNorthern DivisionLegendmilepost nbsp CSX S Line formerChesterfield amp Kershaw RR nbsp S 326 8 Camden nbsp nbsp Wateree River nbsp S 330 7 Lugoff nbsp S 360 7 Columbia nbsp nbsp S 362 5 Cayce nbsp S 366 5 Dixiana nbsp S 371 6 Gaston nbsp S 381 0 Swansea nbsp S 385 6 Woodford nbsp Edisto River North Fork nbsp S 393 7 Livingston nbsp S 395 4 Neeses nbsp S 402 0 Norway nbsp Edisto River South Fork nbsp S 414 1 Denmark nbsp nbsp S 417 7 Govan nbsp S 426 2 Ulmer nbsp S 433 4 Sycamore nbsp S 436 0 Fairfax nbsp S 442 8 Gifford nbsp S 450 5 Estill nbsp S 454 1 Scotia nbsp S 460 2 Garnett nbsp nbsp nbsp Savannah River South CarolinaGeorgia nbsp S 469 0 Clyo nbsp S 478 8 Stillwell nbsp S 481 2 Rincon nbsp nbsp NS Savannah District nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp CSX A Line former ACL NS Savannah District nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Georgia Central Ry former NS nbsp nbsp S 501 8 Savannah nbsp nbsp S 503 9 Blossom nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Ogeechee River nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp CSX A Line former ACL nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp S 514 4 Ogechee nbsp S 515 6 Richmond Hill nbsp nbsp I 95 nbsp S 527 2 Midway nbsp nbsp S 529 1 Riceboro nbsp S 544 1 Townsend nbsp S 556 8 Everett nbsp S 568 4 Bladen nbsp S 587 7 Woodbine nbsp nbsp S 593 4 Seals nbsp S 598 9 Kingsland nbsp nbsp nbsp St Mary s River GeorgiaFlorida nbsp nbsp nbsp FC amp P Southern Division nbsp S 613 5 Yulee nbsp Trout River nbsp nbsp S 630 2 Panama Park nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp S 638 0 Jacksonville nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp FC amp P Western Division nbsp CSX A Line former ACL Sources 17 18 19 20 vteFC amp P Railway Northern Western Divisions LegendFirst Coast RailroadKingsland Jacksonville Terminal Tallahassee Subdivisions CSX nbsp to Savannah abandoned nbsp nbsp S 593 4 Seals nbsp S 598 9 Kingsland nbsp nbsp St Mary s Railroad nbsp nbsp nbsp GeorgiaFlorida St Mary s River nbsp nbsp nbsp to Callahan abandoned to Fernandina Beach nbsp First Coast RailroadKingsland Subdivision CSX nbsp S 613 5 Yulee nbsp S 625 4 Eastport nbsp S 626 0 Busch nbsp nbsp nbsp Trout River nbsp S 630 2ASJ 644 8 Panama Park nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp ASJ 644 6 Main Street nbsp nbsp Kingsland SubdivisionJacksonville Terminal Subdivision nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp CSX A Line nbsp SP 638 0 Jacksonville nbsp SP 653 0 Baldwin nbsp nbsp nbsp CSX Callahan SubdivisionWildwood Subdivision nbsp Jacksonville Terminal SubdivisionTallahassee Subdivision nbsp nbsp I 10 nbsp nbsp nbsp Norfolk Southern Railway Navair District nbsp SP 694 3 Lake City nbsp nbsp I 75 nbsp SP 715 3 Live Oak nbsp nbsp I 10 nbsp nbsp nbsp Lake Lafayette nbsp SP 799 3 Tallahassee nbsp nbsp former St Mark s branch Tallahassee Railroad nbsp nbsp CSX Bainbridge Subdivision nbsp nbsp nbsp Ochlockonee River nbsp SP 811 4 Midway nbsp nbsp I 10 nbsp SP 828 7 Gretna nbsp nbsp AN Railway nbsp SP 842 500K 811 5 Chattahoochee nbsp CSX P amp A SubdivisionThe Fernandina and Jacksonville Railroad was organized in 1874 and opened in 1881 connecting Jacksonville north to the Southern Division at Yulee It was consolidated into the Florida Railway and Navigation Company in 1885 The South Bound Railroad was organized in 1887 and completed in 1891 connecting Columbia South Carolina to Savannah Georgia The FC amp P leased it in 1893 In 1892 the Florida Northern Railroad was chartered by the FC amp P to continue the Fernandina and Jacksonville Railroad north into Georgia where the FC amp P continued the line to Savannah This opened in 1894 forming a continuous line from Jacksonville to Columbia In 1899 and 1900 the South Bound Railroad was extended north to Camden South Carolina to meet the Seaboard Air Line Railway s Chesterfield and Kershaw Railroad The Northern Division became part of the Seaboard main line after the Seaboard acquisition In 1925 the Gross Cutoff was built by Seaboard from the Northern Division near the Florida Georgia state line southwest to the Southern Division at Callahan The Northern Division remains today in segments The abandoned segment within Jacksonville is now the S Line Urban Greenway After the Seaboard Coast Line became the CSX Corporation in the 1980s CSX abandoned the S Line between Riceboro Georgia just southwest of Savannah and Bladen Georgia in 1986 Track between Bladen and Seals was removed in 1990 21 The Northern Division is now the following routes CSX Camden South Carolina to Savannah Georgia Hamlet Subdivision Camden South Carolina to Columbia South Carolina Columbia Subdivision Columbia to Savannah Georgia Savannah Subdivision West Route within Savannah Riceboro Southern Railway Ogechee Georgia to Riceboro Georgia First Coast Railroad Seals Georgia to Yulee Florida CSX Kingsland Subdivision Yulee to Jacksonville Orlando Division edit vteOrlando DivisionLegendmilepost nbsp nbsp nbsp FC amp P Tampa Division nbsp nbsp ST 761 6 Wildwood nbsp ST 772 8 Leesburg nbsp nbsp nbsp former Florida Southern Ry ACL to Pemberton Ferry to Ocala nbsp nbsp nbsp Florida Central RR former ACL to Umatilla nbsp nbsp nbsp span data al, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
