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Main Line (Atlantic Coast Line Railroad)
The CSX A Line forms the backbone of the historic Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Main Line, the backbone of their network in the southeastern United States. The main line runs from Richmond, Virginia to Port Tampa just southwest of Tampa, Florida, a distance of nearly 900 miles. With the exception of a short 61-mile segment in Greater Orlando (which is now state-owned), the entire line is still owned by Atlantic Coast Line successor, CSX Transportation.
The historic Atlantic Coast Line Railroad main line begins in Richmond, Virginia. From Richmond, it proceeds south through Petersburg and enters North Carolina near Weldon. It continues south through North Carolina, passing through Rocky Mount, Wilson, Selma, and Fayetteville before entering South Carolina near Hamer.
In South Carolina, it continues south another 23 miles to Pee Dee, where it turns west to Florence. In Florence, it turns south again heading directly to Charleston. On the north side of Charleston, the lines turns west and crosses the Ashley River and continues to Yemassee, where it turns south towards Savannah, Georgia.
Beyond Savannah, the line heads southwest through rural southwestern Georgia, passing through Jesup and Folkston. It enters Florida at the St. Mary's River just south of Folkston. In Florida, it heads south to Jacksonville, Sanford, and Orlando. Beyond Orlando, it turns southwest through Kissimmee, Lakeland, and Plant City to Tampa. It terminates at just southwest of Tampa in the neighborhood of Port Tampa, the location of Tampa's first deepwater port.
By the time the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad (ACL) was officially created, track that would make up its main line had already been built by the company's predecessors. The main line was built in the late 1800s by the following companies:
The process to combine these individual railroads into a unified system began around 1898. By 1900, the system north of Charleston was officially merged into the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company. In 1902, the Atlantic Coast Line acquired the Plant System, which expanded the network into Georgia and Florida and nearly doubled the size of the network.
The line carried many of the Atlantic Coast Line's passenger and freight trains though the years. Many of the company's passenger trains on the main line were from the northeast to Florida, which included:
Due to increasing traffic and the Florida land boom of the 1920s, the ACL began work to double track 661 miles of the main line from Richmond to Jacksonville in 1922. The double track was complete in 1925, two years ahead of schedule. Automatic block signals were installed at the same time. In later years, much of the main line would be restored to single track with centralized traffic control and passing sidings.
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Main Line (Atlantic Coast Line Railroad)
The CSX A Line forms the backbone of the historic Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Main Line, the backbone of their network in the southeastern United States. The main line runs from Richmond, Virginia to Port Tampa just southwest of Tampa, Florida, a distance of nearly 900 miles. With the exception of a short 61-mile segment in Greater Orlando (which is now state-owned), the entire line is still owned by Atlantic Coast Line successor, CSX Transportation.
The historic Atlantic Coast Line Railroad main line begins in Richmond, Virginia. From Richmond, it proceeds south through Petersburg and enters North Carolina near Weldon. It continues south through North Carolina, passing through Rocky Mount, Wilson, Selma, and Fayetteville before entering South Carolina near Hamer.
In South Carolina, it continues south another 23 miles to Pee Dee, where it turns west to Florence. In Florence, it turns south again heading directly to Charleston. On the north side of Charleston, the lines turns west and crosses the Ashley River and continues to Yemassee, where it turns south towards Savannah, Georgia.
Beyond Savannah, the line heads southwest through rural southwestern Georgia, passing through Jesup and Folkston. It enters Florida at the St. Mary's River just south of Folkston. In Florida, it heads south to Jacksonville, Sanford, and Orlando. Beyond Orlando, it turns southwest through Kissimmee, Lakeland, and Plant City to Tampa. It terminates at just southwest of Tampa in the neighborhood of Port Tampa, the location of Tampa's first deepwater port.
By the time the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad (ACL) was officially created, track that would make up its main line had already been built by the company's predecessors. The main line was built in the late 1800s by the following companies:
The process to combine these individual railroads into a unified system began around 1898. By 1900, the system north of Charleston was officially merged into the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company. In 1902, the Atlantic Coast Line acquired the Plant System, which expanded the network into Georgia and Florida and nearly doubled the size of the network.
The line carried many of the Atlantic Coast Line's passenger and freight trains though the years. Many of the company's passenger trains on the main line were from the northeast to Florida, which included:
Due to increasing traffic and the Florida land boom of the 1920s, the ACL began work to double track 661 miles of the main line from Richmond to Jacksonville in 1922. The double track was complete in 1925, two years ahead of schedule. Automatic block signals were installed at the same time. In later years, much of the main line would be restored to single track with centralized traffic control and passing sidings.
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