List of Seaboard Air Line Railroad precursors
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Below is a list of railroads that were bought, leased, or in other ways had their track come under ownership or control by the Seaboard Air Line Railroad
or one of its predecessors.
The Seaboard Air Line Railroad merged with the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
on July 1, 1967, to form the Seaboard Coast Line Railroad
.
The Seaboard main line from Richmond to Tampa, heart of its 2600-mile system in 1900, (today mostly CSX's "S" Line), had been built by the following companies:
Acquired by purchase:
Acquired by lease:
Atlanta and Birmingham Air Line Railway
Atlantic, Suwannee River and Gulf Railway
Carolina, Atlantic and Western Railway
Florida Central and Peninsular Railroad
Seaboard Air Line Railroad
The Seaboard Air Line Railroad , which styled itself "The Route of Courteous Service," was an American railroad whose corporate existence extended from April 14, 1900, until July 1, 1967, when it merged with the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, its longtime rival, to form the Seaboard Coast Line...
or one of its predecessors.
The Seaboard Air Line Railroad merged with the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
The Atlantic Coast Line Railroad was an American railroad that existed between 1900 and 1967, when it merged with the Seaboard Air Line Railroad, its long-time rival, to form the Seaboard Coast Line Railroad...
on July 1, 1967, to form the Seaboard Coast Line Railroad
Seaboard Coast Line Railroad
The Seaboard Coast Line Railroad was a former Class I railroad company operating in the Southeastern United States beginning in 1967. Its passenger operations were taken over by Amtrak in 1971...
.
Predecessor lines
- Richmond, Petersburg and Carolina Railroad, Richmond, VirginiaRichmond, VirginiaRichmond is the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia, in the United States. It is an independent city and not part of any county. Richmond is the center of the Richmond Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Greater Richmond area...
to Norlina, North CarolinaNorlina, North CarolinaNorlina is a town in Warren County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 1,107 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Norlina is located at ....
(the immediate predecessor of the SAL) - Raleigh and Gaston RailroadRaleigh and Gaston RailroadThe Raleigh and Gaston Railroad was a Raleigh, North Carolina-based railroad opened in 1840 between Raleigh and the town of Gaston, North Carolina on the Roanoke River...
, Norlina to Raleigh, North CarolinaRaleigh, North CarolinaRaleigh is the capital and the second largest city in the state of North Carolina as well as the seat of Wake County. Raleigh is known as the "City of Oaks" for its many oak trees. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city's 2010 population was 403,892, over an area of , making Raleigh... - Raleigh and Augusta Air-Line Railroad, Raleigh to Hamlet, North CarolinaHamlet, North CarolinaHamlet is a town in Richmond County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 6,018 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Hamlet is located at ....
- Palmetto RailroadPalmetto RailroadThe Palmetto Railroad was a Southeastern railroad that served South Carolina and North Carolina in the late 19th century.The Palmetto Railroad was chartered by the South Carolina General Assembly in 1882 and the North Carolina General Assembly in 1883....
, Hamlet to Cheraw, South CarolinaCheraw, South CarolinaCheraw is a town on the Pee Dee River in Chesterfield County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 5,524 at the 2000 census and center of an urban cluster with a total population of 9,069. It has been nicknamed "The Prettiest Town in Dixie." The harbor tub USS Cheraw was named in the... - Chesterfield and Kershaw RailroadChesterfield and Kershaw RailroadThe Chesterfield and Kershaw Railroad was a railroad that operated in South Carolina in the late 19th and early 20th century.The company was chartered by South Carolina General Assembly in 1889....
, Cheraw to Camden, South CarolinaCamden, South CarolinaCamden is the fourth oldest city in the U.S. state of South Carolina and is also the county seat of Kershaw County, South Carolina, United States. The population was an estimated 7,103 in 2009...
- Predecessors of the Florida Central and Peninsular RailroadFlorida Central and Peninsular RailroadThe 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...
:- South Bound RailroadSouth Bound RailroadThe South Bound Railroad was a Southeastern railroad that operated in South Carolina and Georgia in the late 19th century and early 20th century....
, Camden to Savannah, GeorgiaSavannah, GeorgiaSavannah is the largest city and the county seat of Chatham County, in the U.S. state of Georgia. Established in 1733, the city of Savannah was the colonial capital of the Province of Georgia and later the first state capital of Georgia. Today Savannah is an industrial center and an important... - Florida Central and Peninsular RailroadFlorida Central and Peninsular RailroadThe 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...
Northern Division, Savannah to Georgia/Florida state line - Florida Northern Railroad, state line to Yulee, FloridaYulee, FloridaYulee is a census-designated place in Nassau County, Florida, United States. The population was 8,392 at the 2000 census. The city was named for David Levy Yulee, Senator from Florida.-Geography:Yulee is located at ....
- Fernandina and Jacksonville Railroad, Yulee to Jacksonville, FloridaJacksonville, FloridaJacksonville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Florida in terms of both population and land area, and the largest city by area in the contiguous United States. It is the county seat of Duval County, with which the city government consolidated in 1968...
- Florida, Atlantic and Gulf Central RailroadFlorida, Atlantic and Gulf Central RailroadThe Florida, Atlantic and Gulf Central Railroad was a railroad company that, in 1860, completed a railroad line running from Jacksonville, Florida, west to Lake City, Florida...
, Jacksonville to Baldwin, FloridaBaldwin, FloridaBaldwin is a town in Duval County, Florida, United States. When the majority of communities in Duval County consolidated with Jacksonville, Florida in 1968, Baldwin, along with Jacksonville Beach, Atlantic Beach, and Neptune Beach, Florida, remained quasi-independent... - Florida RailroadFlorida RailroadThe Florida Railroad was the first railroad to connect the east and west coasts of Florida, running from Fernandina to Cedar Key. The line later became part of the Seaboard Air Line Railroad, and, where still in use, is operated by CSX Transportation and the First Coast Railroad...
, Yulee to BaldwinBaldwin, FloridaBaldwin is a town in Duval County, Florida, United States. When the majority of communities in Duval County consolidated with Jacksonville, Florida in 1968, Baldwin, along with Jacksonville Beach, Atlantic Beach, and Neptune Beach, Florida, remained quasi-independent...
to Waldo, FloridaWaldo, FloridaWaldo is a city in Alachua County, Florida, United States. The population was 821 at the 2000 census. According to the U.S. Census Bureau's 2004 estimates, the city had a population of 784.... - Florida Transit and Peninsular Railroad Tampa Division, Waldo to Tampa, FloridaTampa, FloridaTampa is a city in the U.S. state of Florida. It serves as the county seat for Hillsborough County. Tampa is located on the west coast of Florida. The population of Tampa in 2010 was 335,709....
- South Bound Railroad
Acquired lines
In the first decades of the 20th century, Seaboard expanded its holdings by acquiring the following lines, some of which were created by the Seaboard to construct new lines it wished to have.Acquired by purchase:
- Florida Central and Peninsular RailroadFlorida Central and Peninsular RailroadThe 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...
, 1903 - Tallahassee, Perry and Southeastern Railway, 1909
- Atlanta and Birmingham Air Line Railway, 1909
- Atlantic, Suwannee River and Gulf Railway, 1909
- Florida West Shore Railway, 1909
- Plant City, Arcadia and Gulf Railroad, 1909
- Tampa Terminal Railroad, 1922
- Jacksonville, Gainesville and Gulf Railroad, 1927
Acquired by lease:
- Kissimmee River Railway, 1917
- Brooksville and Inverness Railway, 1925
- Tampa Northern Railroad, 1925
- Charlotte Harbor and Gulf Coast Railway, 1925
- Seaboard All-Florida Railway, 1925
- Naples, Seaboard and Gulf Railway, 1925
- Tampa and Gulf Coast Railroad, 1927
- Georgia, Florida and Alabama Railroad, 1928
- Northern Railway of Florida, 1928
Atlanta and Birmingham Air Line RailwayAtlanta and Birmingham Air Line RailwayOriginally called the East and West Railroad of Alabama, the Atlanta and Birmingham Air Line Railway was formed when the Seaboard Air Line Railroad purchased the E&W in 1902 and renamed it in 1903. With two additions to the original E&W, the A&BAL did reach both Birmingham, AL and Howells, GA by...
- Chattahoochee Terminal Railway
- East and West Railroad
- Birmingham and Atlanta Air Line Railway
- East and West Railroad of AlabamaEast and West Railroad of AlabamaThe East and West Railroad of Alabama was a narrow gauge railroad in the U.S. states of Alabama and Georgia.The Alabama end of the line began at Pell City, where it connected with what became the Southern Railway , and the narrow gauge Talladega and Cousa Valley Railroad. The line then passed...
- Cherokee Iron Company
- Cherokee Iron and Railroad Company
- Cherokee RailroadCherokee RailroadThe Cherokee Railroad is a historic railroad that operated in the U.S. state of Georgia.It was organized in 1870 to take over operations from the failing Cartersville and Van Wert Railroad. The Cherokee Railroad initially operated from Cartersville to Taylorsville, and the new owners extended the...
- Cartersville and Van Wert RailroadCartersville and Van Wert RailroadChartered in 1866, the Cartersville and Van Wert Railroad was originally planned to connect the Western and Atlantic Railroad at Cartersville, Georgia to the Selma, Rome and Dalton Railroad at Prior, Georgia almost on the Alabama state line....
- Cartersville and Van Wert Railroad
- Cherokee Iron Company
- Tredegar Mineral Railway
Atlantic, Suwannee River and Gulf RailwayAtlantic, Suwannee River and Gulf RailwayThe Atlantic, Suwannee River and Gulf Railroad Company was incorporated under the general incorporation laws of Florida.Florida state law chapter 4267, approved May 24, 1893, incorporated the Atlantic, Suwannee River and Gulf Railway Company, owned by Comer L. Peek, F. L. Babbitt, Thomas P. Denham,...
- Atlantic, Suwannee River and Gulf Railroad
- Starke and Sampson City Railroad
Carolina, Atlantic and Western RailwayCarolina, Atlantic and Western RailwayThe Carolina, Atlantic and Western Railway was a South Carolina railroad that operated in the early part of th 20th century.The Carolina, Atlantic and Western was created in 1914 when the South Carolina Western Railway, the South Carolina Western Extension Railway and the Charleston Northern...
- Charleston Southern RailwayCharleston Southern RailwayThe Charleston Southern Railway was a South Carolina railroad established in the early part of the 20th century.The Charleston Southern Railway, incorporated by the South Carolina General Assembly in 1915, was to be an extension of the Seaboard Air Line Railroad, with an 85-mile route from...
- Georgetown and Western RailroadGeorgetown and Western RailroadThe Georgetown and Western Railroad was a Southeastern railroad that served South Carolina in the late 19th century and early 20th century.The Georgetown and Western was chartered by the South Carolina General Assembly in 1887, after the Georgetown and Lane's Railroad was sold under foreclosure in...
- Georgetown and Lane's RailroadGeorgetown and Lane's RailroadThe Georgetown and Lane's Railroad was a Southeastern railroad that served South Carolina following Reconstruction.The Georgetown and Lane's Railroad Company was chartered by the South Carolina General Assembly in 1881, and began operation two years later....
- Georgetown and Lane's Railroad
- Pee Dee Bridge CompanyPee Dee Bridge CompanyThe Pee Dee Bridge Company was a South Carolina railroad company that operated in the early part of the 20th century.The Pee Dee Bridge Company was chartered by the South Carolina General Assembly in 1911....
- North and South Carolina RailwayNorth and South Carolina RailwayThe North and South Carolina Railway was a Southeastern railroad that operated in the Carolinas in the early part of the 20th century.The North and South Carolina Railway Company was chartered by the South Carolina General Assembly in 1908.In 1911, the North and South Carolina Railway Company and...
- Charleston Northern RailwayCharleston Northern RailwayThe Charleston Northern Railway was a railroad that operated in South Carolina in the early part of the 20th century.In 1914, the Charleston Northern, South Carolina Western Railway, and South Carolina Western Extension Railway were merged into the North and South Carolina Railway...
- North and South Carolina RailwayNorth and South Carolina RailwayThe North and South Carolina Railway was a Southeastern railroad that operated in the Carolinas in the early part of the 20th century.The North and South Carolina Railway Company was chartered by the South Carolina General Assembly in 1908.In 1911, the North and South Carolina Railway Company and...
- South Carolina Western RailwaySouth Carolina Western RailwayThe South Carolina Western Railway was a Southeastern railroad that operated in the early 20th century.The South Carolina Western Railway was chartered by the South Carolina General Assembly in 1910. It built a 38-mile line from McBee, South Carolina, east to Florence, South Carolina in 1911...
- South Carolina Western Extension RailwaySouth Carolina Western Extension RailwayThe South Carolina Western Extension Railway was a South Carolina railroad that was begun in the early part of the 20th century.The South Carolina Western Extension Railway was chartered by the South Carolina General Assembly in 1913...
- Charleston Northern Railway
Carolina Central Railroad
- Carolina Central Railway
- Wilmington, Charlotte and Rutherford Railroad
- Wilmington and Charlotte Railroad
- Wilmington, Charlotte and Rutherford Railroad
Florida Central and Peninsular RailroadFlorida Central and Peninsular RailroadThe 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...
- East Florida and Atlantic RailroadEast Florida and Atlantic RailroadThe East Florida and Atlantic Railroad was a railroad line from Orlando, Florida northeast and east to Lake Jesup via Winter Park and Oviedo. It eventually became part of the Seaboard Air Line Railway system, and was most recently part of CSX before being abandoned.Until April 9, 1891, the line was...
- Orlando and Winter Park Railway
- Orlando and Lake Jesup Railway
- Orlando and Winter Park Railway
- Fernandina and Amelia Beach RailwayFernandina and Amelia Beach RailwayFlorida state law chapter 3497, approved March 1, 1883, incorporated the Fernandina and Amelia Beach Railway Company, owned by W. Naylor Thompson, Samuel A. Swann, D. E. Maxwell, William B. C. Duryee and Augustus O. MacDonell, for the purpose of constructing a line of railway from the City of...
- Florida Railway and Navigation Company
- Fernandina and Jacksonville Railroad
- Florida Central and Western RailroadFlorida Central and Western RailroadThe Florida Central and Western Railroad was a railroad company that was the 1882 reincarnation of the Jacksonville, Pensacola and Mobile Railroad , which ran from Lake City, Florida, west to Chattahoochee, Florida The Florida Central and Western Railroad was a railroad company that was the 1882...
- Florida Central Railroad
- Florida, Atlantic and Gulf Central RailroadFlorida, Atlantic and Gulf Central RailroadThe Florida, Atlantic and Gulf Central Railroad was a railroad company that, in 1860, completed a railroad line running from Jacksonville, Florida, west to Lake City, Florida...
- Florida, Atlantic and Gulf Central Railroad
- Jacksonville, Pensacola and Mobile RailroadJacksonville, Pensacola and Mobile RailroadThe Jacksonville, Pensacola and Mobile Railroad was a Florida railroad line charted in 1869. It consisted of the former Pensacola and Georgia Railroad, which ran east from Quincy, Florida through Tallahassee to Lake City, Florida, and the subsequently consolidated Florida Central Railroad, which...
- Pensacola and Georgia RailroadPensacola and Georgia RailroadThe Pensacola and Georgia Railroad was a railroad line chartered in January 1853 that, by 1863, ran from Tallahassee, Florida east to Lake City, Florida and west to Quincy, Florida...
- Tallahassee Railroad
- Florida, Atlantic and Gulf Central RailroadFlorida, Atlantic and Gulf Central RailroadThe Florida, Atlantic and Gulf Central Railroad was a railroad company that, in 1860, completed a railroad line running from Jacksonville, Florida, west to Lake City, Florida...
(operated)
- Florida, Atlantic and Gulf Central Railroad
- Pensacola and Georgia Railroad
- Florida Central Railroad
- Florida, Peninsula and Jacksonville Railroad
- Florida Transit and Peninsular Railroad
- Florida Transit Railroad
- Atlantic, Gulf and West India Transit Company
- Florida RailroadFlorida RailroadThe Florida Railroad was the first railroad to connect the east and west coasts of Florida, running from Fernandina to Cedar Key. The line later became part of the Seaboard Air Line Railroad, and, where still in use, is operated by CSX Transportation and the First Coast Railroad...
- Florida Railroad
- Atlantic, Gulf and West India Transit Company
- Peninsular Railroad
- Tropical Florida Railroad
- Florida Transit Railroad
- Jacksonville and Mobile Railroad
- Leesburg and Indian River Railroad
- Florida Northern RailroadFlorida Northern Railroad (current)The Florida Northern Railroad is one of several short line railroads run by the Pinsly Railroad Company. It has connections to CSX at Ocala, Florida, running north to Lowell, Florida and south to Candler, Florida...
- Jacksonville Belt Railroad
- Santa Fe Canal Company
- Tavares, Orlando and Atlantic RailroadTavares, Orlando and Atlantic RailroadFlorida state law chapter 3499, approved March 5, 1883, incorporated the Tavares, Orlando and Atlantic Railroad Company, owned by Alexander St. Clair-Abrams, W. R. Anno, Nat Poyntz and J. L. Bryan of Orange County, Florida; L. H. Davis of New Jersey; John P...
Florida West Shore Railway
- United States and West Indies Railroad and Steamship Company
Gainesville Midland Railroad (bought by Seaboard in 1959)
- Gainesville, Jefferson and Southern RailroadGainesville, Jefferson and Southern RailroadThe Gainesville, Jefferson and Southern Railroad was a narrow-gauge railroad in the U.S. state of Georgia.It was chartered in 1872 and upon completion March 11, 1884, consisted of two lines from Gainesville to Jefferson and Social Circle, splitting at Belmont...
- Walton Railroad
- Gainesville Midland Railway
- Gainesville and North Western Railroad
- Greene County Railroad
- Bostwick RailroadBostwick RailroadThe Bostwick Railroad was constructed in 1907 between Bostwick, GA and Apalachee, GA. It failed in 1912 and was purchased by the Greene County Railroad....
- Bostwick Railroad
Georgia and Alabama Railway
- Abbeville and Waycross RailroadAbbeville and Waycross RailroadThe Abbeville and Waycross Railroad was incorporated in 1889. The company started building a line between Abbeville, Georgia and Fitzgerald, Georgia in 1890 and finished in 1896. A thirteen mile stretch of track between Abbeville and Bowens Mill was opened in 1890 and in 1891 was extended to...
- Albany and Florida Railroad
- Albany, Florida and Northern Railroad
- Columbus and Southern Railroad
- Columbus Southern RailwayColumbus Southern RailwayThe Columbus Southern Railway is a historic railroad that operated in the U.S. state of Georgia.It was originally chartered in 1885 as the Columbus and Florida Railway. The Columbus Southern Railway was created in 1886 after the C&F's charter was amended...
- Columbus and Florida Railway
- Columbus Southern Railway
- Georgia and Alabama Terminal Company
- Savannah, Americus and Montgomery RailwaySavannah, Americus and Montgomery RailwayThe Savannah, Americus and Montgomery Railway was a historic narrow gauge railroad located in the U.S. states of Georgia and Alabama.It was founded in 1888 to take over operations from the Americus, Preston and Lumpkin Railroad which ran from Louvale to Abbeville...
- Americus, Preston and Lumpkin RailroadAmericus, Preston and Lumpkin RailroadThe Americus, Preston and Lumpkin Railroad was a historic railroad in the United States states of Georgia and Alabama.Originally a narrow gauge railway, it was chartered in 1884 and started operations the next year between Americus and Richland. It eventually operated from Louvale to Abbeville.In...
- Montgomery & West Point Railroad
- Americus, Preston and Lumpkin Railroad
Georgia, Florida and Alabama Railroad (gained control in 1928)
- Carrabelle, Tallahassee and Georgia RailroadCarrabelle, Tallahassee and Georgia RailroadThe Carrabelle, Tallahassee and Gulf Railroad was a short railroad running in north Florida and southern Georgia.- History :The Carrabelle, Tallahassee and Gulf Railroad was incorporated on January 5, 1891. It was projected along a route extending from Carrabelle through Tallahassee and northward...
- Georgia, Florida and Alabama Railway
- Georgia Pine Railway
Plant City, Arcadia and Gulf Railway
- Warnell Lumber and Veneer Company
- Plant City and Arcadia Railroad
Seaboard All-Florida Railway
- East and West Coast Railway
- Florida Western and Northern Railway
Tallahassee, Perry and Southeastern Railway
- Tallahassee Southeastern Railway
- Florida, Georgia and Western RailwayFlorida, Georgia and Western RailwayFlorida state law chapter 4098, approved FOO, incorporated the Florida, Georgia and Western Railway Company, owned by FOOOFlorida state law chapter 4263, approved May 20, 1893, extended the time for completion to May 7, 1896....
- Florida, Georgia and Western Railway
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