Riceboro Southern Railway
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The Riceboro Southern Railway (
Ownership
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The Riceboro Southern is owned and operated by its parent, the
Business
The sole purpose of the
History
The line was built in 1894 by the Florida Northern Railroad. It was an extension of the Fernandina and Jacksonville Railroad north to Savannah, Georgia to connect with the South Bound Railroad in Savannah. The Florida Northern Railroad was eventually absorbed by the Florida Central and Peninsular Railroad by 1893.[1]
In 1900, the Florida Central and Peninsular Railroad became part of the Seaboard Air Line Railroad, and the line became Seaboard's main line.[2] Seaboard Air Line became the Seaboard Coast Line Railroad after merging with the Atlantic Coast Line in 1967. The merged company became the CSX Corporation in the 1980s.
CSX abandoned the S Line between Riceboro and Seals, Georgia gradually from 1985 to 1986.
CSX leased the line to Riceboro Southern Railway in 2004. The remaining track south of Seals is currently operated by the
References
- ^ "Peninsular Railroad routes to Tampa Bay". Tampa Bay Trains. Retrieved January 4, 2017.
- ISBN 978-0-7385-2421-4.
- ^ "The Everett Subdivision". Abandoned Rails. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
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