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| The '''First Coast Railroad''' {{reporting mark|FCRD}} is a ] in ] and ], owned by ] (]). It was founded in April 2005 to lease 32 ex-] miles abandoned by ]. Its line stretches east from ] to ] and north from ] to ], with a connection at ] to ] to ]. At ] it connects to the ]. | |||
| {{Infobox rail | |||
| | railroad_name=First Coast Railroad | |||
| | logo=First Coast Railroad logo.png | |||
| | marks=FCRD | |||
| | start_year=2005 | |||
| | end_year=present | |||
| | locale=] and ], ] | |||
| | gauge={{Track gauge|56.5in|allk=on}} | |||
| | hq_city= ] | |||
| | map={{First Coast Railroad}} | |||
| |website={{official website|https://www.gwrr.com/fcrd/}}}} | |||
| The '''First Coast Railroad''' {{reporting mark|FCRD}} is a ] operating in ] and ], owned by ]. The name is derived from its area of operations around the ] of Florida. | |||
| The FCRD was founded in April 2005 to lease 32 miles of a former ] from ]. It stretches east from ] to ] and north from Yulee to ], with a connection at Yulee to CSX. | |||
| The First Coast Railroad is covered in the June 2006 issue of ], the reference used for this article. | |||
| The north–south line, formerly the Seaboard Air Line main line before it was abandoned by the combined ] in favor of the ex-] main line to the west, connects to the ] at ]. The line is abandoned north of Seals.<ref>{{cite magazine|date=June 2006|magazine=]| title=First Coast's First Days| author=King, Leo| pages=34–39| volume=66| issue=6| issn= 0041-0934 }}</ref> | |||
| ⚫ | ] | ||
| ==History== | |||
| {{see also|Florida Central & Peninsular Railroad}} | |||
| The line from Yulee north into southern Georgia was built in 1894 by the Florida Northern Railroad. It was an extension of the Fernandina and Jacksonville Railroad north to ] to connect with the ]. The line from Yulee to Fernandina Beach was completed in 1861 by the ] which connected Fernandina Beach with ]. The Florida Railroad, Florida Northern Railroad, Fernandina and Jacksonville Railroad, and the South Bound Railroad were all eventually absorbed by the ] by 1893.<ref>{{cite web| title=Peninsular Railroad routes to Tampa Bay| url=http://tampabaytrains.com/peninsularRailroadRoutesTampaBay.htm| website=Tampa Bay Trains| access-date=January 4, 2017}}</ref> | |||
| In 1900, the Florida Central & Peninsular Railroad became part of the ], and the line into Georgia became Seaboard's main line.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Turner|first1=Gregg|title=A Short History of Florida Railroads|date=2003|publisher=Arcadia Publishing|isbn=978-0-7385-2421-4}}</ref> | |||
| Seaboard Air Line became the ] after merging with the Atlantic Coast Line in 1967. The former Seaboard Air Line mainline was designated as the S Line with this specific segment known as the '''Everett Subdivision'''. The route to Fernandina Beach was designated the '''Fernandina Subdivision'''. The Seaboard Coast Line became the ] in the 1980s. With the former Atlantic Coast Line main line (]) being used as the through route in the combined network, CSX abandoned the S Line between ] (just southwest of Savannah) and Bladen, Georgia in 1986 and redesignated the remaining track as the ] (a designation which remains on the CSX line south of Yulee). Track between Bladen and Seals was removed in 1990.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Everett Subdivision|url=http://www.abandonedrails.com/Everett_Subdivision|website=Abandoned Rails|access-date=11 March 2018}}</ref> | |||
| CSX leased the lines north of Yulee to the First Coast Railroad in 2005.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.gwrr.com/railroads/north_america/first_coast_railroad#m_tab-one-panel| title=First Coast Railroad| website=First Coast Railroad| access-date=January 10, 2017}}</ref> The remaining Seaboard track north of Riceboro is operated by the ], another subsidiary of ]. | |||
| == References == | |||
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| {{Genesee & Wyoming}} | |||
| {{Florida railroads}} | |||
| {{Georgia (U.S. state) railroads}} | |||
| {{Portal|Railways}} | |||
| {{DEFAULTSORT:First Coast Railroad}} | |||
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| Headquarters | Fernandina, Florida | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reporting mark | FCRD | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Locale | Florida and Georgia, United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dates of operation | 2005–present | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The First Coast Railroad (reporting mark FCRD) is a class III railroad operating in Florida and Georgia, owned by Genesee & Wyoming. The name is derived from its area of operations around the First Coast of Florida.
The FCRD was founded in April 2005 to lease 32 miles of a former Seaboard Air Line Railroad from CSX. It stretches east from Yulee to Fernandina Beach, Florida and north from Yulee to Seals, with a connection at Yulee to CSX.
The north–south line, formerly the Seaboard Air Line main line before it was abandoned by the combined Seaboard Coast Line Railroad in favor of the ex-Atlantic Coast Line Railroad main line to the west, connects to the St. Marys Railroad at Kingsland. The line is abandoned north of Seals.
History
See also: Florida Central & Peninsular RailroadThe line from Yulee north into southern Georgia 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. The line from Yulee to Fernandina Beach was completed in 1861 by the Florida Railroad which connected Fernandina Beach with Cedar Key. The Florida Railroad, Florida Northern Railroad, Fernandina and Jacksonville Railroad, and the South Bound Railroad were all eventually absorbed by the Florida Central & Peninsular Railroad by 1893.
In 1900, the Florida Central & Peninsular Railroad became part of the Seaboard Air Line Railroad, and the line into Georgia became Seaboard's main line.
Seaboard Air Line became the Seaboard Coast Line Railroad after merging with the Atlantic Coast Line in 1967. The former Seaboard Air Line mainline was designated as the S Line with this specific segment known as the Everett Subdivision. The route to Fernandina Beach was designated the Fernandina Subdivision. The Seaboard Coast Line became the CSX Corporation in the 1980s. With the former Atlantic Coast Line main line (A Line) being used as the through route in the combined network, CSX abandoned the S Line between Riceboro, Georgia (just southwest of Savannah) and Bladen, Georgia in 1986 and redesignated the remaining track as the Kingsland Subdivision (a designation which remains on the CSX line south of Yulee). Track between Bladen and Seals was removed in 1990.
CSX leased the lines north of Yulee to the First Coast Railroad in 2005. The remaining Seaboard track north of Riceboro is operated by the Riceboro Southern Railway, another subsidiary of Genesee & Wyoming.
References
- King, Leo (June 2006). "First Coast's First Days". Trains. Vol. 66, no. 6. pp. 34–39. ISSN 0041-0934.
- "Peninsular Railroad routes to Tampa Bay". Tampa Bay Trains. Retrieved January 4, 2017.
- Turner, Gregg (2003). A Short History of Florida Railroads. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 978-0-7385-2421-4.
- "The Everett Subdivision". Abandoned Rails. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
- "First Coast Railroad". First Coast Railroad. Retrieved January 10, 2017.
