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State Road A1A (SR A1A) is a major north–south Florida State Road consisting of seven separate sections running a total of 338.752 miles (545.168 km) along the Atlantic Ocean, from Key West at the southern tip of Florida, to Fernandina Beach, just south of Georgia on Amelia Island. It is the main road through most oceanfront towns.
In 1967, it merged with long-time rival Seaboard Air Line Railroad to form the Seaboard Coast Line Railroad. Much of the original ACL network has been part of CSX Transportation since 1986. The Atlantic Coast Line served the Southeast, with a concentration of lines in Florida. Numerous named passenger trains were operated by the railroad for ...
Gulf Coast Special (New York – Tampa/Ft. Myers/St. Petersburg) Havana Special (New York – Key West, via the Florida East Coast Railway prior to the 1935 Labor Day hurricane.) Miamian (Washington – Miami) Vacationer (New York – Miami) In 1967, the Atlantic Coast Line merged with their long-time rival, the Seaboard Air Line Railroad (SAL).
The 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 .
The Jacksonville, Tampa and Key West Railway was a railroad and steamboat network in Florida at the end of the 19th century. Most of its lines became part of the Plant System in 1899 and the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad in 1902.
South Florida Railroad--Bartow Branch (Atlantic Coast Line Railroad) Cross Seminole Trail: 23 miles (37 km) Seminole County: Sanford and Indian River Railroad (Atlantic Coast Line Railroad) Cross Town Trail: 3.1 miles (5.0 km) Citrus County: Silver Springs, Ocala and Gulf Railroad (Atlantic Coast Line Railroad) Dunnellon Trail: 2.5 miles (4.0 km)
The line would remain the as the Atlantic Coast Line's southernmost track until 1928, when their parallel Haines City Branch was extended to Everglades City. [2] By the end of 1927, the Atlantic Coast Line was running regular passenger train service to Naples. [9] Service to Marco Island was provided by a mixed train from Fort Myers and Naples.
The Atlantic Coast Line Railroad's Haines City Branch was a railroad line running from their main line in Haines City, Florida south through southern Central Florida.The line notably ran through Lake Wales, Avon Park, Sebring, and Immokalee and would stretch as far south as Everglades City upon its completion in 1928.