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DuPont—Lakeland Line

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1925: 462: 29: 374:(SSO&G) built the segment of the line from Juliette (known today as Rainbow Falls) south to Dunnellon as part of their network. The SSO&G also built track to Ocala and Homosassa at the same time (which became the Ocala and Homosassa branches). One of the early organizers of the SSO&G was John F. Dunn, for whom Dunnellon is partially named for. In 1891, SSO&G built track from Dunnellon south to Inverness. At the same time, the South Florida Railroad extended their Pemberton Ferry Branch north to Inverness, linking the two railroads. In 1893, the SSO&G built track from Rainbow Falls north to Morriston. 453:. At least two through freight trains ran the line round-trip daily from DuPont to Vitis Junction on their route from Waycross to Tampa with a stop at High Springs Yard. One additional through freight train also ran round-trip daily from High Springs to Tampa via Vitis Junction and another through freight train ran from High Springs to Lakeland round-trip daily. Separate local freight trains also ran from DuPont to High Springs and from High Springs to Lakeland three days a week. Local freight trains also ran on the Lake City and Crystal River branches several times a week. 1479: 1044: 1906: 1767: 402: 1695: 1314: 653: 857: 759: 924: 917: 910: 300: 752: 733: 726: 684: 884: 832: 809: 786: 703: 1851: 867: 200:(which was part of the company's Ocala District). The line was primarily used for freight, though some passenger services ran on parts of it in Florida. While parts of the line were built as early as 1863, the full line was not complete until 1913. Parts of the line in Florida are still active today. 1019:
The southernmost 20 miles of the line from Lakeland Junction to Vitis Junction is still operating as CSX's Vitis Subdivision. Today, it serves as a connection between CSX's S Line (the former Seaboard Air Line Main Line) and A Line. CSX's freight trains from the north heading to Winston Yard,
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Much of the parallel Seaboard Air Line track from Archer to Inverness was also abandoned in the wake of the merger due to its proximity to the West Coast Subdivision. A local passenger train continued to run the line the short distance from Croom to Trilby on its route from Jacksonville to St.
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The DuPont—Lakeland Line would become a busy route for the Atlantic Coast Line in the 1920s. During the decade, both High Springs Yard and Lakeland Yard were expanded. The line was also double tracked between Dunnellon and Vitis Junction in 1928. This was due to increased traffic between the
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In 1987, only a year after completing the transition to CSX, the company abandoned 46 miles of the West Coast Subdivision between Gulf Junction (in Dunnellon) to its connection with the S Line at Owensboro. CSX abandoned the line from DuPont to High Springs in 1988.
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In 1941, the Homosassa Branch was abandoned between Homosassa and Cutlers. More of the branch was abandoned between Cutlers and Crystal River in the 1960s. The Ocala and Lake City Branches were also abandoned in the 1960s.
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is in the process of replacing the overpass with a new structure that will be wider to accommodate two tracks for the railroad, as well as longer to accommodate future expansion of Interstate 4 underneath.
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in 1988. The Florida Northern abandoned the line north of Newberry to High Springs in 2014, which was the last railroad track remaining in the once busy railroad hub of High Springs.'
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The merged company adopted the Seaboard Air Line's method of naming their lines as subdivisions. As a result, the DuPont—High Springs Line north of High Springs was designated as the
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closely paralleled the High Springs—Lakeland Line though Inverness, Dunnellon, and Morriston. The lines even crossed each other twice (once just south of Dunnellon and again near
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By the 1950s, a considerable amount of freight traffic was also running the line. The line was the Atlantic Coast Line's primary route for freight trains running between
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ran the line daily from the Perry Cutoff to Tampa via Vitis Junction with stops at Dunnellon, Inverness, Trilby and Dade City. The Atlantic Coast Line's
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The DuPont—Lakeland Line was built in segments from 1863 to 1913 with most of the line being built by the Atlantic Coast Line's predecessor railroads.
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and an additional local passenger train also ran the line daily between Croom and Trilby (where they continued southwest to St. Petersburg). The
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operated service on the line between Lakeland and Owensboro which also ran on the S Line further north. This service was operated by the
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The line also had three smaller branch lines. The Lake City Branch ran from Lake City Junction (between Branford and High Springs) to
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before coming to an end just south of their Lakeland Yard at Lakeland Junction, where it connected with the Atlantic Coast Line's
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The line north of Dunnellon to High Springs and the remaining Crystal River Branch to Red Level was taken over by the shortline
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killing four crewmen. The crash is known as "The Great Train Wreck of 1956," and signpost at the site of the crash on the
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was the first segment of the line to open. It opened in 1863 and was originally the Florida Division of the
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Petersburg until 1971, when all of the Seaboard Coast Line's passenger trains were taken over by
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from High Springs to Vitis Junction (which also included the former Vitis—Tampa Line), and the
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The former Lakeland Yard at the south end of the line is now the site of Bonnet Springs Park.
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between northbound and southbound Central Avenue, which is being expanded south of the city.
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on an overpass just west of Kathleen Road interchange (mile marker 31) near Lakeland. The
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The first segment of the line on the south end was built in 1884 from Lakeland north to
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From Vitis Junction north to Owensboro, the line is now the southernmost part of CSX's
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Seaboard Coast Line Railroad Jacksonville Division and Tampa Division Timetable (1982)
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Seaboard Coast Line Railroad Jacksonville Division and Tampa Division Timetable (1977)
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from Vitis Junction to Lakeland. The Crystal River Branch was designated the
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southern Orlando, and Miami continue to operate over the Vitis Subdivision.
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where the Juliette Falls Golf Course's driving range is currently located).
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in 1893 and 1901 respectively. In 1902, the Plant System was bought by the
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1888 map showing early segments of the DuPont—Lakeland Line and other lines
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Today, the former DuPont—Lakeland line still exists in two segments.
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Seaboard Coast Line Railroad Jacksonville Division Timetable (1967)
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Withlacoochee State Trail on the former right of way near Inverness
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The abandoned right of way from Owensboro to Dunnellon is now the
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In 1980, the Seaboard Coast Line's parent company merged with the
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The DuPont—Lakeland Line connected with the Atlantic Coast Line's
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Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Southern Division Timetable (1949)
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From Fort White to south of O'Brien, the line is part of the
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and was the northern leg of their Pemberton Ferry Branch.
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Atlantic Coast Line Railroad line in Georgia and Florida
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to continue the line from Live Oak via High Springs to
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Heritage Trail; Live Oak, Florida (TouristPlaces.info)
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On October 18, 1956, a head-on collision between two
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From Branford, the line turned southeast to 2364: 2362: 184:(R Line) was a historic rail line in southern 1436:Live Oak, Tampa and Charlotte Harbor Railroad 610: 346:Live Oak, Tampa and Charlotte Harbor Railroad 456: 2583: 2581: 2543: 2541: 2359: 1985:junction with Atlantic Coast Line Railroad 1489:station located on High Springs—Croom Line 2477: 2475: 1038: 617: 603: 2439:"Ocala begins love affair with railroads" 2252:junction with spur built in the 1960s to 1015: 2578: 2538: 2396: 2394: 2392: 2390: 2315:Main Line (Atlantic Coast Line Railroad) 1042: 460: 400: 298: 2472: 1012:Template:Attached KML/Vitis Subdivision 383:Silver Springs, Ocala and Gulf Railroad 372:Silver Springs, Ocala and Gulf Railroad 317:Silver Springs, Ocala and Gulf Railroad 2780: 2400: 2064:Georgia Southern & Florida Railway 1180:Atlantic, Valdosta and Western Railway 580:at various times through this period. 396: 2735:"Suwannee River Greenway at Branford" 2702: 2387: 2374:Mount Sutro: An Electronic Periodical 2350: 2348: 2346: 2344: 2342: 2340: 1088:. A third trail replaced the line in 583: 338:Savannah, Florida and Western Railway 2664:Florida Department of Transportation 2436: 2403:A Short History of Florida Railroads 1260:Georgia Southern and Florida Railway 1095: 1029:Florida Department of Transportation 591: 203: 2710:"Withlacoochee State Trail History" 2648:CSX Jacksonville Division Timetable 2441:. Ocala Star Banner. Archived from 2227:junction with DuPont—Lakeland Line 2109:junction with DuPont—Lakeland Line 2022:junction with DuPont—Lakeland Line 489:The Atlantic Coast Line became the 180:The Atlantic Coast Line Railroad's 13: 2626:effective November 10, 1996, p. 29 2558: 2337: 208:The DuPont—Lakeland Line began in 14: 2804: 2660:"CSX Bridge over I-4 Replacement" 2200:Homosassa (Crystal River) Branch 340:, which was the main railroad of 54:Some segments are still operating 1923: 1904: 1849: 1765: 1693: 1477: 1312: 922: 915: 908: 882: 865: 856: 855: 830: 807: 784: 757: 750: 731: 724: 701: 682: 651: 27: 2763: 2752: 2727: 2677: 2652: 2641: 2638:effective April 29, 2002, p. 33 2629: 2617: 2592: 2552: 866: 652: 324:The north end of the line from 188:and the northern west coast of 2793:Rail infrastructure in Florida 2510: 2498:(photograph). December 3, 2009 2486: 2466:Official Guide of the Railways 2457: 2430: 2419: 1023:The Vitis Subdivision crosses 923: 916: 909: 758: 484: 481:memorializes the event today. 1: 2561:"Lakeland Go To Spots Part 2" 2330: 751: 732: 725: 512:on employee timetables , the 473:freight trains occurred near 212:at the Atlantic Coast Line's 109:234.2 mi (376.9 km) 2788:Atlantic Coast Line Railroad 2254:Crystal River Energy Complex 2178:Atlantic Coast Line Railroad 1932:Atlantic Coast Line Railroad 1858:Atlantic Coast Line Railroad 1830:Atlantic Coast Line Railroad 1716:Atlantic Coast Line Railroad 1673:Atlantic Coast Line Railroad 1654:Atlantic Coast Line Railroad 683: 491:Seaboard Coast Line Railroad 471:Atlantic Coast Line Railroad 391:Atlantic Coast Line Railroad 295:Construction and early years 68:Seaboard Coast Line Railroad 63:Atlantic Coast Line Railroad 7: 2600:"Dupont, GA to Alachua, FL" 2437:Cook, David (17 Jan 2010). 2370:"The High Springs Railroad" 2303: 1332:Live Oak and Perry Railroad 883: 831: 808: 785: 702: 385:were incorporated into the 277: 10: 2809: 2468:. December 1954. Table 30. 2186:Seaboard Air Line Railroad 2056:Seaboard Air Line Railroad 1882:Seaboard Air Line Railroad 1861:Trilby—St. Petersburg Line 1676:Thomasville—Dunnellon Line 1569:Seaboard Air Line Railroad 1402:originally Rowlands Bluff 1325:Seaboard Air Line Railroad 1225: 495:Seaboard Air Line Railroad 438:was discontinued in 1957. 334:Atlantic and Gulf Railroad 306: 289: 264:Thomasville—Dunnellon Line 198:High Springs—Lakeland Line 1125: 1075:Florida Northern Railroad 1064:Withlacoochee State Trail 1055:, which continues up the 931: 902: 894: 876: 864: 849: 842: 824: 819: 801: 796: 778: 766: 744: 740: 718: 713: 695: 691: 676: 660: 645: 522:Crystal River Subdivision 479:Withlacoochee State Trail 457:Great Train Wreck of 1956 214:Waycross—Thomasville Line 159: 149: 113: 105: 100: 79: 58: 50: 40: 35: 26: 21: 2325:Lakeland—Fort Myers Line 1537:Jacksonville—Wilcox Line 1146:Waycross—Montgomery Line 1016:KML is not from Wikidata 194:DuPont—High Springs Line 2464:"Atlantic Coast Line". 2320:High Springs—Croom Line 2181:High Springs—Croom Line 2059:Tallahassee Subdivision 1833:High Springs—Croom Line 1486:High Springs—Croom Line 1328:Tallahassee Subdivision 1082:Suwannee River Greenway 1039:North of Vitis Junction 499:Brooksville Subdivision 354:High Springs—Croom Line 262:in both locations, the 260:High Springs—Croom Line 2405:. 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Lawton 1100: 1049: 584:Current operations 545:CSX Transportation 510:DuPont Subdivision 467: 407: 305: 266:in Dunnellon, the 73:CSX Transportation 44:DuPont Subdivision 2412:978-0-7385-2421-4 2301: 2300: 2197: 2196: 2077: 2076: 1995:Lake City Branch 1992: 1991: 1718:Homosassa Branch 1096:Historic stations 987: 986: 983: 982: 960: 959: 626:Vitis Subdivision 592:Vitis Subdivision 518:Vitis Subdivision 447:Waycross, Georgia 405:Dunnellon station 330:Live Oak, Florida 204:Route Description 178: 177: 174: 173: 92:Lakeland, Florida 2800: 2772: 2767: 2761: 2756: 2750: 2749: 2747: 2745: 2731: 2725: 2724: 2722: 2720: 2706: 2700: 2699: 2697: 2695: 2681: 2675: 2674: 2672: 2670: 2656: 2650: 2645: 2639: 2636:Amtrak Timetable 2633: 2627: 2624:Amtrak Timetable 2621: 2615: 2614: 2612: 2610: 2596: 2590: 2585: 2576: 2575: 2573: 2571: 2556: 2550: 2545: 2536: 2535: 2533: 2531: 2522: 2514: 2508: 2507: 2505: 2503: 2490: 2484: 2479: 2470: 2469: 2461: 2455: 2454: 2452: 2450: 2434: 2428: 2423: 2417: 2416: 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Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
Seaboard Coast Line Railroad
CSX Transportation
DuPont, Georgia
Lakeland, Florida
Track gauge
standard gauge
Electrification
Georgia
Florida
DuPont, Georgia
Waycross—Thomasville Line
Live Oak
Branford
High Springs
Newberry
Williston
Dunnellon
Inverness
Dade City
main line
High Springs—Croom Line
Thomasville—Dunnellon Line
St. Petersburg Line
Vitis—Tampa Line
Lake City

Plant System
South Florida Railroad

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