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Waycross Short Line remains in service today and is still operated by CSX Transportation. The segment from the Folkston Cutoff to Jacksonville (which was part of the Atlantic Coast Line main line) is now CSX's A Line
262:, which was the first railroad to cross the Georgia/Florida border. While that branch remained important to the Plant System, Henry Plant sought a direct connection of his network to
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Georgia/Florida Border). Plant then chartered the East Florida Railway as the Florida segment of the line, which continued from the St. Marys River south to Jacksonville via
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Florida converge on that segment, which carries roughly 40–45 trains a day. The
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In 1880, Plant chartered the
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Railroad Southern Division Timetable (1949)
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Jim
Fergusson's Railway and Tramway Station Lists (Georgia)
198:. The line through Georgia was chartered by Plant as the
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was the unofficial name of a railroad line built by
1019:"Florida Railroads: Passenger Stations & Stops"
991:"Georgia Railroads: Passenger Stations & Stops"
327:in 1967 after merging with their former rival, the
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397:was built in 2001 by the city for viewing trains.
1058:Predecessors of the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
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202:and the Florida segment was chartered as the
851:"When Trains First Came to Central Florida"
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912:Georgia's Railroad History & Heritage
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16:Historic railroad in Georgia and Florida
389:, is sometimes informally known as the
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968:CSX Transportation (January 1, 2005).
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819:Fernandina and Jacksonville Railroad (
747:Atlantic, Valdosta and Western Railway
737:Jacksonville and Southwestern Railroad
238:from its previous owner, the bankrupt
970:"CSX Jacksonville Division Timetable"
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447:Savannah, Florida and Western Railway
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236:Savannah, Florida and Western Railway
884:A Short History of Florida Railroads
806:Florida Central and Western Railroad
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323:The Atlantic Coast Line became the
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908:"Waycross & Florida Railroad"
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200:Waycross and Florida Railroad
325:Seaboard Coast Line Railroad
298:Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
95:74.5 mi (119.9 km)
54:Seaboard Coast Line Railroad
49:Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
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152:Centralized traffic control
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467:Waycross Air Line Railroad
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329:Seaboard Air Line Railroad
240:Atlantic and Gulf Railroad
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882:Turner, Gregg (2003).
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933:"CSX Florida Funnel"
204:East Florida Railway
372:Nahunta Subdivision
353:Nahunta Subdivision
180:Waycross Short Line
22:Waycross Short Line
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341:CSX Transportation
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59:CSX Transportation
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376:Jesup Subdivision
357:Jesup Subdivision
287:Savannah, Georgia
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208:Folkston, Georgia
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101:Track gauge
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1047:Categories
837:References
542:Uptonville
538:ANA 615.7
520:Race Pond
512:ANA 607.8
501:Fort Mudge
497:ANA 605.2
485:ANA 598.4
430:ANA 587.8
351:See also:
244:Bainbridge
147:Signalling
860:5 October
768:Moncrief
707:Dinsmore
667:Callahan
637:Hilliard
610:Boulogne
577:Folkston
567:ANA 621.1
560:Homeland
531:Charlton
490:Braganza
438:Waycross
411:Milepost
230:In 1879,
163:Route map
87:Technical
937:TrainWeb
821:FC&P
810:FC&P
791:SF&W
775:A 643.7
765:A 640.3
723:A 640.0
716:Pickett
699:A 635.2
692:Ratliff
687:A 629.5
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663:Callahan
659:A 624.5
644:A 620.1
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629:A 614.5
622:Andrews
617:A 612.1
606:Boulogne
602:A 608.5
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573:Folkston
569:A 602.5
556:Homeland
516:Racepond
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417:Station
383:Folkston
283:Callahan
279:Folkston
248:Valdosta
124: in
27:Overview
266:on the
218:History
210:at the
194:on the
119:⁄
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256:DuPont
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