History Plant System

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1870 map connections


in 1882, chattahoochee branch opened climax on main line southwest florida state line, chattahoochee , east pass railroad (chartered 1881) continued river junction, florida, hamlet later came known chattahoochee, florida. @ river junction, louisville , nashville railroad s pensacola , atlantic railroad continued west, , florida central , western railroad ran east jacksonville.


the live oak , rowland s bluff railroad , live oak, tampa , charlotte harbor railroad chartered in 1881 continue short florida branch south live oak further florida (eventually reaching gainesville branch lake city). plant tried acquire 3 ft (914 mm) narrow gauge florida southern railway continue line, unsuccessful, , on may 4, 1883 bought 3/5 of stock of 3 ft narrow gauge south florida railroad. @ time, connection between system, main line sanford west tampa, via steamboats on st. johns river jacksonville sanford.


the plant investment company formed in 1882 lease , buy other railroads , expand system.



advertising trade card railroad.


the various lines of sf&w consolidated 1 company in 1884. specifically, following companies lost corporate existence:



waycross , florida railroad , east florida railway (waycross short line)
chattahoochee , east pass railroad (chattahoochee branch)
live oak , rowland s bluff railroad , live oak, tampa , charlotte harbor railroad (florida division)

the brunswick , western railroad, opened in late 1850s brunswick , florida railroad, bought plant in 1884.


in 1886, system changed 4 ft 8 ⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge; had consisted of 5 ft (1,524 mm) broad gauge lines , 3 ft (914 mm) narrow gauge lines.


expansion alabama , central florida

in 1887 green pond, walterboro , branchville railway opened short branch of main line walterboro, south carolina. walterborough , western railroad continued line ehrhardt in 1896, , 2 merged green pond, walterboro , branchville railroad in 1900.


on may 30, 1887, florida state law chapter 3794 approved, authorizing sf&w build lines tallahassee , monticello north georgia state line, connecting branches thomasville, georgia. tallahassee branch never built, monticello branch opened in 1888.


plant obtained controlling interest in alabama midland railway in july 1890. line continued main line bainbridge west montgomery, alabama. southwestern alabama railway , abbeville southern railway, 2 branches of line, acquired in 1890s.


in 1890, 3 ft narrow gauge florida southern railway went receivership , remained 2 years. during time, charlotte harbor branch operated independently , converted portion of line 4 ft 8 ⁄2 in. in 1892, plant bought florida southern railway under foreclosure , reorganized florida southern railroad. @ time, florida southern system stretched south end of plant system @ gainesville south via ocala, using trackage rights on south florida railroad s pemberton ferry branch, punta gorda. florida southern railroad integrated rest of plant system in 1896 , converted 4 ft 8 ⁄2 in same year.


the silver springs, ocala , gulf railroad chartered in 1877 , opened in 1892, running ocala west dunnellon , south homosassa , inverness. connection built inverness south florida railroad @ pemberton ferry.


the winston , bone valley railroad, opened in 1892 serve phosphate mines near lakeland, became part of plant system in 1896.


the tampa , thonotosassa railroad incorporated in 1893, running northeast south florida railroad in tampa small town of thonotosassa.


in 1895, plant bought 3 ft narrow gauge sanford , st. petersburg railroad (previously orange belt railway) in 1895, stretched across state sanford st. petersburg. profitable section of line converted 4 ft 8 ⁄2 in, leaving remaining section trilby sanford in original gauge. 4 ft 8 ⁄2 in florida midland railway in orlando area acquired in 1896, line north of sanford , st. petersburg railroad abandoned, , remaining track sanford kissimmee converted 3 ft narrow gauge. keeping these 2 connecting lines same narrow gauge, able work in conjunction 1 another, utilizing same narrow gauge equipment both sanford , st. petersburg railroad , converted florida southern railroad.


in 1899, jacksonville, tampa , key west railway, except branch titusville (which had been sold florida east coast railway), reorganized , bought plant jacksonville , st. johns river railway. supplied connection between jacksonville , sanford without need steamboat transfer @ each end, system connections @ tavares , palatka.


the plant system built straight 54 mi (87 km) folkston cutoff in southeast georgia in 1901. ran old waycross , florida railroad @ folkston north via nahunta jesup on sf&w mainline, allowing trains bypass waycross , save 19 mi (31 km) on old route.


in 1901, green pond, walterboro , branchville railroad, ashley river railroad, abbeville southern railway; , southern alabama railroad consolidated savannah, florida , western railway.


in 1901, following companies merged sf&w:



alabama midland railway
brunswick , western railroad
charleston , savannah railway

in 1902 atlantic coast line railroad acquired entire plant system, connecting @ charleston, sc. components merged acl. system has since become part of csx after several mergers.








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