| Florida Gulf & Atlantic Railroad
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| Overview
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| ARR Reporting Marks
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FGA/FGAR
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| Parent Company
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Pinsly Railroad Company
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| Headquarters
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Tallahassee, FL
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| Termini
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Pensacola, FL - Baldwin, FL
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| Dates of Operation
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2019 -
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| Predecessors
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Louisville & Nashville, Seaboard Air Line,
CSX
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| Website
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Official Website
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Florida Gulf & Atlantic Railroad Overview
The Florida Gulf & Atlantic Railroad, LLC (FGA) operates 430 miles of track, running east/west along the I-10 corridor between Baldwin, FL and Pensacola, FL, with a branch line that runs between Tallahassee, FL to Attapulgus, GA. FGA is rated for 286K GWR and offers up to 1,300 storage spots.
The railroad operates over three former CSX Transportation subdivisions sold to Pinsly Railroad Co. (formerly Gulf & Atlantic Railways/RailUSA), the holding company that owns and operates the railroad, and began operations on June 1, 2019. CSX Transportation still retains trackage rights, but only for certain situations such as emergency rerouting.
Interchanges
FGAR Interchanges with:
Florida Gulf & Atlantic Railroad Train Symbols
Notes:
- Not all jobs, frequencies, and crew call times are "set in stone" and vary due to traffic and crew availability.
- AT- = Attapulgus; BA- = Baldwin Yard (CSXT); LC- = Lake City; PP- = Pensacola (Milton); TA- = Wilson Yard - Tallahassee.
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| Symbol
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Frequency
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Job Description
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| AT-Switcher |
Mon-Fri |
Attapulgus BASF Switcher.
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| BA-Unit |
As needed |
Grain loads/empties to/from Live Oak. Uses run-though CSXT power.
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| LCBA-Turn |
Sun-Thu |
Lake-City Baldwin Turn. Works CSX Baldwin Yard.
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| LC-Local |
Mon-Fri |
Lake City Local. Works all industries from Lake City to Sanderson.
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| LC-West |
Mon-Fri |
WB to Lee, meets TA-East, then EB back to Lake City.
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| PP-Day |
Mon-Fri |
Works all industries from Milton to Pensacola, works CSX Goulding Yard, then returns to Milton.
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| PP-Night |
As needed |
Recrews PP-Day in Milton. EB to Chipley, then WB back to Milton, working industries in between.
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| TA-East |
Mon-Fri |
EB to Lee, meets LC-West, then WB back to Tallahassee.
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| TA-Local |
Mon-Fri |
Tallahassee Local. Runs to Attapulgus Mon, Wed, Fri. Runs to Quincy Tue, Thu.
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| TA-West |
Mon-Fri |
WB to Chipley, then EB back to Tallahassee. Switches Anderson Columbia in Midway & Marianna. Also works AN & BAYL in Chattahoochee & Cottondale respectively.
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Florida Gulf & Atlantic Railroad Locomotives
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| Number(s)
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Model
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Year Built
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History
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Notes
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| FGA 104
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SD70M-2
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2008
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Ex-FEC 104.
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Currently out of service, awaiting repairs after collision with a fallen tree.
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| FGA 105
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SD70M-2
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2008
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Ex-FEC 105.
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Active. Main locomotive.
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| FGA 106
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SD70M-2
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2008
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Ex-FEC 106.
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Active. Main locomotive.
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| FGA 107
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SD70M-2
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2008
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Ex-FEC 107.
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Active. Main locomotive.
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| HLCX 3814
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GP38-2
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1985
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Ex-HLCX 3814/TM 867.
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Active. Used on the Attapulgus Switcher.
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| HLCX 3824
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GP38-2
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1978
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Ex-HLCX 3824/NS 5372/CR 8243.
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Active. Main locomotive.
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| HLCX 3865
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GP38-2
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1972
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Ex-HLCX 3865/UP 491/UP 1993/CSX 2603/SBD 4093/LN 4093.
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Active. Main locomotive.
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| HLCX 3867
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GP38-2
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1972
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Ex-UP 496/CSX 2606/SBD 4097/LN 4097.
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Active. Main locomotive.
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| HLCX 4216
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GP40-2
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1984
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Ex-HLCX 4216/ICE 4206/SP 7244.
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Active. Main locomotive.
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| FGAR 4448
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SD70M
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2001
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Ex-UP 4448
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| FGAR 4489
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SD70M
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2001
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Ex-UP 4483
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| FGAR 4492
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SD70M
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2001
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Ex-UP 4492
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| FURX 5548
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GP38-2
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1970
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Ex-FURX 5548/NS 5548/SOU 2819.
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Active. Main locomotive.
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| FGAR 5571
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GP38-2
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1969
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Ex-FURX 5571/NS 5571/NS 2750/SOU 2750.
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Active. Main locomotive.
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| FGAR 6300
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SD40-2
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1971
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Ex-FURX 6300/HLCX 6300/MKCX 9053/UP 3104.
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Active. Main locomotive.
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| FGAR 7156
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SD40-2
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1979
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Ex-FURX 7156/HLCX 7156/BN 7156.
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Active. Main locomotive.
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| FGAR 8143
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SD40-2
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1980
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Ex-FURX 8143/HLCX 8143/BN 8143.
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Active. Main locomotive.
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FGAR Tallahassee Subdivision
- Runs from Chattahoochee to Baldwin.
- 189.2 Miles - MP SP653.3 to SP842.5
Tallahassee Subdivision Signals
- The Tallahassee Subdivision is controlled by CTC.
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|SP 654.7
|S.E. West Baldwin
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Customers
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| Customer
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Location
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Company Description
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Type of Railcar
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Notes
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| Active Minerals
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Quincy
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Kaolin & Attapulgite Minerals
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Covered Hoppers
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| Imerys Perlite
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Quincy
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Perlite & Filtration Minerals
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Covered Hoppers
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Formerly Harborlite.
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| Clariant
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Quincy
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Attapulgite Minerals
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Covered Hoppers
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Site divested by BASF Corp.
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| Anderson Columbia
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Midway
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Stone & Gravel Yard
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Stone Hoppers
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| Farmers Cooperative
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Madison
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Stone & Gravel Yard
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Stone Hoppers
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| Mayo Fertilizer of Lee
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Lee
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Fertilizer Supplier
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Covered Hoppers/Tank Cars
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| Matco Industries
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Falmouth
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Transload Facility
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Covered Hoppers
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| Pilgrims Pride
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Live Oak
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Feed Mill
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Covered Hoppers/Tank Cars
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Served by BA-Unit.
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| Scoular
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Live Oak
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Feed Mill
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Covered Hoppers
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| Columbia Grain & Ingredients
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Lake City
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Grain Elevator & Feed Mill
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Covered Hoppers
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| New Millennium Building Systems
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Lake City
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Steel Fabricator
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Steel Coil Cars/Bulkhead Flatcars
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| Land O'Lakes Purina Feed
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Lake City
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Feed Mill
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Covered Hoppers
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| FGAR Transload
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Lake City
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Transload Facility
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Covered Hoppers
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| PotashCorp
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Lake City
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Transload Facility
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Tank Cars
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Operated by Savage Services.
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| Mayo Ag Services
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Lake City
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Fertilizer Supplier
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Covered Hoppers
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| AgroLiquid
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Lake City
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Liquid Fertilizer Supplier
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Tank Cars
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Coming online in 2025.
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| Insteel Wire Products
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Sanderson
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Steel Wire Reinforcing Products
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Bulkhead Flatcars
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| Sanderson Pipe
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Sanderson
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Plastic & PVC Pipe Products
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Covered Hoppers
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FGAR P&A Subdivision
- Runs from Pensacola to Chattahoochee.
- 166 Miles - MP 00K810.7 to 00K645.0
P&A Subdivision Signals
- The P&A Subdivision is controlled by ABS, with CTC islands.
Customers
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| Customer
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Location
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Company Description
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Type of Railcar
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Notes
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| GE Generators
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Ferry Pass
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Electrical Generator Manufacturer
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Depressed Flatcars
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| Eastman Chemical
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Pace
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Specialty Chemicals
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Tank Cars
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| Martin Marietta
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Milton
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Aggregate Yard
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Stone Hoppers
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| Buzzi Unicem
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Milton
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Concrete Terminal
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Covered Hoppers
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| Boise Cascade
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East Milton
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Building Materials
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Centerbeam Flatcars
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| Anderson Columbia
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Holt
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Aggregate Yard
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Stone Hoppers
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| Conrad Yelvington
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Defuniak Springs
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Construction Aggregates
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Stone Hoppers
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| Anderson Columbia
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Marianna
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Aggregate Yard
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Stone Hoppers
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| Spanish Trail Lumber
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Cypress
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Lumber Mill
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Centerbeam Flatcars
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Active?
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FGAR Bainbridge Subdivision Customers
- Runs from GF&A Connection in Tallahassee to Attapulgus
- 26.4 Miles - MP SLC52.0 to SLC78.4
The Bainbridge Subdivision of the Florida Gulf & Atlantic Railroad is part of the old Georgia Florida & Alabama Railroad (GF&A).
Originally built from 1895 to 1906 as the Georgia Pine Railway, the railroad ran for 180 miles from Richland, Georgia to Carrabelle, Florida. Traffic and business increased beyond it's originally intended purpose for logging, due to the fact the railway provided an additional route from Georgia into Florida. The railroad was eventually renamed the Georiga, Florida & Alabama Railroad in 1901.
The Seaboard Air Line Railway purchased the GF&A in the mid-20th century, and eventually became part of CSX Transportation's network in the 1980's. The sections of track north of Cuthbert and south of Tallahassee at the GF&A Connection were abandoned in 1997 and 1948 respectively. The section of the Bainbridge Subdivision from Attapulgus to Tallahassee was sold to RailUSA (now Gulf & Atlantic Railways) in 2019, along with the P&A and Tallahassee Subdivisions.
Currently, the two trains that operate on the Bainbridge Subdivision are the switching job for BASF Catalysts in Attapulgus (AT-Switcher), and the local job that runs from Tallahassee to Attapulgus and back on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday (TA-Local).
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| Customer
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Location
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Company Description
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Type of Railcar
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Notes
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| Active Minerals
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Hinson
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Kaolin & Attapulgite Minerals
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Covered Hoppers
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Transloaded behind Coastal Plywood.
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| BASF Catalysts
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Attapulgus
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Petroleum Cracking Catalyst Products
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Covered Hoppers/Tank Cars
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