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[[image:CSX A and S lines.png|thumb|300px|The main ACL "A" (red) and SAL "S" (blue) lines]] |
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Most [[CSX]] [[railroad]] lines are given lettered prefixes before [[milepost]] numbers. These prefixes are one to three letters long with the first letter usually refer to the former company. For instance, prefixes beginning with "S" were part of the [[Seaboard Air Line Railroad]]. Some of these company prefixes include the following:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://railroad.net/forums/viewtopic.php?f=53&t=57267|title=RAILROAD.NET • View topic - CSX - Philadelphia|website=railroad.net}}</ref> |
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* Former [[Atlantic Coast Line Railroad]] lines begin with "A" |
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* Former [[Baltimore and Ohio Railroad]] (B&O) lines begin with "B" |
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* Former [[Conrail]] ([[New York Central Railroad|New York Central]]/[[Penn Central Transportation Company|Penn Central]]) lines begin with "Q" |
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* Former [[Chesapeake and Ohio Railway]] (C&O) lines begin with "C" |
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* Former [[Clinchfield Railroad]] lines begin with "Z" |
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* Former [[Georgia Railroad]] lines begin with "Y" |
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* Former [[Louisville and Nashville Railroad]] lines begin with "0" (zero) |
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* Former [[Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad]] lines are designated "PLE", "PLY", and "PLM" |
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* Former [[Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad]] lines are designated "CFP" (on the former main) and "CFQ" (Dahlgren Branch) |
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* Former [[Seaboard Air Line Railroad]] lines begin with "S" |
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==Atlantic Coast Line Railroad== |
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Lines that were formerly part of the [[Atlantic Coast Line Railroad]] system are given [[milepost]] prefixes beginning with the letter '''A'''. For instance, milepost A790 is on the main line in [[Orlando, Florida]], 1000 miles south of the beginning in [[Richmond, Virginia]], and milepost AN587 is in [[Waycross, Georgia]], 587 miles south of Richmond on the branch to [[Montgomery, Alabama]] (which splits near milepost 548 in [[Jesup (GA)|Jesup]]). Three-letter prefixes are used for minor branches of these branches, or minor branches off the mainline - for instance ANA is the northernmost branch of AN. |
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Before the ACL merged into the [[Seaboard Coast Line Railroad]] in 1967, none of the prefixes had the initial "A". The letters "I" and "Q" were skipped, and double-lettered prefixes (like KK, which would be AKK post-1967) were not used. |
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{{anchor|A}}'''A''' is given to the main line from [[Richmond, Virginia]] to [[Port of Tampa, Florida]]. It has been pieced together from many sections of original main lines and newer connections; the full line is still in use by [[CSX]]. |
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*[[Richmond and Petersburg Railroad]], [[Manchester, Virginia]] to [[Petersburg, Virginia]] (A23) |
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*[[Petersburg Railroad]], Petersburg to [[Weldon, North Carolina]] (A85) |
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*[[Wilmington and Weldon Railroad]], Weldon to [[Wilson, North Carolina]] (A139) |
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*[[Fayetteville Cutoff]], Wilson to [[Pee Dee, South Carolina]] (A283) |
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*[[Wilmington and Manchester Railroad]], Pee Dee to [[Florence, South Carolina]] (A293) |
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*[[Northeastern Railroad (South Carolina)|Northeastern Railroad]], Florence to [[Charleston, South Carolina]] (A388) |
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*Predecessors of the [[Plant System]]: |
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**[[Ashley River Railroad]], around Charleston (A388-392) |
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**[[Charleston and Savannah Railroad]], Charleston to [[Savannah, Georgia]] (A491) |
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**[[Atlantic and Gulf Railroad (1856–79)|Atlantic and Gulf Railroad]], Savannah to [[Jesup, Georgia]] (A548) |
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**[[Folkston Cutoff]], Jesup to [[Folkston, Georgia]] (A602) |
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**[[Waycross Short Line|Waycross and Florida Railroad]], Folkston to Georgia/Florida state line (A606) |
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**[[Waycross Short Line|East Florida Railway]], state line to [[Jacksonville, Florida]] (A643) |
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**[[Jacksonville, Tampa and Key West Railway]], Jacksonville to [[Sanford, Florida]] (A766) |
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**[[South Florida Railroad]], Sanford to [[Tampa, Florida]] (A890) |
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{{anchor|AA}}'''AA''' is the northernmost spur, running from A89/AA89 at [[Halifax, North Carolina]] southeast and south to AA178 in [[Kinston, North Carolina]]. It was all built as the [[Scotland Neck Branch]] of the [[Wilmington and Weldon Railroad]]. |
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==Seaboard Air Line Railroad== |
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Lines that were formerly part of the [[Seaboard Air Line Railroad]] system are given [[milepost]] prefixes beginning with the letter '''S'''. The mainline is numbered similarly to the Atlantic Coast Line route with the exception of the prefix. Also, like the ACL, the SAL mainline ran from Richmond, Virginia to Tampa, Florida. |
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The S Line is today discontinuous and segments of the original line have been abandoned (notable abandoned segments are between [[Chester, Virginia]] and [[Norlina, North Carolina]], and between [[Riceboro, Georgia|Riceboro]] and [[Seals, Georgia]]. The Seaboard main line from Richmond to Tampa, heart of its 2600-mile system in 1900, had been built by the following companies: |
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*[[Richmond, Petersburg and Carolina Railroad]], [[Richmond, Virginia]] to [[Norlina, North Carolina]] (S103) |
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*[[Raleigh and Gaston Railroad]], Norlina to [[Raleigh, North Carolina]] (S157) |
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*[[Raleigh and Augusta Air Line Railroad]], Raleigh to [[Hamlet, North Carolina]] (S254) |
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*[[Palmetto Railroad]], Hamlet to [[Cheraw, South Carolina]] (S271) |
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*[[Chesterfield and Kershaw Railroad]], Cheraw to [[Camden, South Carolina]] (S326) |
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*Predecessors of the [[Florida Central and Peninsular Railroad]]: |
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**[[South Bound Railroad]], Camden to [[Savannah, Georgia]] (S501) |
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**[[Florida Central and Peninsular Railroad]] Northern Division, Savannah to Georgia/Florida state line (S599) |
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**[[Florida Northern Railroad (defunct)|Florida Northern Railroad]], state line to [[Yulee, Florida]] (S613) |
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**[[Fernandina and Jacksonville Railroad]], Yulee to [[Jacksonville, Florida]] (S638) |
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**[[Florida, Atlantic and Gulf Central Railroad]], Jacksonville to [[Baldwin, Florida]] (S653) |
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**[[Florida Railroad]], Yulee to [[Baldwin, Florida|Baldwin]] to [[Waldo, Florida]] (S690) |
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**[[Florida Transit and Peninsular Railroad]] Tampa Division, Waldo to [[Tampa, Florida]] (S844) |
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==References== |
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{{Reflist}} |
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20040718192935/http://www.trainweb.org/csxtimetables/Contents.html CSX Transportation Timetables] |
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20050410110910/http://safetydata.fra.dot.gov/OfficeofSafety/Downloads/Default.asp?page=downloaddbf.asp FRA Highway-Rail Crossing Inventory Files] |
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[[Category:Atlantic Coast Line Railroad]] |
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[[Category:Seaboard Air Line Railroad]] |
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