Route of the Tampa Southern Railroad at its greatest extent
Overview
Reporting mark
TAS
Dates of operation
1917–1967
Successor
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Seaboard Coast Line Railroad CSX Transportation
Technical
Track gauge
4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
The Tampa Southern Railroad was a subsidiary of the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad (ACL) originally running from Uceta Yard in Tampa south to Palmetto, Bradenton, and Sarasota with a later extension southeast to Fort Ogden in the Peace River valley built shortly after. It was one of many rail lines completed during the Florida land boom of the 1920s. Most of the remaining trackage (between Tampa and Bradenton) now serves as CSX Transportation's Palmetto Subdivision.[1][2] Another short portion just east of Sarasota also remains that is now operated by Seminole Gulf Railway.
^"CSX Palmetto Sub". Radio Reference Wiki.[unreliable source?]
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