The CSX Transportation Building is a high-rise office building located in

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. Completed in 1960, the building currently serves as headquarters for

CSX Corporation CSX Corporation is an American holding company focused on rail transportation and real estate in North America, among other industries. The company was established in 1980 as part of the Chessie System and Seaboard Coast Line Industries merger. T ...

. The building is located in the Northbank area of

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, along the banks of the

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. The building was originally built as the headquarters for the

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. In 1956, the railroad company decided to move its corporate headquarters from

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to Jacksonville, which was the winning candidate of three southern cities; the other two were

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and

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. From July 1960 to July 1, 1967, the building was used by the ACL; from July 1, 1967 to January 1, 1983, by the

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(a company created by the merger of the

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and the ACL), and from January 1, 1983 to the present by the

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, renamed CSX Transportation on July 1, 1986. Its former names include Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Building, Seaboard Coastline Railroad Building, and Seaboard System Railroad Building. Designed by lead architect Bob Lee of

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, the CSX Transportation Building is a

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building and is an example of Mid-century modern and International style architecture.

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