Below is a list of railroads that were bought, leased, or in other ways had their track come under ownership or control by the
Seaboard Air Line Railroad
The Seaboard Air Line Railroad , which styled itself "The Route of Courteous Service," was an American railroad which existed from April 14, 1900, until July 1, 1967, when it merged with the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, its longtime rival, t ...
or one of its predecessors.
The Seaboard Air Line Railroad merged with the
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
The Atlantic Coast Line Railroad was a United States Class I railroad formed in 1900, though predecessor railroads had used the ACL brand since 1871. In 1967 it merged with long-time rival Seaboard Air Line Railroad to form the Seaboard Coast L ...
on July 1, 1967, to form the
Seaboard Coast Line Railroad
The Seaboard Coast Line Railroad was a Class I railroad company operating in the Southeastern United States beginning in 1967. Its passenger operations were taken over by Amtrak in 1971. Eventually, the railroad was merged with its affiliate lin ...
.
Predecessor lines
The Seaboard main line from Richmond to Tampa, heart of its 2600-mile system in 1900, (today mostly
CSX
CSX Transportation , known colloquially as simply CSX, is a Class I freight railroad operating in the Eastern United States and the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec. The railroad operates approximately 21,000 route miles () of track. ...
's "S" Line), had been built by the following companies:
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Richmond, Petersburg and Carolina Railroad
The Richmond, Petersburg and Carolina Railroad was a railroad built in the early 1900s. As its name suggests, it ran from Richmond, Virginia south through Petersburg into northern North Carolina. It was a key part of the network of the Seaboar ...
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Richmond, Virginia
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Norlina, North Carolina
Norlina is a town in Warren County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 1,118 at the 2010 census.
Geography
Norlina is located at (36.444690, -78.194059).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , ...
(the immediate predecessor of the SAL)
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Raleigh and Gaston Railroad
The Raleigh and Gaston Railroad was a Raleigh, North Carolina, based railroad opened in April 1840 between Raleigh and the town of Gaston, North Carolina, on the Roanoke River. It was North Carolina's second railroad (the Wilmington and Weldon Rai ...
, Norlina to
Raleigh, North Carolina
Raleigh (; ) is the capital city of the state of North Carolina and the List of North Carolina county seats, seat of Wake County, North Carolina, Wake County in the United States. It is the List of municipalities in North Carolina, second-most ...
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Raleigh and Augusta Air-Line Railroad
The Raleigh and Augusta Air Line Railroad was a North Carolina railroad that operated in the second half of the 19th century.
History Early years
The Raleigh and Augusta Air Line Railroad traces its history back to the early 1850s, when the line w ...
, Raleigh to
Hamlet, North Carolina
Hamlet is a city in Richmond County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 6,042 at the 2020 census.
History
The area in Richmond County which presently includes Hamlet was originally known as Sandhills. The Wilmington, Charlotte & ...
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Palmetto Railroad
The Palmetto Railroad was a Southeastern railroad that served South Carolina and North Carolina in the late 19th century.
The Palmetto Railroad was chartered by the South Carolina General Assembly in 1882 and the North Carolina General Assembly in ...
, Hamlet to
Cheraw, South Carolina
Cheraw ( , ) is a city on the Pee Dee River in Chesterfield County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 5,040 at the 2020 census. The greater Cheraw area in the zip code 29520 has a population of 13,689 according to the 2019 ACS ...
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Chesterfield and Kershaw Railroad
The Chesterfield and Kershaw Railroad was a railroad that operated in South Carolina in the late 19th and early 20th century.
History
The company was chartered by South Carolina General Assembly in 1889. WikiProject Trains, ICC valuations, Seaboa ...
, Cheraw to
Camden, South Carolina
Camden is the largest city and county seat of Kershaw County, South Carolina. The population was 7,764 in the 2020 census. It is part of the Columbia, South Carolina, Metropolitan Statistical Area. Camden is the oldest inland city in South Caro ...
*Predecessors of the
Florida Central and Peninsular Railroad
The Florida Central and Peninsular Railroad was the final name of a system of railroads throughout Florida, becoming part of the Seaboard Air Line Railway in 1900. The system, including some of the first railroads in Florida, stretched from Jacks ...
:
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South Bound Railroad
The South Bound Railroad was a Southeastern railroad that operated in South Carolina and Georgia in the late 19th century and early 20th century.
History
The South Bound Railroad was chartered by the South Carolina General Assembly in 1882 and by ...
, Camden to
Savannah, Georgia
Savannah ( ) is the oldest city in the U.S. state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia and is the county seat of Chatham County, Georgia, Chatham County. Established in 1733 on the Savannah River, the city of Savannah became the Kingdom of Great Br ...
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Florida Central and Peninsular Railroad
The Florida Central and Peninsular Railroad was the final name of a system of railroads throughout Florida, becoming part of the Seaboard Air Line Railway in 1900. The system, including some of the first railroads in Florida, stretched from Jacks ...
Northern Division, Savannah to Georgia/Florida state line
** Florida Northern Railroad, state line to
Yulee, Florida
Yulee is a Census county division (CCD) in Nassau County, Florida, United States. The population is currently 28,798 as of April 2018. Yulee is part of the Jacksonville metropolitan area, which was home to 1,504,980 people in 2017. Today, t ...
South Bound Railroad
The South Bound Railroad was a Southeastern railroad that operated in South Carolina and Georgia in the late 19th century and early 20th century.
History
The South Bound Railroad was chartered by the South Carolina General Assembly in 1882 and by ...
List of Atlantic Coast Line Railroad precursors
These railroads were bought, leased, or in other ways had their track come under ownership or lease by the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad.
The Atlantic Coast Line Railroad later merged with the Seaboard Air Line Railroad to form the Seaboard Coast L ...
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Seaboard Air Line
The Seaboard Air Line Railroad , which styled itself "The Route of Courteous Service," was an American railroad which existed from April 14, 1900, until July 1, 1967, when it merged with the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, its longtime rival, t ...