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The Tampa Terminal Subdivision is a group of
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lines owned by
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in and around
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. The Tampa Terminal Subdivision covers track around Yeoman and
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s and is located at the end of two of CSX's U.S. East Coast main lines to Richmond, Virginia, the A Line and the S Line.


Lines

The Tampa Terminal Subdivision has three distinct lines running through it. The A and S Lines run east–west through the yards, and the AZA line runs from the yards south.


A Line

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though Uceta Yard to
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and is 8.1 miles in length. It notably passes through Tampa's historic Ybor City neighborhood. The A Line crosses the TECO Line Streetcar track between Ybor City and Tampa Union Station which is CSX's only at-grade crossing with a streetcar track in Florida. All
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trains to Tampa operates on the A Line along with some local freight trains. The A Line is designated the
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east of the Tampa Terminal Subdivision. West of Tampa Union Station, the A Line continues southwest as the Port Tampa Spur. The Port Tampa Spur runs southwest to Port Tampa near
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and notably street runs along Polk Street in downtown Tampa before crossing the Hillsborough River. The A Line's designation stands for the
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as it was previously the Atlantic Coast Line mainline.


S Line

The S Line is the southern east–west line which runs from control point YN (just east of the Tampa Bypass Canal) through Yeoman Yard to Gary and is in length. The S Line is CSX's main freight route through Peninsular Florida. The S Line is designated the
Yeoman Subdivision The Yeoman Subdivision is a railroad line owned by CSX Transportation in Florida. It runs along CSX’s S Line from Zephyrhills south to just east of Tampa via Plant City for a total of 31.2 miles. The north end of the line connects to the Wild ...
east of the Tampa Terminal Subdivision. At the west end of the Tampa Terminal Subdivision, the line splits with its northwest track crossing the A Line and leading to the
Clearwater Subdivision The Clearwater Subdivision is a railroad line owned by CSX Transportation in the Tampa Bay region of Florida. The line begins just east of downtown Tampa in Gary and heads north through some of Tampa's suburban neighborhoods. In Sulphur Springs, ...
while the southwest track leads to the Hooker's Point Lead. The S Line's designation stands for the
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as it was previously the Seaboard Air Line mainline.


AZA Line

The third line runs on the AZA Line from Yeoman Yard south to
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and is 7.3 miles in length. At its south end the AZA line continues south to
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as the
Palmetto Subdivision The Palmetto Subdivision is a CSX Transportation rail line in the Tampa Bay region of Florida. It runs from East Tampa and roughly parallels U.S. Route 41 in Florida, U.S. Route 41 south through Ruskin, Florida, Ruskin to Palmetto, Florida, Palm ...
.CSX Jacksonville Division Timetable
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Neve Spur

Another notable track within the Tampa Terminal Subdivision in the Neve Spur. The Neve Spur runs from a wye on the A Line just west of Uceta Yard and goes northeast a short distance to a point just south of
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. The wye at the south end of the Neve Spur is often used for turning locomotives around and is notably where
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's
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is turned around to back into
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twice daily.


Yards


Yeoman and Uceta yards

The Tampa Terminal Subdivision is centered around Yeoman Yard, CSX's primary
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for the Tampa area. Yeoman Yard was built by the
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and is located along the S Line (though it is also accessible from the A line). A track on the south side of Yeoman Yard connects the S Line with the AZA line and allows trains to bypass the yard without entering yard limits.
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. Though after the Atlantic Coast Line and Seaboard Air Line Railroads merged, Yeoman Yard was retained as the main classification yard. Uceta Yard now operates as an Intermodal freight transport">intermodal terminal Intermodal passenger transport, also called mixed-mode commuting, involves using two or more modes of transportation in a journey. Mixed-mode commuting is often used to combine the strengths (and offset the weaknesses) of various transportati ...
and car storage facility.


Rockport Yard

Another notable yard is Rockport Yard, located south of Yeoman Yard on a wye off the AZA Line. Rockport Yard serves CSX's Rockport Terminal, a deep-water port used for exporting phosphate. Trains bring phosphate for export mined from the Bone Valley in Central Florida. Rockport became the primary phosphate export facility for the railroad after the closure of Port Boca Grande, Florida, Boca Grande in 1979.


History

The A Line was previously the main line of the
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with Uceta Yard being their main Tampa yard. The Atlantic Coast Line main line was originally built by the
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, which was part of
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's
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of railroads. The line began service in 1884, and was taken over by the Atlantic Coast Line in 1902 after they bought the Plant System. The Neve Spur was originally part of the
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, another
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railroad which at one point extended northeast to
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and Vitis Junction. The S Line was previously the main line of the
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with Yeoman Yard being their main Tampa yard. The Seaboard Air Line main line was originally part of the
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and began service in 1890. The Seaboard Air Line acquired the line in 1903. In 1909, the Seaboard Air Line established its own port facility on Seddon Island (known today as Harbour Island). Seddon Island was named after Seaboard's chief engineer W.L. Seddon. The railroad would close and sell the Seddon Island terminal in 1979.Neighborhoods in Tampa Bay, Florida
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was built later in 1924 by the
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, a subsidiary of the Atlantic Coast Line. The control point "TS" at the north end of the line is a reference to the Tampa Southern. The Hooker's Point Lead and track leading to the
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was originally built by the
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in 1908. The Seaboard Air Line bought the Tampa Northern in 1912. In 1912, the Atlantic Coast Line, Seaboard Air Line, and the Tampa Northern Railroads jointly built
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to consolidate passenger operations in Tampa at a single location. The Atlantic Coast Line's previous depot (built by the South Florida Railroad) was located on the east side of the intersection of Ashley and Madison Streets. The Seaboard Air Line's depot (built by the FC&P Railroad) was located at the intersection of Franklin and Whiting Streets. The Atlantic Coast Line and Seaboard Air Line merged in 1967 becoming the
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. This brought all tracks in Tampa under a single owner. In 1980, the Seaboard Coast Line's parent company merged with the
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, creating the
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. The CSX Corporation initially operated the Chessie and Seaboard Systems separately until 1986, when they were merged into
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. Prior to the merger, the Seaboard main line (S Line) continued west from Gary giving the Seaboard its own access to
Tampa Union Station Tampa Union Station (TUS) is a historic train station in Tampa, Florida. It was designed by Joseph F. Leitner and was opened on May 15, 1912, by the Tampa Union Station Company. Its original purpose was to combine passenger operations for the Atl ...
. The S Line route into Tampa Union Station, which ran beside Adamo Drive, was removed in the 1990s, after Amtrak discontinued service to
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in 1984.


See also

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References

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