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 merge ...

. The building is located in the Northbank area of Downtown Jacksonville, along the banks of the

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. The building was originally built as the headquarters for 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 ...

. 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

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 ...

(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

Seaboard System Railroad The Seaboard System Railroad, Inc. was a US Class I railroad that operated from 1982 to 1986. Since the late 1960s, Seaboard Coast Line Industries had operated the Seaboard Coast Line and its sister railroads—notably the Louisville & Nashvi ...

, 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 LEED certified building and is an example of

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and

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architecture.

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