Uceta Yard is a

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in a non-residential section within the city limits of

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. The ZIP Code serving the community is 33619.

History

Uceta Yard was the primary

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for the

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(ACL) in central

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. Located in

, adjacent to the former

Seaboard Air Line Railroad The Seaboard Air Line Railroad , known colloquially as the Seaboard Railroad during its time, was an American railroad that existed from April 14, 1900, until July 1, 1967, when it merged with the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, its longtime ri ...

(SAL) Yeoman Yard, it was also the site of a large

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and

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repair facility. After the 1967 SCL merger, the yard was gradually downgraded to being a storage yard and intermodal facility for the

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, later to become

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in the early 1980s.

Geography

Uceta Yard is located nearly halfway between

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and suburban Brandon, on the city's easternmost edge. Its borders include Tampa city limits to the north,

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to the east, Palm River-Clair Mel to the South and East Ybor to the west.

External links

General information on Uceta YardMap of Uceta Yard and vicinityHistorical photographs of Uceta Yard

References

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