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178:(GS&F), and the terminus of Newberry was reached a month later. The company was closely held by the Cummer family at first: The original officers were W. W. Cummer of Jacksonville, President; Jacob Cummer, of Cadillac, Michigan, Vice-President; Arthur G. Cummer, Treasurer; and Waldo E. Cummer, Secretary. General manager of construction was George L. Davis. An agreement with the new
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near the
Jacksonville city limits to a station adjacent to the AV&W depot at Catherine and East Bay streets. Excursions were run for Jacksonville's Gala Week in November, regular daily service began a month later. By then the president was James M. Barnett of Grand Rapids; Jacob Cummer as First
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The road operated a round trip daily, leaving
Newberry around 6 a.m. and arriving in Jacksonville four and a half hours later; the return left around 5 p.m. for a late evening arrival in Newberry. A close connection was made with GS&F trains at Lake Butler and package cars ran through via Lake
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lands, the
Cummers did little to develop that traffic. On July 1, 1903, C. W. Chase, President of the H. F. Dutton & Co., a Gainesville-based phosphate mining company, bought the J&SW and became its president. E. S. Spencer, the road's traffic manager, was named general manager. Within a
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and a local passenger train were running the line daily between
Jacksonville and Burnett's Lake, where they turned south to St. Petersburg. At the same time, mixed train service (consisting of both passengers and freight) ran six days a week from Burnett's Lake to Newberry and Wilcox.
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Vice-President; W. W. Cummer Second Vice-President; Harvey
Hollister of Grand Rapids, Michigan, Treasurer; Arthur G. Cummer, Secretary. Waldo E. Cummer was named Superintendent, and George L. Davis remained as Superintendent of construction.
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By 1972, the line was abandoned between Mattox and a point just west of Grand
Crossing in Jacksonville. The line from Mattox south to Hainesworth remained until the mid to late 1980s and operated as
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month Chase announced that construction was to begin on a large phosphate port at
Milldale. The road was extended a few miles west of Newberry to reach the Dutton mine.
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approved the purchase on July 28, 1904. The daily train continued to use the
Catherine Street station for several months before being switched over to the
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Jacksonville & Southwestern Railroad (red). The ACL-built extension to Wilcox is also shown (dark red).
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Atlantic Coast Line
Railroad, Richard E. Prince, published by Richard E. Prince, Green River, Wyoming, 1974 printing; p.107
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In 1993, CSX sold 14 miles of the unused right of way between Imeson Road (about three miles west of Grand Crossing) and
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The J&SW was built primarily to serve the Cummer mills, and though it crossed some valuable
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in 1904. The Atlantic Coast Line would extend the line further west and it would become their
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323:(ACL) expressed interest in the J&SW, and bought the railroad outright as soon as the
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is still in service. This track from Grand Crossing to Panama Park is now part of CSX's
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Seaboard Coast Line Railroad Jacksonville Division and Tampa Division Timetable (1982)
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Seaboard Coast Line Railroad Jacksonville Division and Tampa Division Timetable (1977)
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1107:"The Florida Times-Union, Jacksonville, Florida; Timetable published January 5, 1903
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The railroad was built by Wellington W. Cummer from his sawmill at Milldale, on the
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125:) was a railroad that served Florida from 1899 to 1904. It was purchased by the
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347:. By then, the line was designated at the Jacksonville–Wilcox Line (SG Line).
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1089:"The Florida Times-Union and Citizen, Jacksonville, Florida; May 1, 1899
207:'s Savannah, Florida & Western Railway at Grand Crossing; and the
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Seaboard Coast Line Railroad Jacksonville Division Timetable (1969)
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414:. Track from just west of Jacksonville near Duval Yard east to
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Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Southern Division Timetable (1949)
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by 1909, where it would eventually connect with ACL's historic
1232:"The Florida Times-Union, Jacksonville, Florida; March 1, 1993
1134:"The Florida Times-Union, Jacksonville, Florida; July 29, 1904
1125:"The Florida Times-Union, Jacksonville, Florida; July 30, 1903
182:(AV&W) allowed the use of their line from the junction at
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to the Florida Department of Natural Resources to become the
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In 1967, the Atlantic Coast Line merged with its rival, the
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Jacksonville-Baldwin Rail Trail on the former right of way
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Another rail trail on the former right of way in Raiford.
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Service later relocated to Jacksonville Union Terminal.
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Parts of the line are still active and are operated by
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on West Bay Street. The ACL extended the line west to
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at Jacksonville, Baldwin and Deep Creek Junction; the
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1269:Predecessors of the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
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856:Live Oak, Tampa and Charlotte Harbor Railroad
8:
137:was converted to a recreational path in the
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209:Atlantic, Suwannee River & Gulf Railway
1279:American companies disestablished in 1904
829:Atlantic, Suwannee River and Gulf Railway
201:Florida Central & Peninsular Railroad
1259:Railway companies disestablished in 1904
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180:Atlantic, Valdosta & Western Railway
119:Jacksonville & Southwestern Railroad
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620:Florida Central and Peninsular Railroad
596:Florida Central and Peninsular Railroad
492:Florida Central and Peninsular Railroad
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755:Georgia Southern & Florida Railway
558:Atlantic, Valdosta and Western Railway
528:Atlantic, Valdosta and Western Railway
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176:Georgia Southern & Florida Railway
20:Jacksonville and Southwestern Railroad
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1254:Railway companies established in 1899
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1149:A Short History of Florida Railroads
1222:CSX Jacksonville Division Timetable
371:. The merged company was named the
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1284:1904 disestablishments in Florida
1049:For stations west of Wilcox, see
252:Some segments are still operating
166:north of the then city limits of
1249:History of Jacksonville, Florida
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439:Jacksonville-Baldwin Rail Trail
1274:1899 establishments in Florida
825:originally spelled Haynesworth
556:Located on a spur parallel to
170:, to access timber lands near
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223:Atlantic Coast Line ownership
1289:Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
384:Seaboard Coast Line Railroad
373:Seaboard Coast Line Railroad
261:Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
150:Construction and Early Years
127:Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
69:Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
16:Historic railroad in Florida
329:Jacksonville Union Terminal
325:Florida Railroad Commission
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369:Seaboard Air Line Railroad
1264:Defunct Florida railroads
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230:Jacksonville—Wilcox Line
133:. Some of the original
131:Jacksonville—Wilcox Line
1151:. Arcadia Publishing.
1147:Turner, Gregg (2003).
468:Connections and notes
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335:in 1907 and beyond to
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141:program in the 1990s.
420:Kingsland Subdivision
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168:Jacksonville, Florida
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50:Jacksonville, Florida
518:East Florida Railway
598:Southern Division (
494:Northern Division (
424:Brooker Subdivision
356:West Coast Champion
321:Atlantic Coast Line
21:
622:Western Division (
412:CSX Transportation
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390:Current conditions
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57:Dates of operation
1158:978-0-7385-2421-4
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792:Worthington
750:Lake Butler
552:Jacksonville
483:Jacksonville
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788:Worthington
746:Lake Butler
416:Panama Park
363:Later years
273:Track gauge
197:Gainesville
81:Track gauge
1243:Categories
1059:References
1034:ASG 741.9
1001:ASG 734.1
931:ASG 720.6
916:ASG 719.1
898:ASG 717.3
883:ASG 713.3
870:ASG 708.8
843:ASG 707.6
817:ASG 704.5
802:ASG 700.0
784:ASG 696.2
769:ASG 693.5
742:ASG 688.8
727:ASG 685.4
712:ASG 683.0
694:ASG 681.0
679:ASG 676.8
664:ASG 672.8
649:ASG 664.8
639:McPherson
634:ASG 662.8
610:ASG 659.8
583:ASG 655.2
570:ASG 645.3
337:Cross City
191:Butler to
939:Newberry
888:Cadillac
807:Santa Fe
717:Stewarts
654:Griffing
487:Milldale
459:Milepost
454:Milepost
267:Technical
216:phosphate
193:Lake City
75:Technical
65:Successor
1009:Trenton
972:Newberry
935:Newberry
873:Alachua
702:Raiford
591:Baldwin
548:A 642.8
506:A 640.0
465:Station
452:Original
296: in
244:Overview
123:J&SW
100: in
42:J&SW
32:Overview
1042:Wilcox
1005:Trenton
921:Komoka
847:Alachua
732:Varnes
698:Raiford
669:Cummer
615:Mattox
587:Baldwin
573:Cambon
435:Baldwin
291:⁄
145:History
95:⁄
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992:Tyler
906:Haile
774:Dukes
684:Britt
479:644.8
457:System
377:Amtrak
333:Wilcox
249:Status
47:Locale
988:Tyler
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913:84.8
902:Haile
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880:78.5
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567:10.5
433:near
341:Perry
257:Owner
1153:ISBN
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473:0.0
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319:The
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117:The
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