| 词条 | Atlantic, Suwannee River and Gulf Railway |
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The Atlantic, Suwannee River and Gulf Railroad Company was a railroad under the control of the Florida Central and Peninsular Railroad (FC&PR) that ran westward from Starke, Florida, eventually terminating at Wannee, Florida, on the Suwannee River. It was later absorbed by the Seaboard Air Line Railroad. The Starke to Wannee rail line was initiated in 1891 with the incorporation of the Starke and Simpson City[1] Railway Co. The company failed after grading the right-of-way, and in 1892 transferred the right-of-way to the Ambler Lumber Co.[2] The Atlantic, Suwannee River and Gulf Railroad (ASR&G) was incorporated under the general incorporation laws of Florida in 1893.[3][4] It was established to construct, maintain, manage and operate one of more lines of railway, as follows: Beginning at or near the town of Starke, in the county of Bradford, Florida, and extending from thence through the counties of Bradford and Alachua to a point on or near the Suwannee River between Clay Landing[5] and Fort White, and a branch or branches through the counties of Levy, Columbia, Lafayette and Taylor, and with a branch or branches through the counties of Bradford, Clay and Duval, to a point on the St. Johns river.[6] The company had the right to build canals as feeders for the railroad, which was to be standard gauge. The railroad was promised land grants along its line.[7] Shortly after incorporation, the company purchased the graded right-of-way between Starke and Simpson City from the Ambler Lumber Co. and start laying track. The track from Starke reached Simpson City in August, 1863, and LaCrosse in March, 1894. After a pause, The track reach Alachua in July, 1896, and Buda, between High Springs and Newberry, in July, 1897. The FC&PR leased the ASR&G in 1899, and pushed the rail head {{convert|22|mi|km}} to Wannee by 1902. Operation of both the FC&PR and the ASR&GR was taken over by the Seaboard Air Line Railroad in July, 1900, and both were formally adsorbed by the SAL in June, 1903. From its founding until its absorption by the SAL, the ASR&GR had served primarily to feed timber and lumber to the FC&PR.[8] Part of the Atlantic, Suwannee River and Gulf Railway remains in service from Starke to a point just west of LaCrosse. It is now part of CSX Transportation's Brooker Subdivision. The line's connection with the CSX S Line is still known as Wannee Junction.[9] Notes1. ^This may be an alternate spelling of Sampson City. Prince (p, 79) lists Sampson City as being on the line west of Starke. Sampson City was also a terminal point for the Gainesville and Gulf Railroad (Turner 2008: 178) and was served by the Georgia Southern and Florida Railroad.(1918 Timetable for Georgia Southern and Florida Railroad "Suwannee River Route") 2. ^Pettengill p. 57 3. ^{{cite book | last = Prince | first = R.E. | title = Seaboard Air Line Railway: Steam Boats, Locomotives, and History | publisher = Indiana University Press | series = Steam Boats, Locomotives, and History Series | year = 1969 | isbn = 978-0-253-33695-8 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=MM2ph3S2V2cC&pg=PA79 | access-date = May 18, 2018 | page = 79 | quote = The ATLANTIC, SUWANNEE RIVER & GULF RY began construction in 1893 and passed westward through Sampson City, Burnetts Lake, and Alachua, to be completed 36 miles as far as Buda in 1897. On September 14, 1899 the company ...}} 4. ^{{cite book | last = Mulligan | first = M. | title = Railroad Depots of Central Florida | publisher = Arcadia Pub. | series = Images of rail | year = 2008 | isbn = 978-0-7385-5390-0 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=lY3-qoFEUgIC&pg=PA63 | access-date = May 18, 2018 | page = 63}} 5. ^Manatee Springs State Park. See [https://www.floridastateparks.org/content/clay-landing-days Clay Landing Days] Accessed May 27, 2018 6. ^Legislature of Florida pp. 223-24 7. ^Legislature of Florida pp. 224, 225, 227 8. ^Pettengill pp. 57-59 9. ^CSX Jacksonville Division Timetable References
| author = Legislature of Florida | title = General Acts and Resolutions Adopted by the Legislature of Florida | publisher = Office of the Floridian and Journal | year = 1893 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=oRM4AAAAIAAJ | access-date = May 18, 2018 | page = }}
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