Below is a list of railroads that were bought, leased, or in other ways had their track come under ownership or control by the Seaboard Air Line Railroad or one of its predecessors.
The Seaboard Air Line Railroad merged with the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad on July 1, 1967, to form the Seaboard Coast Line Railroad.
Predecessor lines
The Seaboard main line from Richmond to Tampa, heart of its 2600-mile system in 1900, (today mostly CSX's "S" Line), had been built by the following companies:
Richmond, Petersburg and Carolina Railroad, Richmond, Virginia to Norlina, North Carolina (the immediate predecessor of the SAL) Raleigh and Gaston Railroad, Norlina to Raleigh, North Carolina Raleigh and Augusta Air-Line Railroad, Raleigh to Hamlet, North Carolina Palmetto Railroad, Hamlet to Cheraw, South Carolina Chesterfield and Kershaw Railroad, Cheraw to Camden, South Carolina Predecessors of the Florida Central and Peninsular Railroad: South Bound Railroad, Camden to Savannah, Georgia Florida Central and Peninsular Railroad Northern Division, Savannah to Georgia/Florida state line Florida Northern Railroad, state line to Yulee, Florida Fernandina and Jacksonville Railroad, Yulee to Jacksonville, Florida Florida, Atlantic and Gulf Central Railroad, Jacksonville to Baldwin, Florida Florida Railroad, Yulee to Baldwin to Waldo, Florida Florida Transit and Peninsular Railroad Tampa Division, Waldo to Tampa, Florida
Acquired lines In the first decades of the 20th century, Seaboard expanded its holdings by acquiring the following lines, some of which were created by the Seaboard to construct new lines it wished to have.
Acquired by purchase: Florida Central and Peninsular Railroad, 1903 Tallahassee, Perry and Southeastern Railway, 1909 Atlanta and Birmingham Air Line Railway, 1909 Atlantic, Suwannee River and Gulf Railway, 1909 Florida West Shore Railway, 1909 Plant City, Arcadia and Gulf Railroad, 1909 Tampa Terminal Railroad, 1922 Jacksonville, Gainesville and Gulf Railroad, 1927
Acquired by lease: Kissimmee River Railway, 1917 Brooksville and Inverness Railway, 1925 Tampa Northern Railroad, 1925 Charlotte Harbor and Gulf Coast Railway, 1925 Seaboard-All Florida Railway, 1925 Naples, Seaboard and Gulf Railway, 1925 Tampa and Gulf Coast Railroad, 1927 Georgia, Florida and Alabama Railroad, 1928 Northern Railway of Florida, 1928
Seaboard Air Line Railway
American Agricultural and Chemical Company
Athens Terminal Company
Atlanta and Birmingham Air Line Railway Chattahoochee Terminal Railway East and West Railroad Birmingham and Atlanta Air Line Railway East and West Railroad of Alabama Cherokee Iron Company Cherokee Iron and Railroad Company Cherokee Railroad Cartersville and Van Wert Railroad Tredegar Mineral Railway
Atlantic, Suwannee River and Gulf Railway Atlantic, Suwannee River and Gulf Railroad Starke and Sampson City Railroad
Brooksville and Inverness Railway
Carolina, Atlantic and Western Railway Charleston Southern Railway Georgetown and Western Railroad Georgetown and Lane's Railroad Pee Dee Bridge Company North and South Carolina Railway Charleston Northern Railway North and South Carolina Railway South Carolina Western Railway South Carolina Western Extension Railway
Carolina Central Railroad Carolina Central Railway Wilmington, Charlotte and Rutherford Railroad Wilmington and Charlotte Railroad
Catawba Valley Railway
Central Railway of Georgia (Lyons Branch only)
Charlotte Harbor and Northern Railway Alafia, Manatee, and Gulf Coast Railroad
Charlotte, Monroe and Columbia Railroad
Chesterfield and Kershaw Railroad
Chesterfield and Lancaster Railroad
Columbus Railroad Brush Electric Light and Power Company
Durham and Northern Railway
Florida Central and Peninsular Railroad East Florida and Atlantic Railroad Orlando and Winter Park Railway Orlando and Lake Jesup Railway Fernandina and Amelia Beach Railway Florida Railway and Navigation Company Fernandina and Jacksonville Railroad Florida Central and Western Railroad Florida Central Railroad Florida, Atlantic and Gulf Central Railroad Jacksonville, Pensacola and Mobile Railroad Pensacola and Georgia Railroad Tallahassee Railroad Florida, Atlantic and Gulf Central Railroad (operated) Florida, Peninsula and Jacksonville Railroad Florida Transit and Peninsular Railroad Florida Transit Railroad Atlantic, Gulf and West India Transit Company Florida Railroad Peninsular Railroad Tropical Florida Railroad Jacksonville and Mobile Railroad Leesburg and Indian River Railroad Florida Northern Railroad Jacksonville Belt Railroad Santa Fe Canal Company Tavares, Orlando and Atlantic Railroad
Florida, Peninsular and Gulf Railroad Arcadia, Gulf Coast and Lakeland Railroad
Florida West Shore Railway United States & West Indies Railroad and Steamship Company
Gainesville Midland Railroad (bought by Seaboard in 1959) Gainesville, Jefferson and Southern Railroad Walton Railroad Gainesville Midland Railway Gainesville and North Western Railroad Greene County Railroad Bostwick Railroad
Georgia and Alabama Railway Abbeville and Waycross Railroad Albany and Florida Railroad Albany, Florida and Northern Railroad Columbus and Southern Railroad Columbus Southern Railway Columbus and Florida Railway Georgia and Alabama Terminal Company Savannah, Americus and Montgomery Railway Americus, Preston and Lumpkin Railroad Montgomery & West Point Railroad
Georgia, Carolina and Northern Railway Chester, Greenwood and Abbeville Railroad
Georgia, Florida and Alabama Railroad (gained control in 1928) Carrabelle, Tallahassee and Georgia Railroad Georgia, Florida and Alabama Railway Georgia Pine Railway
Kissimmee River Railway
Loganville and Lawrenceville Railroad
Macon, Dublin and Savannah Railroad
McRae Terminal Railway
Oxford and Coast Line Railroad
Line from Dickerson to Oxford, NC
Palmetto Railway Palmetto Railroad
Plant City, Arcadia and Gulf Railway Warnell Lumber and Veneer Company Plant City and Arcadia Railroad
Raleigh and Augusta Air Line Railroad Chatham Railroad Pittsboro Railroad
Raleigh and Charleston Railroad Carolina Northern Railroad
Raleigh and Gaston Railroad Louisburg Railroad
Richmond, Petersburg and Carolina Railroad Virginia and Carolina Railroad
Roanoke and Tar River Railroad
Seaboard Air Line Belt Railroad
Seaboard-All Florida Railway East and West Coast Railway Florida Western and Northern Railroad Naples, Seaboard, and Gulf Railway
Seaboard and Roanoke Railroad Roanoke Railroad Portsmouth and Roanoke Railroad
South Bound Railroad
Tallahassee, Perry and Southeastern Railway Tallahassee Southeastern Railway Florida, Georgia and Western Railway
Tampa Terminal Company
Tavares and Gulf Railroad (bought 1926) Tavares, Apopka and Gulf Railroad
See also List of Atlantic Coast Line Railroad precursors
External links Seaboard System family tree (PDF)