Florida Midland Railroad (current)
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The Florida Midland Railroad is one of several short line railroads run by the Pinsly Railroad Company
. It has connections to CSX at Wildwood, Florida
, Winter Haven, Florida
and West Lake Wales, Florida.
In 2000, the company petitioned the Surface Transportation Board
to abandon the entire Leesburg Branch; the petition was granted on November 15, 2000. All that remains of the line is approximately 2 miles in Wildwood which is also discussed and abandonment has been approved previously.
The lines were formerly the CSX Bartow Subdivision (Winter Haven
area), Leesburg, Ocala and Orlando Subdivisions (Wildwood
area), and Lake Wales Subdivision (Lake Wales
area).
Pinsly Railroad Company
frame|right|Company logoPinsly Railroad Company, based in Westfield, Massachusetts, is a holding company of these short line railroads:*Arkansas Midland Railroad*Florida Central Railroad*Florida Midland Railroad*Florida Northern Railroad...
. It has connections to CSX at Wildwood, Florida
Wildwood, Florida
Wildwood is a city in Sumter County, Florida, United States. The population was 3,924 at the 2000 census. According to the U.S. Census Bureau's 2004 estimates, the city had a population of 3,598.-Geography:Wildwood is located at ....
, Winter Haven, Florida
Winter Haven, Florida
Winter Haven is a city in Polk County, Florida, United States. The population was 26,487 at the 2000 census. According to the U.S. Census Bureau's 2007 estimates, the city had a population of 32,577, making it the second most populated city in Polk County...
and West Lake Wales, Florida.
In 2000, the company petitioned the Surface Transportation Board
Surface Transportation Board
The Surface Transportation Board of the United States is a bipartisan, decisionally-independent adjudicatory body organizationally housed within the U.S. Department of Transportation. The STB was established in 1996 to assume some of the regulatory functions that had been administered by the...
to abandon the entire Leesburg Branch; the petition was granted on November 15, 2000. All that remains of the line is approximately 2 miles in Wildwood which is also discussed and abandonment has been approved previously.
The lines were formerly the CSX Bartow Subdivision (Winter Haven
Winter Haven, Florida
Winter Haven is a city in Polk County, Florida, United States. The population was 26,487 at the 2000 census. According to the U.S. Census Bureau's 2007 estimates, the city had a population of 32,577, making it the second most populated city in Polk County...
area), Leesburg, Ocala and Orlando Subdivisions (Wildwood
Wildwood, Florida
Wildwood is a city in Sumter County, Florida, United States. The population was 3,924 at the 2000 census. According to the U.S. Census Bureau's 2004 estimates, the city had a population of 3,598.-Geography:Wildwood is located at ....
area), and Lake Wales Subdivision (Lake Wales
Lake Wales, Florida
Lake Wales is a city in Polk County, Florida, United States. The population was 10,194 at the 2000 census. As of 2004, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau is 11,802 . It is part of the Lakeland–Winter Haven Metropolitan Statistical Area...
area).