The Florida West Coast Railroad is a 13-mile (21-kilometre) railroad owned by CSF Acquisition, Inc., which acquired it from CSX on December 13, 1987 as its first acquisition.http://www.rrb.gov/bcd/bcd93-01.pdf It runs west from a CSX line at Newberry

Newberry, Florida

Newberry is a city located on the west side of Alachua County, Florida, United States. The population was 3,316 at the 2000 census. As of 2004, the population estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau is 3,630 . Much of the city borders the neighboring Gilchrist County to the west...

 to Trenton

Trenton, Florida

Trenton is a city in Gilchrist County, Florida, United States. The population is projected to be 1,722 as of April 1, 2008. It is the county seat of Gilchrist County.-Geography:Trenton is located at ....

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The railroad used to extend west to Cross City

Cross City, Florida

Cross City is a town in Dixie County, Florida, United States. The population was 1,775 at the 2000 census. As of 2004, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau is 1,800...

, with a branch south to Chiefland

Chiefland, Florida

Chiefland is a city in Levy County, Florida, United States. The population was 1,993 in the 2000 census. and was estimated at 2,095 in 2005. Chiefland calls itself the "Gem of the Suwannee Valley" and was incorporated in 1929.-History:...

. All the lines were originally owned by the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad

Atlantic Coast Line Railroad

The Atlantic Coast Line Railroad was an American railroad that existed between 1900 and 1967, when it merged with the Seaboard Air Line Railroad, its long-time rival, to form the Seaboard Coast Line Railroad...

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On February 25, 2004, the company applied to 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 almost the whole line. The case was decided March 11, 2004, and the company is now allowed to abandon all but a short piece of track in Newberry.http://www.trainweather.com/aban.html

External links

• Former official site (Internet Archive
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• Locomotive roster and history
• Florida West Coast Railroad 2004 Christmas Train
• 2004 Abandonment and Discontinuance of Service Exemption