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Florida Central and Peninsular Railroad
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The Florida Central and Peninsular Railroad was the final name of a system of railroads throughout Florida, becoming part of the Seaboard Air Line Railway in 1900. The system, including some of the first railroads in Florida, stretched from Jacksonville west through Tallahassee and south to Tampa. Much of the FC&P network is still in service under the ownership of CSX Transportation.
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![]() Florida Central and Peninsular Railroad network | |
![]() 1882 map | |
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Locale | Florida |
Dates of operation | 1889ā1900 |
Technical | |
Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1ā2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
Previous gauge | 5 ft (1,524 mm) originally, converted to 4 ft 9 in (1,448 mm) in 1886[1] |
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