CSX recently revealed its latest heritage locomotive—a tribute to the Seaboard Air Line Railroad fresh out of the Class I railroad’s paint shop in Waycross, Ga. Running from 1900 to 1967, when it ...
If you are from Plant City or visit the historic downtown area, you know it’s all about the trains. If nothing else, you know that if the traffic is tied up, ...
In May 1948, a Seaboard Air Line Railroad diesel-powered passenger train left Main Street Station to head south. The Seaboard’s main line at that time ran from Richmond all the way to Miami. A merger ...
CSX recently revealed its latest heritage locomotive—a tribute to the Seaboard Coast Line (SCL)—fresh out of the Class I railroad’s paint shop in Waycross, Ga. SCL was a prominent rail line that ...
Delray Beach is on its way to take a historic building that was damaged by fire last year into renovated office space that will save the city space and money. The Delray Beach Seaboard Air Line ...
Before Air Force One, when the nation’s presidents traveled, they typically were on special trains. A North Myrtle Beach man’s late dad was on a Seaboard Air Line special service ...
A March 1952 image of the Seaboard Air Line Railroad’s South Richmond station at Sixth and Hull streets. Before air travel grew, a number of railroads used “air line” in their names to emphasize the ...
For around 140 years, trains have crossed Peachtree Creek on a timber trestle. It was part of Seaboard Air Line Railroad’s route, which connected passengers from all over the South to Florida.
In an era of tough competition and rising operating costs, the road to profitable survival for many of the nation’s railroads and some of its airlines is merger. Many leaders in the rail and air ...