Tampa Northern Railroad

Tampa Northern Railroad
Map
Interactive map of the historic Tampa Northern Railroad main line (red) and the Tooke Lake Branch (dark red)
Overview
Reporting markTN
Dates of operation1908–1913
SuccessorSeaboard Air Line Railroad
Seaboard Coast Line Railroad
CSX Transportation
Technical
Track gauge4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Route map

Legend
fmr. Seaboard Air Line Railroad
to Archer
SR 797.8
 Brooksville
fmr. Florida Southern Railway (ACL)
to Pemberton Ferry
SR 806.8
 Ayers
SR 817.0
 Fivay
SR 827.0
 Land o' Lakes
I-275.svg I-275
Clearwater Subdivision west
(former Tampa and Gulf Coast Railroad)
SR 838.3
SY 848.6
 Sulphur Springs
I-4.svg I-4
CSX
A Line
 TN Tower
SY 843.5
 Gary
CSX
S Line
 to Hooker's Point
This diagram:

The Tampa Northern Railroad was a historic railroad line running from just east of downtown Tampa north to the city of Brooksville in Hernando County. The line continues to operate today and is under the ownership of the CSX Corporation, who operates it as their Brooksville Subdivision north of Sulphur Springs and part of their Clearwater Subdivision south of there.[1][2]

The Tampa Northern Railroad began just southeast of downtown Tampa at Hooker's Point, where it had its own terminal facilities. From there it proceeded north, crossing the main lines of both the Seaboard Air Line Railroad and Atlantic Coast Line Railroad in Gary, just east of Ybor City. Continuing north, the line goes through Sulpher Springs, Lutz, Land o' Lakes, and Masaryktown and into Brooksville.[3]

  1. ^ http://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/B2-Brooksville_Sub CSX Brooksville Sub
  2. ^ CSX Jacksonville Division Timetable
  3. ^ "First Railroads in Tampa". Tampa Bay Trains. Retrieved 24 October 2016.