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Table 1-13:  Freight Railroads Operating in Florida by Class: 2000

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Railroad Miles operated in Florida1
Class I railroads 1,895
CSX Transportation 1,746
Norfolk Southern Corporation 149
Regional railroads 386
Florida East Coast Railway 386
Local railroads 666
Alabama and Gulf Coast Railway 42
Apalachicola Northern Railroad 96
Bay Line Railroad L.L.C. 65
Florida Central Railroad Co. 64
Florida Midland Railroad Co. 37
Florida Northern Railroad Co., Inc. 27
Florida West Coast Railroad, Inc. 14
Georgia and Florida RailNet, Inc. 45
Seminole Gulf Railway, L.P. 118
South Central Florida Express Inc. 158
Switching and terminal railroads 10
Port of Palm Beach District Railway 6
Talleyrand Terminal Railroad Co. 4

1Miles operated is in terms of railroad so that a mile of single track is counted the same as a mile of double track.  Sidings, turnouts, yard switching mileage, and mileage not operated are excluded.  Miles operated under trackage rights provided by another (owning) railroad are included. 

NOTE: For definition of railroad types see previous table.

SOURCE: Association of American Railroads, Railroads and States - 2000, Washington, DC: 2002, available at http://www.aar.org/AboutTheIndustry/StateInformation.asp as of Mar. 19, 2002.