Seminole
Gulf Railway - (en)
The Seminole Gulf Railway (AAR reporting marks SGLR) is a short line
railroad located in southwest Florida. It has two separate lines. The
minor line runs from Oneco, Florida south to Venice, Florida, with
branches from Sarasota, Florida to Matoka, Florida and Fruitville,
Florida. The major line runs from Arcadia, Florida to Vanderbilt
Beach, Florida/North Naples, Florida, with no significant branches.
Each line has one interchange point with CSX, at Oneco (with the
Palmetto Subdivision) and Arcadia (with the Brewster Subdivision).
Company headquarters are in Fort Myers, Florida.
An EMD GP9 of the Seminole Gulf Railway -- Fort Myers, Florida.
History
The main line, from Arcadia to North Naples, was owned by the Atlantic
Coast Line Railroad, which eventually became part of CSX. The Sarasota
line was owned by the Seaboard Air Line Railroad (except for the
branch to Matoka, which was ACL), which also became part of CSX. SGLR
took over the trackage from CSX in November 1987.
The railroad has run excursion train service since January, 1991.
