Tampa and Gulf Coast Railroad

The Tampa and Gulf Coast Railroad was a short line operating on Florida's Gulf coast in the early twentieth century, serving local industry and communities in the Tampa Bay region. Incorporated in 1909, it was one of the many smaller carriers of the era that fed traffic to, and were eventually absorbed by, the larger Southeastern systems. The line was locally nicknamed the "Tug n' Grunt" (sometimes the "Pea Vine"), a reflection of its modest character.

History

• 1909 - The Tampa and Gulf Coast Railroad was incorporated.
• 1915 - The road was acquired by the Seaboard Air Line Railway (SAL), which was extending its reach along Florida's Gulf coast. SAL initially operated the line as a separate property.
• 1927 - The former Tampa and Gulf Coast mileage was fully integrated into the Seaboard Air Line system.

Modern Status

Through the Seaboard's later history, that mileage passed into the Seaboard Coast Line (formed by the 1967 SAL and ACL merger) and ultimately into the modern CSX Transportation family of predecessor roads.