Table 8. Number of aircraft operations in 1972 and 1980 and projections to 

 1991 among general aviation airports in Southwest Florida (Florida Department 

 of Transportation 1975, 1981). 



3,100 route 

 the State. 



RAIL TRANSPORTATION 



The Seaboard Coast Line Railroad (SCL) provides the only rail freight 

 service in Southwest Florida. This Class I railroad (net annual operating 

 revenue of $10,000,000 or more) is part of the Family Lines System and is 

 headquartered in Jacksonville (Figure 2). The Family Lines System operates 

 miles in Florida and connects with all other lines operating in 

 The Florida State rail plan (Florida Department of Transportation 

 1978b) lists 1,337 locomotives and 63,758 freight cars for SCL. Trail er-on - 

 flatcar or piggyback loading facilities are maintained by the SCL at Tampa, 

 Bradenton, Arcadia, Fort Myers, and Immokalee. 



Tampa and the nearby phosphate producing areas are a major source of 

 traffic for the SCL. In 1976, the Tampa yards routed about 1,600 cars daily 

 over 63 tracks. In 1975, the operating revenue of SCL was $153,596 and the 

 operating expense was $142,021. 



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