freight tonnage carried by the Louisville and Nashville in 1976 was about 

 6,996,465. The Florida State Rail Plan shows that the Louisville and Nash- 

 ville Railroad had 1,006 locomotives, 66,667 freight cars, and 6,267 piggyback 

 truck tractor trailers at their disposal (Florida Department of Transportation 

 1981b). The Louisville and Nashville Railroad reported operating revenues of 

 $14,257,000 and operating expenses of $11,036,000 for its Florida operations 

 in 1975. 



St. Louis-San Francisco Railroad Co. 



The St. Louis-San Francisco Railroad Co., with general offices in St. 

 Louis, MO, serves Pensacola with a line entering the State near Atmore, AL. 

 The line operates only 45 miles of route in Florida as part of its 4,800-mile 

 system but is the only railroad in the State offering single line service to 

 Arkansas, Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas. A trailer-on-flatcars ramp 

 provides piggyback service in Pensacola. The St. Louis and San Francisco 

 Railroad Company along with the Seaboard Coast Line, Union Pacific, and 

 Burlington Northern is probably the longest railway runthrough (Miami to 

 Seattle) in the country. The railroad reported revenues of $1,124,000 and 

 operating expenses of $879,000 for its Florida operations in 1975. 



CLASS II RAILROADS 



Apalachicola Northern Railroad 



This carrier has its principal terminal at Port St. Joe and joins the 

 Seaboard Coast Line and Louisville and National Railway Co. at Chattahoochee 

 in Gadsden County, Alabama. The principle inbound commodity (up to 80 car- 

 loads per day) is pulpwood for the paper industry in Port St. Joe. Outbound 

 shipments are primarily paper products. The 96-mile line to Chattahoochee is 

 operated by the Port St. Joe Paper Co, In 1975, the railroad reported operat- 

 ing revenues of $3,203,000 and operating expenses of $1,511,000. 



Atlanta and St. Andrews Bay Railway Company 



This company, headquarterd in Dothan, Alabama, operates 81 miles of track 

 between Panama City and Dothan, entering Florida near Cambelton. The railroad 

 serves the Port of Panama City and connects with the Family Lines System at 

 Cottondale and Graceville, Florida, as well as at Dothan. The Atlanta and St. 

 Andrews Bay Railroad Company is controlled by the International Paper Co., and 

 its Florida operation in 1975 brought revenues of $5,496, 000 and incurred 

 operating expenses of $3,513,000. 



HIGHWAY TRANSPORTATION 



MAJOR NETWORKS 



The locations of Interstate Highways in Florida are shown in Figure 3. 

 Within the northwest Florida region, I-IO is the major east-west highway 

 facility. This four-lane highway connects Northwest Florida with Jacksonville 

 to the east and Mobile and New Orleans to the west. Because of its proximity 



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