Lakeland Subdivision
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The Lakeland Subdivision is a CSX Transportation rail line in Florida. It runs along CSX's A Line from just west of Lakeland and heads west through Plant City to the community of Mango just east of Tampa.
The Lakeland Subdivision runs through the middle of Plant City, where it crosses CSX's other main line, the S Line (Yeoman Subdivision). This junction, known as Plant City Interlocking, is a particularly busy junction since all trains to and from Tampa must pass through this point. A train viewing platform is located at the junction for rail enthusiasts to observe passing trains. The platform is part of the Robert W. Willaford Railroad Museum which operates in the historic Plant City Union Depot.[1]
The Lakeland Subdivision begins just west of Downtown Lakeland at Lakeland Junction. At Lakeland Junction, the Vitis Subdivision runs to the north while the A Line continues east as the Carters Subdivision. The Lakeland Subdivision heads west and passes through Winston about 3 miles west of Lakeland Junction. In Winston, the line passes the entrance to Winston Yard, which also leads to the Bone Valley Subdivision. West of Winston, the line pases through Plant City, where the Lakeland Subdivision crosses the S Line (Yeoman Subdivision) at Plant City Interlocking. It then passes through Dover and Seffner to Mango, where the A Line enters the Tampa Terminal Subdivision.[2][3]
Operation
Amtrak's Floridian runs the Lakeland Subdivision round-trip twice a day to reach Tampa. Freight traffic on the Lakeland Subdivision includes local freight and intermodal traffic to Uceta Yard, which is CSX's intermodal facility in Tampa.[4] Freight trains also run to Winston Yard daily, which is the east entrance to CSX's routes in the Bone Valley phosphate region.[3]
