Seaboard System Railroad

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Railroad
gptkbp:collaboratedWith gptkb:Chessie_System
gptkbp:createdBy gptkb:CSX_Transportation
gptkbp:founded 1982
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Richmond,_Virginia
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Seaboard System Railroad
gptkbp:keyPeople gptkb:H._Allen_Brooks
gptkb:John_W._Barriger_III
gptkbp:notableEvent Formation in 1982
Acquisition_by_CSX_in_1986
Merger_with_Chessie_System_in_1986
gptkbp:operatesIn gptkb:Southeastern_United_States
gptkbp:operationalStatus Defunct
gptkbp:passengerCapacity Chemicals
Coal
Intermodal freight
Agricultural_products
Automotive_freight
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Atlantic_Coast_Line_Railroad
gptkb:Seaboard_Air_Line_Railroad
gptkbp:productionYears 1982 to 1986
gptkbp:railwayLine Economic downturns
Infrastructure maintenance costs
Competition from trucking industry
Collaborations with other railroads
Intermodal terminals
Alliances with trucking companies
Freight depots
Freight rail operations
Agreements with shipping companies
Changes in transportation regulations
Contribution to regional economic development
Cooperation with regional railroads
Decline in coal transportation
Influence on modern freight rail operations
Joint ventures with logistics firms
Passenger rail operations (historical)
Cultural_impact_in_the_southeastern_U.S.
Extensive_network_in_the_southeastern_U.S.
Foundation_for_CSX_Transportation's_growth
Historical_significance_in_U.S._rail_history
Maintenance_facilities_in_Virginia
Part_of_the_Atlantic_Coast_Line_Railroad_history
Part_of_the_Seaboard_Air_Line_Railroad_history
Terminals_in_Florida
Yards_in_North_Carolina
gptkbp:route Florida_to_Virginia
gptkbp:serviceArea gptkb:Southeast_United_States
gptkbp:services Freight transportation
gptkbp:successor gptkb:CSX_Corporation
gptkbp:track Standard gauge
gptkbp:training approximately 20,000 miles
gptkbp:trainTypes Class I railroad