Jacksonville Terminal nearby railroad yard area and entrance tracks to the platforms seen in an elevated view taken from a highway bridge, during 1973. You can observe various routes into and out of this complex and the leads heading to other railroad yards. This area has been greatly modified over the years after the Jacksonville Terminal was taken out of service and remodeled into the Prime F. Osborn Convention Center. Years back this was a very busy operation area with many passenger trains departing and arriving at the terminal.
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Jacksonville Terminal platform tracks are seen in an elevated view taken from a highway bridge, during 1973. In the background on the left is the large terminal building in front of the stub end platform tracks. The large tall building to the right of the terminal is the headquarters building for the Seaboard Coast Line Railroad. To the right beyond the tall tower of the Gulf-Life building is the twin steel towers for the highway lift bridge over the Jax River near the Times-Union newspaper building in the photo. Behind the Times-Union building sit the FEC Railway bridge over the Jax river with tracks that continue to the South down to Miami. On the left side in the foreground are a large number of refrigerated box cars, many that are still constructed of wood, waiting to be serviced. Farther to the right of the refer platform area are the Amtrak service platforms for arrival and departure. A station EMD switcher is waiting for it's next duty assignment on the right side entrance platform tracks. This terminal was once a very busy location with many of Florida's finest trains constantly arriving and departing along with many secondary trains. The former Atlantic Coast Line, Seaboard Air Line, Southern Railway & Florida East Coast were the main railroads that used the terminal, but other railroads over the years also used the terminal too. On the right side of the freight cars located to the far right in the photo is the bypass track that leads to the FEC Railway bascule bridge that crosses the Jax River.
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Jacksonville Terminal platform view toward head-house and stub-end platform tracks, 1973. You can observe by the weeds growing along the tracks that maintenance was not performed like it once was back when the tracks were very active. The tracks on the left where the refrigerator cars are stored are stub-end platform tracks. Various passenger train cars are stored on the numerous platform tracks throughout the terminal.
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Jacksonville Terminal railroad yard view of a control tower, 1973. This location is near the far end of the terminal railroad yard.
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Jacksonville Terminal platform view showing Finlay Fun-Time Tours observation, 1973. There were other conventional lightweight cars ahead along this platform track that made up the consist for this special private train. The car to the right is a rebuilt heavyweight SCL business - office car. It appears that Amtrak hauls this tour train on it's designated routes.
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