Railfanning in Yulee, Nassau County, FL

CSX train prepapres to drop its cars into the Yulee Rail Yard

One of only a couple of buildings remaining in the historic secition of Yulee (formerly call Hart's Road untill the 1890s) where the Florida Railroad (SAL) crossed Hart's Road. The new Fernandina and Jacksonville Railroad connected Jacksonville to Yulee in 1882. The diamond was completed when the F&J was extened northward to Savannah, Georgia in the 1890s, forming SAL's main line into Florida.

FCRD engine 1602 awaits on the begining of the spur line to Fernandina for its mix of cars to be readied and sorted.

 The old SAL depot sits vacant beside the S-Line just south of where the Florida Railroad (SAL) diamond.  The abestos shingles hide what was once a beautiful wooden train station

 Milepost 612 meant Yulee was 612 miles from Richmond, Virginia,where the SAL and the ACL interchanged with the Richmond, Fredericksburg, and Potomac Railroad

The crossing signal isn't as busy as it once was. but it still can frustrate motorists when the CSX trains stop traffic as they prepare to enter the Yulee Yard.

I am not sure where the name "Trinity" comes from or how far south the DTC block extends. I do know in Jacksonville, the S-line is divided into such blocks as "Kraft", "Imeson", and "Trout River", the latter being controlled by the bridge tender on the Trout River swing span bridge.FCRD engine 1602 awaits on the begining of the spur line to Fernandina for its mix of cars to be readied and sorted.

(NOTE:  I have since found out "Trinity" comes from the old Trinity Bag Plant that is on the CSX line several miles south of Yulee. I remember the name of the plant being Terminal Bag Company when I was growing up. I think an export company is using the facility now.)