Florida Northern

Company History: The FNOR was launched in 1988 by the Pinsly Railroad shortline group to takeover operation of a line from Lowell, Florida south through Ocala to Candler from CSX. This is a former Atlantic Coast Line route. In 2005, FNOR was expanded with the addition of a parallel but unconnected line to the west. This line, also a spin-off of CSX, runs from High Springs south to Red Level Junction. This is also a former Atlantic Coast Line route. Total length of the FNOR system is 104 miles. The new line includes an electric generating station as a customer. FNOR crews pick up the coal trains from CSX and deliver them to the station using the CSX locomotives.

Brief History: The U.S. is a country of 50 states covering a vast swath of North America, with Alaska in the northwest and Hawaii extending the nation’s presence into the Pacific Ocean. Major Atlantic Coast cities are New York, a global finance and culture center, and capital Washington, DC. Midwestern metropolis Chicago is known for influential architecture and on the west coast, Los Angeles' Hollywood is famed for filmmaking.