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FGA operates on 430 route miles of track in Florida generally running east west along the Interstate 10 corridor between Baldwin and Pensacola, with a branch line from Tallahassee to Atapulgus, Ga. It connects with AN Railway and CSX.

July 17, 2023
Short Lines & Regionals

FGA Railroaders Vote to Join BLET (Updated)

The train and engine service employees at Florida Gulf & Atlantic Railroad (FGA) will become the newest members of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers & Trainmen (BLET), following a recent vote.

RailUSA is now known as Gulf & Atlantic Railways LLC.

March 02, 2023
Short Lines & Regionals

For RailUSA, New Name, ‘New Phase of Growth’

RailUSA, an independent freight railroad and rail services management company, has unveiled a new logo and name: Gulf & Atlantic Railways LLC.

To accommodate growth, Watco has more than doubled the size of its Safe Performance Center, boosting the number of employees who can receive on-site training there each day from 40 to 150.

May 23, 2022
Short Lines & Regionals

Small-Road Briefs: Watco, FGA

Watco has completed a $3 million expansion of its Fairfield, Ala.-based training center. Also, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has awarded $3.2 million to Okaloosa County to expand roads, rail lines and utility infrastructure at the Shoal River Ranch industrial mega site, to be served by the Florida Gulf & Atlantic Railroad (FGA).