Transportation Resources - Cont.
RAIL SERVICE
Jacksonville has three railroad carriers operating in the city
- CSX Transportation (CSXT)
- Florida East Coast (FEC)
- Norfolk Southern (NS)
CSXT
- 23,000-mile route network
- Operates 2,800 miles of track in Florida
- Handles more than 1.4 million carloads of freight annually in Florida
- Reaches 23 states, the District of Columbia and two Canadian provinces
- Invested more than $150 million to maintain and upgrade Florida tracks in 2007
- Company investing an additional $40 million rail infrastructurein Jacksonville to support JAXPORT growth
Norfolk Southern
- 21,500-mile route network
- Eight through freight trains in and nine out of Jacksonville daily
- Operates six yard trains per day
Jacksonville area Florida East Coast Railway
- Intermodal service between Jacksonville and Fort Lauderdale and Miami
CSX Transportation is proud to be a partner with JAXPORT and the City of Jacksonville in this innovative solution that will make our port more competitive...
-Clarence Gooden, CSX EVP
AIRPORTS
Jacksonville boasts a diversified airport system that serves Jacksonville, Northeast Florida and Southeast Georgia that is comprised of four airports including Jacksonville International Airport (JIA), Craig Airport, Herlong Airport and Cecil Field. There are two additional area airports including, St. Johns County Airport and Fernandina Beach Municipal Airport. After investing more than $300 million to construct and expand the terminal and its three concourses, JIA is now one of the most modern airports in the world. In 2007, over 6 million passengers and 166 million pounds of cargo were handled through JIA.
ROADWAYS
Jacksonville’s major roadways include five major interstate highways including I-10, I-95, I-295, US 1 and US 17 Jacksonville connects via I-10 to I-75, a major Interstate running North and South from Miami, Florida to Detroit, Michigan State Highway System has 41,000 lane miles and 6,381 bridges Future growth includes a $2.2 billion outer beltway project which will include 46 miles, a long river crossing, 14 interchanges and 10 overpasses. Expected completion is 2012