↓ SOUTH ↓ Milepost Name Function Notes
AR836.8 Vitis Jct jct Jct Wildwood SD
BEGIN Vitis SD
paceage directions see note 2
AR837.7 Lumberton SEDT south end Vitis siding at CR54A/Elwood Rd/Merrick Rd; north end at Enterprise Rd on Wildwood sub
AR845.7 NE Stokes NEDT  
AR848.0 SE Stokes SEDT  

849.7

 AR849.7 Stokes DD Stokes defect detector location to be determined
AR849.92
AR849.94		 Oak Av
Kathleen		 grade xing
signal		 Oak Ave crosses Vitis sub just north of Kathleen holdout; Kathleen Road converges with tracks for paceage
AR850.5 Deeson Rd grade xing Deeson Road gives you a decent road crossing to check the tracks and signals

AOC

 AR851.9 AOC industry AOC Chemical lead crosses Kathleen Road
AR852.4 dist 10th St signal distant signal to 10th Street, just south of Sleepy Hill Road crossing
AR853.0 Burris industry Burris Refrigerated storage, not receiving rail service
AR853.16 Knights-Griffin Rd grade xing Griffin Road just north of Superior Carriers and Seabaord Neumann leads

Seabaord
Neumann

Superior

 AR853.2
AR853.4		 Superior
Seaboard Neumann		 industry
industry		 Superior Chemical Carriers
Seaboard Neumann
AR854.29 Fairbanks St grade xing Fairbanks Street north of Fibertek lead

Fibertek

 AR854.4 Fibertek industry Fibertek Insulation, was Owens Illinois

storage

 AR854.8 10th St NEDT
grade xing
siding		 Extended double track cut in 2013.10.23
note 1
AR856.27 Lakeland Jct
Lakeland Yard		 x-over
yard
radio		 crossover east to west
historic: former Lakeland Yard
dispatcher base station

South
Lakeland

Lakeland
Connection

Lakeland sub

Carter's sub

 A851.2
AR856.5
A851.8		 Lakeland Conn.
South Lakeland		 jct
jct		 to Orlando via Carters subdivision
to Tampa via Lakeland subdivision

Legend

 
The green vertical bar between the track chart and milepost columns denotes stretches where public roads run next to the tracks and are good for pacing trains. The view of the track might be obstructed by foliage along some stretches, but that's just the way it goes. DRIVE SAFELY! Your photos or videos won't see the Net if you kill yourself and others chasing a train.

Notes

Note 1: 2013.11.09 — A project was completed in October 2013 that extended the double track in Lakeland from the former apex of the wye under George Jenkins Blvd all the way up to 10th Street which added about 1.5 miles of double track north of Lakeland proper. Southbound trains diverging to the new section of double track will take the south leg of the wye toward Tampa via South Lakeland to the Lakeland subdivision; trains staying on the main will take the north leg of the wye to Lakeland Connection to the Carter's subdivision towards Orlando.

Note 2: 2013.11.16 — To continue pacing trains south past Vitis Junction hang a left to go EAST across the tracks at Melrose Avenue/Berry Road/CR35 Alternate. When you come to a T-intersection with CR54 turn left to go EAST. Drive 6+ miles and turn RIGHT on Rockridge Road south. Keep winding your way through the countryside to another T-intersection and turn RIGHT on Scrotum Loop Road. Follow it around to the south until you converge with the tracks. There's about 1.5 miles of paceage along here with the A.O.C. Chemicals industry track crossing Kathleen Road just before it diverges again. Stay on Kathleen Road all the way into Lakeland.

Bote's Notes

Notes for my railfanning research expedition. This is the best place to put them, right out in plain view where I can find them.

It's nothin?

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