By Tom Flanigan, WFSU News; July 29, 2019
Tallahassee has been a railroad town almost since its founding. A new owner has now taken over that historic rail line.
The nearly 400-mile stretch of railroad that runs from just west of Jacksonville through Tallahassee to Pensacola – with a short spur between Tallahassee and Attapulgus, Georgia – changed hands in early June. It’s now part of Boca Raton-based RailUSA, which has owned numerous short line and regional railroads over the years. The headquarters for its latest acquisition, now called the Florida Gulf and Atlantic Railroad, is in Tallahassee. Its general manager is Charles “Hank” Hankerson.