About: DuPont—Lakeland Line

The Atlantic Coast Line Railroad's DuPont—Lakeland Line (R Line) was a historic rail line in southern Georgia and the northern west coast of Florida. It began at the Atlantic Coast Line's Waycross—Thomasville Line and proceeded south into Florida and passing through Live Oak, High Springs, Newberry, Williston, Dunnellon, Inverness, and Dade City before coming to an end just south of their Lakeland Yard at Lakeland Junction, where it connected with the Atlantic Coast Line's main line. On employee timetables, the line was actually divided into the DuPont—High Springs Line and the High Springs—Lakeland Line which were centered around the company's busy High Springs Yard. The line was primarily used for freight, though some passenger services ran on parts of it in Florida. While parts of the l