The is one of several
Short Line railroad companies owned by the
Rail Management Corporation . It operates between
Port St. Joe, Florida and a connection with
CSX 's PA and Tallahassee Subdivisions at
Chattahoochee, Florida , with a short spur to
Apalachicola, Florida .
The was chartered on
April 7 ,
1903 . Construction began on
March 21 ,
1905 , and trains began running north from
Apalachicola in
1907 . The extension to
Port St. Joe was built later.
The company came under ownership of
DuPont in
1933 , along with the entire town of
Port St. Joe . The railroad's largest customer, the
St. Joe Paper Mill , was operated by
DuPont from
1937 to
1999 .
Rail Management Corporation bought the line from
St. Joe Company on
September 1 ,
2002 .
