page_title: Cityscape of Tampa, Florida
section_title: Railroads
hierarchical_section_title: Cityscape of Tampa, Florida / Other infrastructure / Railroads
caption_attribution_description: English: The MS Carnival Legend enters the Port of Tampa's Sparkman Channel in the darkness of the early Florida morning, passing the CSO Deep Blue, which is in drydock at Tampa Ship, LLC. Español: El Carnival Legend entra en el canal Sparkman del Puerto de Tampa, Florida, en la oscuridad de la madrugada, pasando el CSO Deep Blue, que está en el dique seco de Tampa Barco (Tampa Ship, LLC).
context_page_description: The cityscape of Tampa includes historic and architecturally noteworthy structures in its downtown and residential areas. The Seminole Heights and Hyde Park neighborhoods are two of the largest historic preservation districts in Tampa.
context_section_description: The railroad legacy brought to Tampa by Henry Plant continues to serve the city. Uceta Rail Yard was established by Plant System corporate descendant, Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, in the Gary industrial sector on Tampa's east side, near Brandon.  It continues to service CSX as a storage and intermodal freight transport facility today.  Freight and container cargo operations at the city's seaports also depend upon dockside rail facilities.
  Tampa's intercity passenger rail service has since 1912 been based out of Tampa Union Station.  The historic facility, adjacent to downtown between the Channel District and Ybor City, is serviced by Amtrak today. Amtrak's Silver Star calls on Tampa twice daily: number 91 southbound to Miami and number 92 northbound for New York City.
  Union Station also serves as the transfer hub for Amtrak Thruway Motorcoach service, offering bus connections to several cities in Southwest Florida, as well as to Orlando for transfers to the northbound Silver Meteor.
caption: Early morning at the Port of Tampa
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