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The Florida East Coast is still very much an independent railroad. Prior the ACL/SAL merger in 1967, it was more aligned with ACL to provide access to South Florida for them. In the early 60's, it went through a long and sometimes violent labor confrontation. Ultimately, FEC decided to operate without employees represented by a collective bargaining agreement, becoming the largest non-union railroad. This also made it less than compatible for merger or absorbtion by anyone else. SCL didn't need it any more, since it used the former SAL routes. Of late, it has become aligned with NS to provide access to South Florida to them. In the late 80's, I believe, NS was interested in merger/absorbtion, but FEC was not and wad adamant about saying so. NS would have had to mount a hostile takeover. The liklihood of that being successful was dim and it just wasn't worth it. The operating alignment(s) with NS and others keeps it well and happy. <br />Good question. Have a good day. gdc
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