Uceta Yard facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Uceta Yard
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 Uceta Yard
Location in Florida
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| Country | United States |
| State | Florida |
| County | Hillsborough |
| City | Tampa |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP codes |
33619
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| Area code(s) | 813 |
Uceta Yard is a large area where trains are sorted and repaired. It's located in a part of Tampa that isn't for homes. The special code for mail in this area is 33619.
History
Uceta Yard was once a very important place for the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad (ACL). It was their main "classification yard" in central Florida. A classification yard is where train cars are sorted and put together to form new trains.
This yard was in Tampa. It was right next to another yard called Yeoman Yard, which belonged to the Seaboard Air Line Railroad (SAL). Uceta Yard also had big workshops to fix train cars and engines.
In 1967, the ACL and SAL railroads joined together. They formed a new company called the Seaboard Coast Line Railroad. After this, Uceta Yard became less important. It was mostly used to store train cars. It also became a place for "intermodal freight transport." This means goods could be easily moved between trains and other types of transport, like trucks. Later, in the early 1980s, the railroad became known as CSX Transportation.
Geography
Uceta Yard is located almost exactly halfway between Downtown Tampa and the area called Brandon. It sits on the eastern edge of the city of Tampa.
Its boundaries are:
- To the north: The edge of Tampa city limits.
- To the east: The Tampa Bypass Canal.
- To the south: The area known as Palm River-Clair Mel.
- To the west: The neighborhood of East Ybor.
