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The Florida Southern Railway was a railway that operated in Florida in the late 1800s. It was one of Florida's three notable narrow gauge railways when it was built along with the South Florida Railway and the Orange Belt Railway. The Florida Southern was originally chartered to run from Lake City south through central Florida to Charlotte ...
Georgia, Florida and Alabama Railway: Georgia Southern and Florida Railroad: SOU: 1889 1895 Georgia Southern and Florida Railway: Green Cove and Midland Railway: 1885 1892 Southwestern Railroad: Green Cove Springs and Melrose Railroad: 1881 1885 Green Cove and Midland Railway: Gulf Coast Railway: 1915 1921 N/A Gulf, Florida and Alabama Railway ...
The Hawkinsville and Florida Southern Railway (H&FS) was founded in 1896 and by 1901 was operating 43 miles (69 km) of track from Hawkinsville to Worth, Georgia, United States, where it connected with the Georgia Southern and Florida Railroad. [1] It also operated a 15-mile (24 km) line between Davisville and Fitzgerald, Georgia.
The Lake Monroe and Orlando Railroad was organized in 1875 with a charter to build from the St. Johns River port of Sanford south to Orlando.The South Florida Railroad was incorporated on October 16, 1878, but was unable to obtain a charter until December 9, 1879, when it took over the charter of the Lake Monroe and Orlando, which was in danger of losing its land grants.
Florida Midland and Georgia Railroad (Valdosta Southern Railroad) Gainesville-Hawthorne Trail State Park: 16 miles (26 km) Alachua County: Florida Southern Railway (Atlantic Coast Line Railroad) General James A. Van Fleet State Trail: 29.2 miles (47.0 km) Polk, Lake, and Sumter Counties Florida Western and Northern Railroad (Seaboard Air Line ...
The museum is located just south of downtown Brooksville, Florida, on Russell Street. It was originally built by the Florida Southern Railway. The museum is dedicated to the railroad, and local history of Brooksville, Hernando County, and Florida.
Georgia Southern and Florida Railway listed in Sholes' Directory, 1893. The Georgia Southern and Florida Railway (reporting mark GSF), also known as the Suwanee River Route from its crossing of the Suwanee River, was founded in 1885 as the Georgia Southern and Florida Railroad and began operations between Macon, GA and Valdosta, GA in 1889, extending to Palatka, FL in 1890.
The Royal Palm was a named train of the Southern Railway that ran from Cincinnati, Ohio, to Jacksonville, Florida, and then on the Florida East Coast Railway's East Coast Champion to Miami, Florida. The train was discontinued in 1970.