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The Florida East Coast Railway depot in Sebastian.The structure was built in 1893. Beginning in 1892, when landowners south of Daytona petitioned him to extend the railroad 80 miles (130 km) south, Flagler began laying new railroad tracks; no longer did he follow his traditional practice of purchasing existing railroads and merging them into his growing rail system.
Already bankrupt, the Florida East Coast Railway was financially unable to rebuild the destroyed sections. The roadbed and remaining bridges were sold to the State of Florida, which built the Overseas Highway to Key West, using much of the remaining railway infrastructure. Many of the original bridges were replaced during the 1980s.
Henry Morrison Flagler (January 2, 1830 – May 20, 1913) was an American industrialist and a founder of Standard Oil, which was first based in Ohio.He was also a key figure in the development of the Atlantic coast of Florida and founder of the Florida East Coast Railway.
Jacksonville, St. Augustine and Halifax River Railway: FEC: 1881 1892 Florida Coast and Gulf Railway: Jacksonville, St. Augustine and Indian River Railway: FEC: 1892 1895 Florida East Coast Railway: Jacksonville and St. John's River Railway: ACL: 1899 1899 Savannah, Florida and Western Railway: Jacksonville and Southwestern Railroad: ACL: 1899 1904
The Florida Railroad was the first railroad to connect the east and west coasts of Florida, running from Fernandina to Cedar Key. The line later became part of the Seaboard Air Line Railroad , and, where still in use, is operated by CSX Transportation and the First Coast Railroad .
West (left) of the tracks,Florida East Coast Railway owns unused land on which it could build, potentially linking the sites. A second public parking garage is shown in the distance.
The Dixie Flagler was a streamlined passenger train operated by the Florida East Coast Railway (FEC) between Chicago, Illinois and Miami, Florida. It began in 1939 as the Henry M. Flagler, a regional service between Miami and Jacksonville, Florida; the FEC renamed it and extended it to Chicago a year later. It was one of the few Chicago to ...
Brightline runs up and down the Florida East Coast railway tracks, mostly along U.S. 1 or Dixie Highway. Tri-Rail runs mostly along Interstate 95. Chris Persaud is the transportation reporter for ...