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The Overseas Railroad (also known as Florida Overseas Railroad, the Overseas Extension, and Flagler's Folly) was an extension of the Florida East Coast Railway to Key West, a city located 128 miles (206 km) beyond the end of the Florida peninsula.
The Bahia Honda Rail Bridge is a derelict railroad bridge in the lower Florida Keys connecting Bahia Honda Key with Spanish Harbor Key.It was originally part of the Overseas Railway, but the state of Florida purchased it from the Florida East Coast Railway (FEC) after the 1935 Labor Day Hurricane and converted it for automobile use as part of the Overseas Highway in 1938. [3]
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.
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 .
The Tampa, Peace Creek and St. Johns River Railroad was incorporated in 1879, William Van Fleet as president and received a charter to build a railroad from Jacksonville to Tampa. The company , by way of congressional land grants thru the general assembly of Florida, by an act of January 6, 1855, 'to provide for and encourage a liberal system ...
Atlantic Coast, St. Johns and Indian River Railroad (Florida East Coast Railroad) [3] Florida Keys Overseas Heritage Trail: 106 miles (171 km) 2.5 Monroe County: Overseas Railroad (Florida East Coast Railroad) Fort Fraser Trail: 7.75 miles (12.47 km) Polk County: Lakeland—Fort Myers Line (Atlantic Coast Line Railroad) Fountain Lake Trail ...
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Atlantic Coast Line Railroad: Florida, Peninsular and Gulf Railroad: 1893 Florida Southern Railroad: ACL: 1892 1903 Atlantic Coast Line Railroad: Florida Southern Railway: ACL: 1881 1892 Florida Southern Railroad: Florida Steinhatchee Railway: Florida Transit Railroad: SAL: 1881 1883 Florida Transit and Peninsular Railroad: Florida Transit and ...