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Predecessors of the Florida East Coast Railway (5 P) Pages in category "Florida East Coast Railway" The following 30 pages are in this category, out of 30 total.
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.
Postcard illustrating the allure of streamliner travel to Florida, along with the "citrus" paint scheme used on SAL's EMD diesel locomotives from 1939 to 1954.. The Seaboard Air Line Railroad (reporting mark SAL), known colloquially as the Seaboard Railroad during its time, was an American railroad that existed from April 14, 1900, until July 1, 1967, when it merged with the Atlantic Coast ...
On Sept. 7, 1895, Flagler changed his company's name to the Florida East Coast Railway Company (FECR). Flagler is credited with helping found West Palm Beach in 1894, and helping turn Miami, which in 1896 consisted of about 400 inhabitants, into a thriving city of more than 29,000 residents a generation later. In 1904, Flagler began ...
The Boca Express Train Museum, operated by the Boca Raton Historical Society, is housed in a restored 1930 Florida East Coast Railway (FEC) train station in Boca Raton, Florida. designed by Chester G. Henninger, built for Clarence H. Geist. It is located at 747 South Dixie Highway, off U.S. 1 (Federal Highway).
Pages in category "Passenger trains of the Florida East Coast Railway" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The railroad of Florida East Coast Railway Company, hereinafter referred to as the carrier, lies wholly within the State of Florida. It is a single-track standard-gauge railroad extending from Jacksonville on the north, in a general southerly direction down the east coast of Florida to Jewfish, and thence in a southwesterly direction across what are known as the Florida Keys, to Key West, a ...
The area seemed to be excellent for the cultivation of citrus fruit, and a small railway was built linking Orange City to the dock at Blue Spring. Ultimately, the Florida East Coast Railway was constructed not far from the present-day park. A killing freeze occurred in the 1890s, wiping out area citrus groves and driving the industry south. The ...