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Swampy’s Florida Friday Train Stops: Engine No. 21, The Ocala, around 1900.

by on September 16, 2022 at 6:00 am
Posted In: Swampy's Florida History

This engine, No. 21, was built in 1886 for the Florida Southern Railroad and named ‘Ocala’ after the city. This photo is from ‘The Plant System’ by Gregg Turner and Seth Bramson. You can purchase a copy by clicking here[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Swampy’s Florida History: St. Johns Railway

by on December 12, 2010 at 6:27 pm
Posted In: Swampy's Florida History

The earliest section constructed of what would become ‘The Florida East Coast Railway’ was the St. Johns Railway in St. Johns County in 1858. The section ran from the now forgotten community of Tocoi to St. Augustine.

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