The docks were a popular place for business and travel in Punta Gorda. Here is one of the railroad docks in the early 1900s. To the left are fish warehouses. Watch for an upcoming Swampy’s Florida cartoon about Punta Gorda.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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Here’s the train station in Orlando as it was in 1890. It stills stands today, mostly just as you see it here. This photo is from ‘Orlando: History in Architecture’. You can purchase a copy of the book by clicking[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This was referred to as the “Alsobrook Station” in Sumter County in the community of Coleman. This photo is from 1909. The photograph is from a collection of ‘Our Florida Heritage’ magazine.
Here’s the Winter Haven train depot around 1900. This photo is from ‘History of Winter Haven, Florida’. You can purchase a copy of this book by clicking here or below. https://amzn.to/2MJOAlA This book is part of the Swampy’s Florida library.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
It’s the first run in 1888 of the Orange Belt Railroad running between Orlando and St. Petersburg. This photo is from the book ‘From Pines and Palmettos – A Portrait of Largo, Florida’. You can purchase a copy of this[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This is just half of a full page spread of locomotives from ‘Black Gold and Silver Sands’ by James D. Snyder. Trains were the way to transport sugar out of the Everglades area. U.S. Sugar had a team of trains[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s the Sanford & St. Petersburg Railroad, 1893. This photo is from ‘Tampa: Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow’. You can purchase one by clicking here or below. https://amzn.to/2Y3X7ks
Here’s the Pensacola Union Depot for the Louisville & Nashville Railroad circa 1900. This version of the station opened in 1882 and closed in early 1900. This photo is from ‘Pensacola – Florida First Place City’. You can purchase a[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This photo is from : http://www.sunpostweekly.com/2010/04/29/may-1-2010-miami-history-in-the-making/
This engine (BL2 601) pulls cars of gravel along the tracks of the Florida East Coast rails north of Jupiter in 1957. This photo is from ‘Speedway to Sunshine’ by FEC historian Seth Bramson. This is a must-get book to[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
“Sanford with riverboat and railroad connections soon became the transportation hub for South Florida. Sanford’s growth as an agricultural center in the early 20th century brought more trains and expanded highways for trucks. Sanford was the largest shipping point for[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This is a promotional shot of 3 E9 A locomotives of the Florida East Coast Railway fleet in Downtown Miami in 1955. The E9 A were considered by their crews to be the “Cadillac” of engines due to the power[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…