Here’s a photo of a train cutting the ribbon at the opening of the Fort Lauderdale train station in 1956. The photo is from the Florida State Photo Archives. . . . . #Trains #Railroad #Transportation #FloridaTravel #FloridaTransportation #Travel #USTRAvel[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s #Florida Friday Train Stops: in Pensacola,1906, by way of the Shorpy Photo Archive site. An extraordinary image colorized. Click here to see the full image on the Shorpy website: http://www.shorpy.com/node/10833 If you haven’t “Like”d the Shorpy Facebook page, please[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This Lake Worth train station stood for years in Downtown Lake Worth before being demolished. This photo is from ‘Lake Worth: Jewel of the Gold Coast’ by Jonathan Koontz https://amzn.to/3kiPdyV
This is the Nittaw train station in 1940 that was part of the Okeechobee line of the Florida East Coast Railroad. Nittaw is a lost town in Florida. Only Nittaw Lane off US 441 still exists south of Holopaw and[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
It’s the 1930s and bananas are being loaded for a trans-shipment. This photo is from ‘Florida – A Guide to the Southernmost State’. If you would like to purchase a copy of this book, click here or below. https://amzn.to/2Wn905z
The Clearwater depot of the 1880s seems to stand empty as an Orange Belt train leaves the station. This photo is from ‘The Plant System Of Railroads, Steamships And Hotels: The South’s First Great Industrial Enterprise’ by Gregg M. Turner[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Kissimmee Masonic Lodge members and those associated await a train for a trip in the 1890s. These days the Masonic Lodges, and so many more organizations, have a far smaller congregation. People are spending more time entertaining themselves than[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This is the second train depot that served folks coming or going from Boynton Beach. This photo is from ‘Speedway to Sunshine’ by Seth Bramson. You can purchase a copy by clicking here or below.
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…
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.