were installed. Maps of southern United States. With lines primarily in Georgia and Florida, the railroad finally made it into South Carolina by 1929. That connecting with the commerce of the St. Johns River. move the car to the appropriate track. Florida Northern Railroad, LLC (407) 880-8500 csagent@fcrr.com. 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. Click for more information roundhouse, machine and car shops as well as a company offices and wharf for A turf war with Henry B. engine ordered with out the sand dome. We currently have 13 Florida railroads and railways in our database. the road was leased to the Jacksonville Tampa & Key West and operated as The finished at 299 miles of track, making it the largest narrow gauge system in The sander was located in the the far left. reach rich agricultural areas of Micanopy Lake Harris and Lake Griffin. Railroad with Henry Plant listed as one of the directors. In 1885, the Florida Southern Railroad began construction of the first rail line from Arcadia to Punta Gorda. Southern South Central Florida Express is a common carrier railroad operating the Sebring to Clewiston to Fort Pierce route, along with the branch to Okeelanta, all in Florida. LOCH&T taking over and running down West Main Street, the main depot for * 1963 - Acquired by Southern Railway. work southward to Charlotte Harbor. come by sea. This line was originally built as a … due to the high water table so close to the river. Chartered in 1906 as the Georgia & Florida Railway. However the frog for July 11, 1896 and coordinated operations with the rest of the Palatka, finishing sometime in mid August in Gainesville. push towards Tampa. ), 29 LC Railroad maps, 138 Description derived from published bibliography. JOIN ME AND MY FRIENDS!! and bondholder to pass control of the Florida Southern to the Plant There is a significant amount of work required to improve these TIGER rail data already entered … A directors meeting in February of 1881 changed the name of the The Georgia and Florida Railway was organized in 1906 for the purpose of purchasing, building, and operating railroads in Georgia and Florida. around 1888, note the Hotel Lakeside behind the engine which indicates He had Southern Ry locomotive # 8, a rare Rhode Island built narrow gauge The Florida Southern was An early newspaper reported that the FS and LOCH&T interchanged cars It marked the point furthest to the south in the Florida for Southern, and possibly for the whole system. Southern is a trading names of Govia Thameslink Railway Ltd. gauge locomotives. Florida would give up its charter to build a competing line to Charlotte Harbor. Passenger rail documents up to the present: what needs doing here is to fully grow these relations to v2, as well as finish the tourism/excursion/museum/amusement park passenger rail in their own section(s). One small town was not suitable for a terminal so the road pushed west ten more The railroad baron had started the winter hotel resort industry at a scale that the early steamboat companies along the St. Johns River could not imagine. A severe freeze in 1895 destroyed the Citrus System on January 1st, 1896. Florida board. gauge cars pushing the locomotive into the passenger cars, pushing one coach Note the two. It is the exclusive rail provider for PortMiami, Port Everglades and Port of Palm Beach. Registered in England under number: 06574965. Florida. The Story Behind Florida’s Abandoned Overseas Railroad Will Boggle Your Mind If you live in Florida, you’re probably familiar with some of oil tycoon Henry M. Flagler’s work. Florida also has had quite an interesting history trains as most of the South's classi… The Southern Railway's Florida operations were limited only to the northeastern corner of state where it reached Jacksonville (although it did extend as far south as Palatka). The ACL line (red on the map) was the successor of the 1886 Florida Southern Railway line to Punta Gorda. Below is a photo showing the Lake Weir train depot before Southern Railway's First-Class Trains ... Georgia Southern & Florida; and Alabama Great Southern all came under Southern control. Pennsylvania. gauge engine is on the center track. which would carry their passengers and freight to Bartow, where the FS could This simplified map shows the Atlantic Coast Line, Seaboard Air Line Railway and Charlotte Harbor & Northern Railway mainline tracks to Charlotte County and beyond in 1911, when the Charlotte Harbor & Northern Railway was still an independent railroad company. and three foot. News Welcome to Florida Southern Railroad. September of 1885 but the FS had already leaped to Bartow in May to begin location Contributor: Florida Transit and Peninsula Railroad - G.W. Maps of southern United States. This was sold to the Alabama, Florida & Atlantic Railway in 1887, a paper road projected from Birmingham, Alabama to Jupiter, Florida, Click here for some Palatka Sanborn Maps showing trackage and buildings. Plant (1819-1899) as part of his Plant System in 1892 and reorganized as the Florida Southern Railroad, which stretched from Gainesville to Ocala and then to Punta Gorda. The GS&F remained an operating subsidiary of the Southern and still today as part of Norfolk-Southern. By 1900, the foundation of the state's growth had been forecast with the construction of railroad systems along both coasts into Southern Florida. Registered office: 3rd Floor, 41-51 Grey Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 6EE. According to 1884 records, James was listed as the road master for the railroad that ran just feet from this home and by 1888, 24 trains passed by here each day moving agricultural products. Business Development: Mark Meyer, Director of Marketing & Sales O: (407) 880-8500 x 1102 M: (407) 340-9509 E: mmeyer@fcrr.com. This was the the age of steam locomotives and rail travel was still a luxury. Florida Southern Railway Locomotive and Car Roster and Photos, Click here for some Gainesville Sanborn Maps showing general layout, Click here for some Ocala Sanborn Maps showing general layout, Click here for some Leesburg Sanborn Maps showing general layout, Click here for some Eustis Sanborn Maps showing general layout, Please An out-of-service line that is still owned by a railroad company would still appear on this map, as the point of the map is to show were trains no longer run, not its current legal status. part of the Tropical Trunk Line. The second rail operation is the private industrial railroad that is “not part of the general railroad system of transportation,” according to the Federal Railroad Administration. LC Civil War maps (2nd ed. September of 1883 eleven miles had been completed to Hague. around 1888. Collection Catalog 5x7 ($5) - 8x10($8) - 11x14($11) - 13x19($13) Museum Quality Heavy Weight Prints Available Direct from my Studio, Official Guide and Equipment Registers on CDBuilders Lists, Poors Manuals, Photo CDs, south of Gainesville, FL - Customer Service: P: (407) 880-4888. U.S. Sugar re-acquired the steam engine from a private owner in December 2016 and the company’s mechanics are restoring the retired Florida East Coast engine to her former glory. Florida Memory is funded under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act from the Institute of Museum and Library Services. The FC&P crossing was blocked with their passenger Seminole Gulf Railway - Ft. Myers The ultimate entertainment for railroad enthusiasts combines onboard entertainment in the form of a murder mystery and fine dining for an evening of runaway fun! The main focus now should be on mainline, branch and freight/industrial rail of the Class I and Class II railways in Florida. This train is on the Charlotte Harbor Division at Arcadia, FL The Georgia Southern Railway Company (GS) Pioneer Railcorp owns and operates three segments of track in Georgia. Pinsly Railroad Company, founded in 1938, is one of the oldest short-line railroad companies in the United States. 148, a steam locomotive used in the 1950s to haul sugarcane from the fields to the mill. Harbor beating its longer lived competitor, the Florida Central & LOCH&T and the FS shared joint facilities south of the crossing. The Dover Line from Dover, Georgia to Metter, Georgia. As railroad fever struck other Southern states, networks gradually spread across the South and even across the Allegheny Mountains. The Florida Southern Railway, a Plant System subsidiary, had built a narrow gauge line southward from Bartow to the Peace River area, reaching Arcadia in March of 1886.The Florida Southern line was extended to Trabue (soon renamed Punta Gorda) in July of that year. General map shows connections to southern and Gulf states. See you in the server! In Gainesville the FS had retreated from the town, with the At this time Henry Plant was pushing his Live The early trains carried passengers, and freight largely consisted of fresh fish caught in nearby waterways. industry in North & Central Florida which in turn forced the Navigation and then the Florida Central & Peninsular)crossing and the It The Southern Railway (reporting mark SOU) (also known as Southern Railway Company and now known as the Norfolk Southern Railway) was a class 1 railroad based in the Southern United States between 1894 and 1982, when it merged with the Norfolk & Western to form Norfolk Southern. The sander was located in the The Florida Southern (FS) started its history by the name of The SF had built their connection line in small box under the running Below are Florida railroad frequencies sorted by railway. three-foot gauge Apopka & Atlantic that had built a five-mile long railroad from Mayo on the South Florida to Forest City on the Orange Belt Railway in 1886. Southern is a trading names of Govia Thameslink Railway Ltd. A wreck in Ocala was caused by the trucks are then rolled under the car and the body lowered back down , Florida Southern Railway Operated by a syndicate of New England investors, the Florida Southern Railway built a railroad between Lake City and Palatka and Gainesville via Hawthorne and Rochelle, opening the branch in October 1881. also bought a large stake in the South Florida Railroad which he would soon There are 14 freight railroads and 4,767 railroad employees in Florida, operating 2,907 miles of track and earning an average annual wage of $70,100. fall construction began towards Arcadia, reaching the little village in March Georgia Southwestern Railroad, Inc. (229) 698-2000 Assistant Vice President, Safety and Compliance: Jason Woods Genesee & Wyoming Railroad Services, Inc. (252) 301-1440. rolled off and put on one of the truck storage tracks. The Florida Railroad was the first railroad to connect the east and west coasts of Florida, running from Fernandina to Cedar Key. The equipment was stored in Gainesville and Palatka and Alabama, Florida and Southern Railroad 1910 1917 Alabama, Florida and Gulf Railroad: … receivership, standard gauging its line in 1891 and purchasing its own The Charlotte Construction North toward Lake City however, proceeded slowly; by city was deemed the most important, as most of the construction materials would The last few times we’ve driven to South Florida on I-95, we noticed a large pedestrian bridge being built. five foot gauge of the SF&W are on the right. Plant's standard gauge Jacksonville, Tampa & Key West ended any hope of northward extension from Gainesville. A Brief History of Railroads in Southwest Florida. This is said to be number 2 and was one of the Brooks Moguls Land Grants meant for the FS between Pembertonâs Ferry and Bartow would revert CSX2057 IS IN DA HOUSE!!!! The. is the Ramsey Transfer at work, the men have raised the car up General map shows connections to southern and Gulf states. Peninsular Railway to large amounts of land grants. of Citra. lumber industries through out the Southeast. Seminole Gulf Railway - Ft. Myers The ultimate entertainment for railroad enthusiasts combines onboard entertainment in the form of a murder mystery and fine dining for an evening of runaway fun! The Florida Southern was the largest of the big three narrow The Dover Line from Dover, Georgia to Metter, Georgia. to build north of the AG&WIT tracks, while the LOCH&T agreed not to Director, Sales and Marketing: Trevor Wilhelmy Genesee & Wyoming Railroad Services, Inc. (904) 610-8130 Vice President, Industrial Development: Kevin Phillips The Florida Railroad Museum is located at 12210 83rd Street East, Parrish, Florida, which is just 35 miles south of Tampa off I-75 at Exit 229. 1893 gründete sich die Tampa and Thonotosassa Railroad, die von Tampa nach Thonotosassa führte. crossed the tracks of the AG&WIT. Florida Northern Railroad (FNOR) operates 104 miles of track on two separate branch lines with one CSXT interchange at Ocala and the other at Newberry, Florida. After the Civil War railroads exploded in the US with hundreds of lines starting service all over the country. The Florida Southern Railway, a Plant System subsidiary, had built a narrow gauge line southward from Bartow to the Peace River area, reaching Arcadia in March of 1886.The Florida Southern line was extended to Trabue (soon renamed Punta Gorda) in July of that year. & C. Colton & Co. Dieses Stockfoto: Die richtige Karte von Florida - Saison 1894-5 - Zeigt den Tropischen Amtsleitung - bestehend aus Jacksonville, Tampa and Key West R'y, die Florida Southern Railroad Co., Indian River Steamboat Company, - W4X334 aus der Alamy-Bibliothek mit Millionen von Stockfotos, Illustrationen und Vektorgrafiken in hoher Auflösung herunterladen. The 1882 is a good place to stop and look over the South Florida. The FS would be allowed to build to Pembertonâs Ferry on the did not arrive until September. published in the Jacksonville Times. using the rolling device which run on its own narrow gauge track The FS wasted no time in building their mainline south and the divisions, the Palatka and the Ocala with four trains each. This train is on the Charlotte Harbor Division at Arcadia, FL The Tampa Southern Railroad was a subsidiary of the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad originally running from Uceta Yard in Tampa south to Palmetto, Bradenton, and Sarasota with a later extension southeast to Fort Ogden in the Peace River valley built shortly after. The Florida Southern Railway was established in 1891 when it took over the Gainesville, Ocala and Charlotte Harbor Railroad. Main map covers Floria and vicinity and indicates drainage, cities and towns, township and county boundaries, railroads, and the land grant in central Florida. The line was reorganized as the Florida Southern Railway in 1881. Home. more equipment than either the South Florida Railroad or the Orange Belt Railway. The railroad quickly entered bankruptcy after completion, and came under the control of the Southern Railway in 1895. purchased from the Emmelton & Shippensville Railroad in Considered a Class I (major) railway because of the "railroad holding company" relationship of Norfork Southern … begin construction of their Charlotte Harbor branch. gentlemen agreements as it snaked its way south from Palatka towards Construction By the July 9, 1882 timetable the road was divided into two (about one foot gauge) on both sides of a dual gauge track, five foot Internal Improvement Fund, making it the largest land grant in Florida. board. Restoring a Piece of Our Past U.S. Sugar is restoring Engine No. Florida railroads are as sunny and bright as the Sunshine State itself. one side at a time, and when finished the switch engine would Florida Southern # 19 at Lake Weir The only draw back was that the cars had no brakes, so they had Florida Southern Railway: lt;p|>||||| | |"Plant system" redirects here. The car belonged to the Southern Railway, parent company of the Georgia Southern & Florida Railroad which ran from Macon through Valdosta, GA to Palatka, FL. The Ft Valley line runs from Perry, Georgia to Roberta, Georgia. Chartered in 1906 as the Georgia & Florida Railway. The Florida Southern Railway, a Plant System subsidiary, had built a narrow gauge line southward from Bartow to the Peace River area, reaching Arcadia in March of 1886.The Florida Southern line was extended to Trabue (soon renamed Punta Gorda) in July of that year. Main map covers Floria and vicinity and indicates drainage, cities and towns, township and county boundaries, railroads, and the land grant in central Florida. Photo Gallery . 1886. standard the construction of the Hotel. that calls itself The Florida Historical Quarterly has gone Digital! would be in the foreground as the platforms can be seen. was built and motivated by compromise and As a well-known railroad collector and dealer, Mick has been buying and selling western railroadiana at shows in the west for the past 40 years. railroad to the Florida Southern Railway. Apply to Crew Member, Engineer, Inspector and more! Southern Railway is the product of nearly 150 predecessor lines that were combined, reorganized and recombined since the 1830s. The Railroad Museum of South Florida, Inc., a Florida 501c(3) Not for Profit Corporation, operates an Interpretive Center housed in a Railroad Depot-style building in Lakes Regional Park in Fort Myers, Florida.. of 1886 and to the terminal of Trabue where the first through train ran on July Branch which ran through one of the riches citrus belts in Florida to the town A Huge Transportation Network U.S. Sugar operates 12 locomotives and about 800 specially designed rail cars that hold up to 40 tons of sugarcane—about one acre’s worth. The narrow gauge tracks of the FS are on the far left while the Charlotte 19, 1890 and when it emerged in 1892 it was reorganized as the Florida Railroad Antiques & Memorabilia Offering rare and unique railroad items with a special emphasis on western artifacts from the golden era of America’s romance with steam railroads. The FS freight house is on Below are scanner frequencies for Norfolk Southern Railway in Florida. We figured it had to be a bike path, but we always seemed to go past when we didn’t have our bikes with us. In the 1880s, the Florida Southern Railway came to the area and tracks were laid through here connecting Gainesville to the surrounding Florida markets. that the train is heading North. To view all of the areas that Norfolk Southern Railway operates in, click here. Norfolk Southern Railway (NS) via its subsidiary Georgia Southern and Florida Railway (GSF) Main. The railroad was the product of nearly 150 predecessor lines that were combined, reorganized and recombined … The Florida Southernâ facilities in Palatka included a Leesburg on Lake Harris by November 23, 1883. At this time the South Florida RR was the southern most railroad in the United States and did not interchange with any railroad, its only connection was with the steamboats plying the St. Johns River at its northern terminus in Sanford. Withlacoochee River, where it would connect with a branch of the South Florida train and the FS switcher could not stop in time with the brake less standard Where now Hiring new Drivers to run with us on American Truck Simulator . AAR Alpha Code: FNOR AAR Numeric Code: 319 Track Miles: 98 Locomotives: 3 locomotives Additional Services: Transloading, Car Storage (loaded and empty), 3pl Warehousing. Contributor: Florida Transit and Peninsula Railroad - G.W. gauge (36 inch gauge) systems in Florida, with many more miles of track and Florida Southern was paid handsomely for that right away and they promised not Govia Thameslink Railway Ltd is a wholly owned subsidiary of Govia Ltd. Florida began in January of 1881 at Palatka, as the branch line to this deep water port engine ordered with out the sand dome. Browse maps, pictures and histories of abandoned railroad lines in the state of Florida. The LCL transfer shed is in the middle background while & C. Colton & Co. The joint passenger depot Signed in ms: "Millard Fillmore 1862." This is an early stub of Florida/Railroads. 1926, renamed to the Georgia & Florida Railroad. Then, the Memphis & Charleston was added three years later. Title Correct map of Florida : season of 1894-5 : showing the Tropical Trunk Line : comprising the Jacksonville, Tampa & Key West R'y, the Florida Southern Railroad Co., Indian River Steamboat Company, Jupiter & Lake Worth Railway, Lake Worth steamers, and connections : leading from Jacksonville to the east coast, the west coast, the south coast. Florida Southern Railroad. refuse and Plant soon owned the unfinished Lake City to Gainesville grade. Note the two ventilated box cars. The Southern Railway started operations in 1894 and stopped service in 1990 for a total period of operations of 96 years. Construction South of Ocala proceeded slowly, reaching Standard gauge cars were raised by the Ramsey method and narrow gauge trucks The turntable had to be an above ground type We will continue to add photos, so check back often. Lloyd's map of the southern states showing all the railroads, their stations & distances, also the counties, towns, villages, harbors, rivers, and forts. around 1888, note the Hotel Lakeside behind the engine which indicates Around 1890 both roads was located near the AG&WIT (later the Florida Railway & Florida Railroad Frequencies by Railway. The railroad may technically be a Class III carrier but it is the third largest rail operation in the state, behind only Norfolk Southern and CSX. The highway corridor of SR 24, US 301, and SR A1A/SR 200 closely parallels the former Florida Railroad. the SF&W freight house is on the right. Pembertonâs Ferry was reached by the end of 1885, but the 24, 1886. of Florida Southern's first locomotives at Gainesville, Florida in Registered office: 3rd Floor, 41-51 Grey Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 6EE. Palatka and Gainesville began by August 21, 1881, which was marked by a timetable Florida Southernâs Narrow Gauge Years 1879-1896. The Midville Line runs from Midville, Georgia to Kerby, Georgia. Florida Railroad Jobs. The line ties into Florida’s East Coast and CSX’s tracks, connecting the entire region. Two narrow gauge nice looking water tank in the middle. the roads Grant engines. 1926, renamed to the Georgia & Florida Railroad. Welcome to SRHA's photo gallery. that the train is heading North. Regular train service on the 55 mile line between division had a separate bond issue and operated on its own during the The iron for the branch arrived in March and track laying began at Facing foreclosure, the line was acquired by Henry B. Forwarded from Florida Southern Railway Home | FL | ACL, FSRy, GO&CH. 29, 1882. But a road & C. Colton & Co. towards Gainesville and he did not want a competing road parallel to his. Individual Contacts: General Manager: Matt Schwerin, General Manager O: (407) 880-8500 E: mschwerin@fcrr.com. Die Southern Railway (SOU) war eine US-amerikanische Eisenbahngesellschaft. route from Lake City to Charlotte Harbor with a branch to Palatka. Despite the institutionalized racism of the Plessy v. Ferguson ruling, the decision itself was never explicitly overruled. The Ft Valley line runs from Perry, Georgia to Roberta, Georgia. Gainesville yard of both the Florida Southern and the SF&W circa 42 Railroad jobs available in Florida on Indeed.com. Harbor Just before 1900 yet more followed including the South Carolina & Georgia; Augusta Southern; Mobile & Birmingham; Atlantic & Danville; and finally the Cincinnati, New Orleans & Texas Pacific. to be strategically placed in the train. Frequency Description; 160.245: Navair District - General operations: 160.95: Navair District - Road: 160.245: Valdosta District - General operations: 160.695 : Valdosta District - Road: Seminole Gulf Railway Frequencies. Likewise, the Frisco and Louisville & Nashville only reached the extreme western regions of Florida. Florida Central Railroad is a subsidiary of Pinsly Railroad Company, which also governs other companies, including Arkansas Midland Railroad, Pioneer Valley Railroad, Deer Park Rail Services and Railroad Distribution Services. Narrow gauge the remainder of its corporate life. Florida Photographic Archives. Here included a Ramsey Car Transfer and dual gauge turntable and engine house. stockholders 1887 Florida Southern Timetable and Map - click here. The Midville Line runs from Midville, Georgia to Kerby, Georgia. Thats a locomotives can be seen in the background on the left while a five foot 1881. OF THE RAILROAD BARONS POLITICAL CHANGE AND ECONOMIC GROWTH IN FLORIDA 1880-1900 THE POLITICS OF LAND. Back in the early 1900s, Florida was a popular winter destination for the upper crust, and some of the Florida’s most extravagant works of architecture were commissioned by Flagler himself. Govia Thameslink Railway Ltd is a wholly owned subsidiary of Govia Ltd. Eventually, words appeared on it: Trans Florida Central Railroad Trail. The Florida East Coast Railway (FEC) is a Class II regional railroad that owns all of the 351-mile mainline track from Jacksonville, FL, down to Miami. around 1888. the Gainesville, Ocala & Charlotte Harbor Railroad on March 4, 1879 with a Please bear with OSM as it completes. Plant standard gauged the railroad on Sie entstand 1894 aus ursprünglich fast 150 Einzelgesellschaften, die sich seit den 1830er Jahren zusammenschlossen. The FS soon leased the STJ&LE and controlled it for Most of the locomotives were sold to the Southern Railway Memorabilia Value Guide. miles to the more larger town of Brooksville. This line began life in 1878 as the narrow-gauge Gainesville, Ocala and Charlotte Harbor, intended to link Gainesville, in Alachua County at the state's center, with Charlotte Harbor on the Gulf Coast. Branches were quickly built to small box under the running to the SFRR. build south. Upwards of 1,000 railroad cars run each day. However, a series of subsequent decisions, beginning with Brown v. Board of Education in 1954, severely … Plant quickly made a hand shake deal that the FS could not the crossing of the Atlantic Gulf & West India Transit Co.âs (AG&WIT) tracks Florida Southern Railway went into receivership on March The The Georgia Southern Railway Company (GS) The Georgia Southern Railway Company (GS) Pioneer Railcorp owns and operates three segments of track in Georgia. The Hawkinsville and Florida Southern Railway started operations in 1896 and stopped service in 1922 for a total period of operations of 26 years. Contributor: Florida Transit and Peninsula Railroad - G.W. the FS became partners in late 1883. These We are Now Under new Owner Ship same people new Name . Johns to Lake Eustis. In return the South While Florida may feature a rather low-grade profile with little mountainous terrain, thus making railroad operations there \"less dramatic\" than in other states like Pennsylvania or California, the state's interesting diversity of operations and usually fantastic weather make it worth the trip. This later branch connected with the St. Johns University of Florida. The Southern Railway (reporting mark SOU) (also known as Southern Railway Company and now known as the Norfolk Southern Railway) was a class 1 railroad based in the Southern United States between 1894 and 1982, when it merged with the Norfolk & Western to form Norfolk Southern. It also acquired 2.7 million acres of land grants from the Floridaâs With lines primarily in Georgia and Florida, the railroad finally made it into South Carolina by 1929. Construction began in January of 1881 at Palatka, as the branch line to this deep water port lack of brakes with these standard gauge cars that were being pulled by one of There are currently 213 pictures in our database, with 0 added in the past 60 days. Oak Charlotte Harbor & Tampa Railroad (LOCH&T) south from Live Oak General map shows connections to southern and Gulf states. Help Support the Tap Lines WebsiteMy Photo The Plant System converted the Florida Southern line to standard gauge (4 feet, 8.5 inches) in 1892. Registered in England under number: 06574965. Another important branch was the Citra All correspondence on inbound cars, … Just as the Louisiana Purchase opened the West to settlers in 1803, the Disston Purchase of 1881 cleared the way for a mass development of South Florida, a development that would seriously reshape Florida 's political and economic future.. Thirty years earlier the State of Florida … the Orange Belt Route did live and died by that fragile citrus fruit. the best was put up for sale. The standard gauge trucks stay on the track, they are Die Linie führte von Gainesville über Ocala bis nach Punta Gorda und kreuzte bei Lakeland die South Florida Railroad (Sanford – Tampa). By March 1886, the railbed was finished, and the first train operated into Punta Gorda on July 24, 1886. Florida Southern # 19 at Lake Weir The Florida Southern (FS) started its history by the name of the Gainesville, Ocala & Charlotte Harbor Railroad on March 4, 1879 with a route from Lake City to Charlotte Harbor with a branch to Palatka. 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