Florida

This road intended to give shippers a route from the southeastern states to the Gulf of Mexico without having to sail around Florida. Construction started in 1853 and was completed in 1861. The 1855 Annual Report planed for 18 locomotives and 243 cars when the road was in full operation.
Black's Number 53 (map)
Track 156 miles of 5 foot gauge 58# T-rail
Locomotives 6; 4 names
Cars 39
Stations 18
Officers President
Significant Documents
NP, RD 3-8A-62
NP, RD 3-15-62
NP, RD 3-18B-62
OR Series 1, Vol. 14, Page 474
NA, ENG 6-9C-63
NA, ENG 6-9-63
OR Series 4, Vol. 2, Page 648
OR Series 4, Vol. 2, Page 655
NA, ENG 8-10B-63
NA, ENG 8-26A-63
NA, ENG 9-23-63
NA, ENG 10-27A-63
OR Series 1, Vol. 28, Part 2, Page 459
NA, ENG 12-3-63
NA, ENG 1-7-64
OR Series 1, Vol. 35, Part 1, Page 579
OR Series 1, Vol. 35, Part 2, Page 362
NA, A&F 3-24-64
NA, ENG 4-29A-64
OR Series 1, Vol. 35, Part 2, Page 484
NP, CS 5-21-64
NA, ENG 6-7-64
NA, ENG 6-17B-64
OR Series 1, Vol. 53, Page 349
OR Series 1, Vol. 53, Page 362
NA, ENG 7-20-64
NA, ENG 7-22A-64
OR Series 1, Vol. 35, Part 2, Page 594
NA, ENG 7-25-64
NA, ENG 7-26F-64
OR Series 4, Vol. 3, Page 560
NA, ENG 7-30A-64
OR Series 1, Vol. 35, Part 1, Page 436
NA, A&F 10-1-64
NP, RD 12-10A-64
OR Series 1, Vol. 47, Part 2, Page 983

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