Florida's Great Ocean Railway - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Florida's Great Ocean Railway write by Dan Gallagher. This book was released on 2014-10-01. Florida's Great Ocean Railway available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The building of Henry Flagler's Florida East Coast Railway extension over water to Key West from 1905 to 1916 was s triumph of engineering and logistics. The Keys were remote and with little means of communication. The massive amounts of materials had to be moved with steam power. This book tells the story of the planners and their plan and its execution. It has 250 old photos, most of which have never been published before.
Speedway to Sunshine
Speedway to Sunshine - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Speedway to Sunshine write by Seth Bramson. This book was released on 2003. Speedway to Sunshine available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. A revised and expanded illustrated history of the railroad from its inception, through the building of the Key West extension, to the present day.
The Greatest Railroad Story Ever Told
The Greatest Railroad Story Ever Told - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Greatest Railroad Story Ever Told write by Seth H. Bramson. This book was released on 2011-11-01. The Greatest Railroad Story Ever Told available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. All aboard for the history of one of the most audacious and innovative railroad engineering feats in history from the celebrated Floridian author. Although several people had considered constructing a railroad to Key West beginning in the early 1800s, it took a bold industrialist with unparalleled vision to make it happen. In 1902, Henry Flagler made the decision to extend the Florida East Coast Railway to “the nearest deepwater American port.” In this book, renowned Florida historian Seth H. Bramson reveals how the Key West Extension of the Flagler-owned FEC became the greatest railroad engineering and construction feat in United States, and possibly world, history, an accomplishment that would cement Flagler’s fame and legend for all time. Join Bramson as he recounts the years of operation of this great railroad, what it did for the Florida Keys and what it meant to the resident conchs. Includes photos
A Journey into Florida Railroad History
A Journey into Florida Railroad History - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook A Journey into Florida Railroad History write by Gregg M. Turner. This book was released on 2012-03-25. A Journey into Florida Railroad History available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. It is safe to say that without railroads, Florida wouldn't be what it is today. Railroads connected the state's important cities and towns, conquered the peninsula's vast and seemingly impenetrable interior, ushered in untold numbers of settlers and tourists, and conveyed to market--faster than any previous means of transportation--the myriad products of Florida's mines, forests, factories, farms, and groves. Gregg Turner traces the long, slow development of Florida railroads, from the first tentative lines in the 1830s, through the boom of the 1880s, to the maturity of the railroad system in the 1920s. At the end of that decade nearly 6,000 miles of labyrinthine track covered the state. Turner also examines the decline of the industry, as the automobile rose to prominence in American culture and lines were abandoned or sold for hiking trails and green spaces. Meticulously researched and richly illustrated--including many never-before-published images--A Journey into Florida Railroad History is a comprehensive, authoritative history of the subject. Written by one of the nation's foremost authorities on Florida railroads, it explores all the key players and companies, and every significant period of development. This engaging and lively story will be savored and enjoyed by generations to come.
A Short History of Florida Railroads
A Short History of Florida Railroads - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook A Short History of Florida Railroads write by Gregg Turner. This book was released on 2003-03-26. A Short History of Florida Railroads available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Florida's railroad heritage began in the 1830s amidst Native American upheaval and territorial colonization. Surpassing waterways as the primary mode of transport, the "Iron Horse" linked practically every town and city, carried tourists and locals, and ably conveyed the wealth of Florida's mines, factories, forests, groves, and farms. Nearly 175 years later, railroads still remain a dependable source of transport within the Sunshine State.
