Descriptive Summary
Access
Publication Rights
Preferred Citation
Acquisition Information
Biography/Administrative History
Scope and Content of Collection
Indexing Terms
Descriptive Summary
Title: Florida East Coast Railway Construction album
Dates: 1906-1912
Collection Number: MS 840
Creator/Collector:
Florida East Coast Railway
Extent: .33 linear feet
Repository:
California State Railroad Museum Library and Archives
Sacramento, California 95814
Abstract: This album shows construction of various sections of the Florida Keys to Key West line of the Florida East Coast Railway.
Language of Material: English
Access
Open for research
Publication Rights
Copyright has not been assigned to the California State Railroad Museum. All requests for permission to publish or quote from
manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the CSRM Librarian. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the CSRM
as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must
also be obtained by the reader.
Preferred Citation
Florida East Coast Railway Construction album. California State Railroad Museum Library and Archives
Biography/Administrative History
This line was built in the 1906-1911 time period and was considered a monumental engineering achievement. The first train
ran to Key West in January 1912. The train photos could be shots of the first passenger train. The line was virtually destroyed
by a hurricane in 1935 and the bridges and viaducts were used for highway construction.
There is no caption information.
Scope and Content of Collection
This album shows construction of various sections of the Florida Keys to Key West line of the Florida East Coast Railway,
including concrete viaducts, truss bridges, swing bridges, placement of piers supporting these structures, various boasts
used during construction, support buildings, fills across solid terrain, and a few photographs of trains running on the line.
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