Railroads Of Southwest Florida

Author : Gregg M. Turner
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780738503493
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.95/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Railroads of Southwest Florida written by Gregg M. Turner and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 1999 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When the first "Iron Horse" arrived in Southwest Florida--at Charlotte Harbor in 1886--nearly 150,000 miles of railroads already existed in America, the transcontinental route was open, and Pullman sleeping cars were in wide use. But despite a late start, railroads forever transformed this beautiful region of the Sunshine State and connected its people to the outside world. In Railroads of Southwest Florida, the golden age of railroading is documented with captivating images of stations, machines, and the people whose lives were affected by this significant form of transportation. From interior views of well-furnished passenger cars to scenes of hardworking men who made it all possible, this collection provides a thorough look at a fascinating, almost forgotten heritage.

Author : Gregg M. Turner
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1439627339
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Railroads of Southwest Florida written by Gregg M. Turner and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 1999-12-30 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When the first “Iron Horse” arrived in Southwest Florida—at Charlotte Harbor in 1886—nearly 150,000 miles of railroads already existed in America, the transcontinental route was open, and Pullman sleeping cars were in wide use. But despite a late start, railroads forever transformed this beautiful region of the Sunshine State and connected its people to the outside world. In Railroads of Southwest Florida, the golden age of railroading is documented with captivating images of stations, machines, and the people whose lives were affected by this significant form of transportation. From interior views of well-furnished passenger cars to scenes of hardworking men who made it all possible, this collection provides a thorough look at a fascinating, almost forgotten heritage.

Author : Gregg Turner
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1439617252
Total Pages : 142 pages
Book Rating : 4.50/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Florida Railroads in the 1920's written by Gregg Turner and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2006-02-22 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Floridas railroads emerged in the 1830s amid Native American upheaval and territorial colonization. Many periods of development marked this fascinating heritage, but one era towers above the rest: the 1920s. It was then that Florida experienced a colossal land boom, one of the greatest migration and building stories in American history. People poured into the state as never before, real estate traded hands at breakneck speed, and the landscape added countless new homes, hotels, apartments, and commercial buildings. Floridas biggest railroadsthe Atlantic Coast Line, Seaboard Air Line, and Florida East Coastwere unprepared for the tidal wave of traffic. Thus, the Big Three had to rapidly expand and increase capacity. Dozens of projects unfolded at great cost, by one estimate over $100 million. When the building frenzy ended, the railway map of the state stood at its greatest extentsome 5,700 miles. Further, the frequency of railway service within and to the Sunshine State reached an unprecedented level, never again to be repeated.

Author : Gregg M. Turner
Publisher : Author House
ISBN 13 : 1468517376
Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4.78/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Milestone Celebration written by Gregg M. Turner and published by Author House. This book was released on 2004-11-17 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During Florida’s land boom of the 1920s Americans flocked to the Sunshine State as never before. Countless new homes arose, as did commercial buildings and municipal projects. Famous cities of today, including Boca Raton, Hollywood, Coral Gables, and Venice, sprang to life during those heady times. Eager for boom traffic, the Seaboard Air Line Railway connected both coasts of the state and advanced rails down to West Palm Beach, but President S. Davies Warfield wanted more! In 1926, two major extensions were rushed to completion - one to Naples, the other to the “Magic City” of Miami. To open the additions, Warfield invited 700 guests from 18 states and pampered them aboard five identical passenger train sections of the Orange Blossom Special. Afterwards, he sent each invitee a souvenir: a leather slipcase containing two privately printed booklets, one describing the Seaboard and the territory it served, the other recounting the fabled journey just completed. Rarely seen by the public and today treasured by collectors, the booklets are reproduced herein along with - for the first time - many historic images. Together they record a remarkable celebration of American railroad history.

Author : Florida Railroad and Public Utilities Commission
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 82 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Report written by Florida Railroad and Public Utilities Commission and published by . This book was released on 1906 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 41 pages
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Download or read book Southwest Florida Intercity Passenger Rail Program - Tampa to Naples written by and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 41 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The following report documents an initial planning and feasibility study for intercity passenger rail service in the Southwest Florida Corridor from Tampa to Naples. This corridor is proposed as a Phase 3 Corridor in the Florida Intercity Rail Service Vision Plan1 to be implemented in the ten-year period between 2006 and 2015 and was analyzed as an extension of initial Tampa-Orlando-Miami Corridor Service.

Author : Railroad Commission of the State of Florida
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 738 pages
Book Rating : 4.UD/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Annual Report of the Railroad Commission of the State of Florida written by Railroad Commission of the State of Florida and published by . This book was released on 1898 with total page 738 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Railroad Commission of the State of Florida
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 200 pages
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Download or read book Annual Report written by Railroad Commission of the State of Florida and published by . This book was released on 1911 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Gregg M. Turner
Publisher : University Press of Florida
ISBN 13 : 0813042925
Total Pages : 393 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Journey into Florida Railroad History written by Gregg M. Turner and published by University Press of Florida. This book was released on 2012-03-25 with total page 393 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Author : Railroad Commission of the State of Florida
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 158 pages
Book Rating : 4.87/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Railroads of Florida written by Railroad Commission of the State of Florida and published by . This book was released on 1939 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: