Fascinating history of how passenger railroads created the modern state of Florida. With chapters on the Jacksonville, St. Augustine, & Indian River, the Florida East Cost, the Jacksonville Terminal Co., the Jacksonville, Tampa & Key West, the Atlantic Coast Line, Tampa Union Station, the Florida Central & Peninsular, the entire Seaboard System, the Louisville & Nashville, the Southern, the St. Louis-San Francisco, and Amtrak. Illustrated throughout with black and white photographs, maps and charts. 220 pages with extensive index.
I had purchased this book awhile back, along with The First Edition Of Speedway to Sunshine(FEC BOOK) And this book touches on Florida Rails, Specficially ACL/SCL,Seaboard,Atlantic,Up until this time of the book published, Book Provided me with alot of Insight to the rail scene in the old days.