Overseas Railroad
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The Overseas Railroad was an extension of the Florida East Coast Railway to Key West, a city located 128 miles (206 km) beyond the end of the Florida peninsula. Work on the line started in 1905 and it operated from 1912 to 1935, when it was partially destroyed by the Labor Day Hurricane. Some of the remaining infrastructure was used for the Overseas Highway.
Florida East Coast Railway Key West Extension express train at sea crossing Long Key Viaduct
Bahia Honda Bridge
First Florida East Coast Railway train arriving in Key West
Florida ECR train in 1912
Florida East Coast Railway
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The Florida East Coast Railway is a Class II railroad operating in the U.S. state of Florida, currently owned by Grupo México.
Three GP40-2s lead a southbound train through Lake Worth, Florida
Henry M. Flagler
A 1913 print advertisement extols the many advantages of traveling on the Florida East Coast Railway, the "New Route to the Panama Canal".
en route to Key West