Lakeland—Fort Myers Line
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The Atlantic Coast Line Railroad's Lakeland—Fort Myers Line was one of the railroad company's secondary main lines in Central and Southwest Florida. It was built incrementally between its namesake cit
Caloosahatchee River trestle. Bridge was built in 1904 with the bascule span replacing the original swing span in 1977.
Overhead view of Punta Gorda in 1924 showing much of the railroad infrastructure at the time
Track in downtown Bonita Springs as seen in 2019
Empty CSX phosphate train passing the Fort Meade Depot in 2019
Florida Southern Railway
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The Florida Southern Railway was a railway that operated in Florida in the late 1800s. It was one of Florida's three notable narrow gauge railways when it was built along with the South Florida Railwa
Lakeland—Fort Myers Line
…the northern leg of the branch north of the main line would be part of the High Springs–Lakeland Line). South of Bartow, the line was originally the Florida Southern Railway's Charlotte Harbor Division. Both the South Florida Railroad and the Florida Southern Railway eventually became part of Henry B. Plant's system of…
Micanopy station
Henry B. Plant
Florida Southern Railway brochure
Florida Southern steam locomotive