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 beyond the end of the Florida peninsula. Work on the line started in 1905 and it operated
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
1935 Labor Day hurricane
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The 1935 Labor Day hurricane was an extremely powerful and devastating Atlantic hurricane that struck the southeastern United States in early September 1935. For several decades, it was the most inten
Overseas Railroad
…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. Henry Flagler (1830–1913) was a principal in Rockefeller, Andrews & Flagler…
Surface weather analysis showing the hurricane rapidly intensifying in the Florida Straits early on September 2, just several hours prior to landfall in the Upper Florida Keys
Florida East Coast Railway Overseas Railroad relief train derailed near Islamorada
Wreckage and destroyed homes in the Florida Keys after the hurricane
The Matecumbe Ferry Slip after the hurricane