Pineola, Florida
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Pineola is an unincorporated community in Southeastern Citrus County, Florida. It is located in the southeastern part of the county, to the south of Floral City. It is along County Road 39 between the
Northbound County Road 39 as it enters Pineola, Florida
Withlacoochee State Trail signpost commemorating the Great Train Wreck of 1956 in Pineola
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
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The Atlantic Coast Line Railroad was a United States Class I railroad formed in 1900, though predecessor railroads had used the ACL brand since 1871. In 1967, it merged with long-time rival Seaboard A
Pineola, Florida
…Company. Pineola was the site of what has been referred to as "The Great Train Wreck of 1956." On October 18, 1956, a head-on collision between two Atlantic Coast Line Railroad freight trains occurred killing four crewmen. A signpost at the site of the crash on the Withlacoochee State Trail memorializes the event. Pineola…
Atlantic Coast Line headquarters, Jacksonville, Florida.
1910 advertisement for ACL trains from New York to Florida
ACL #501, an EMC E3, pulled the Champion and now resides at the North Carolina Transportation Museum.
The ACL's Pinellas Special in Belleair, Florida, in 1920