The St. Johns and Lake Eustis Railway was a historic railroad in northern Central Florida. It ran from Astor on the St. Johns River south to Fort Mason and along Lake Eustis to Tavares and Lane Park.
Former Altoona depot
The Leesburg ACL Freight Depot at South Sixth Street around 1900.
The Sanford and Lake Eustis Railway was a historic railroad that ran from Sanford, Florida west to the town of Tavares on Lake Eustis, a distance of 28 miles. The line served as a branch of the Jackso
St. Johns and Lake Eustis Railway
…Park as the SD Branch. The line from Leesburg to Tavares would also be known as the Leesburg Branch, which continued east to Sanford along the former Sanford and Lake Eustis Railway (also owned by the Atlantic Coast Line). Abandonments began in 1941 with the portion of the line from Astor to Altoona, 17.7 miles. The line from Tavares…
Train on the Sanford and Lake Eustis Railway at Sorrento depot