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.
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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
St. Johns and Lake Eustis Railway
…Johns River south to Fort Mason and along Lake Eustis to Tavares and Lane Park. It also had track from Fort Mason to Leesburg, where it connected to the Florida Southern Railway. The St. Johns and Lake Eustis Railway was chartered in 1879 and construction started at Astor on the St. Johns River. The line was built 3 ft (914 mm…
Micanopy station
Henry B. Plant
Florida Southern Railway brochure
Florida Southern steam locomotive