Florida East Coast Railway Map

He began the overseas extension in 1906 to connect miami to key west.
Florida east coast railway map. The fec is renowned as the railroad that built the first railroad bridges to key west that have since been rebuilt into road bridges for vehicle traffic now known as the overseas highway. State of florida currently owned by grupo méxico. On september 7th 1895 the name of the railway was changed from the jacksonville st. 7 months later the track reached biscayne bay present day downtown miami and by 1905 his line stretched all the way through the florida keys.
Built primarily in the last quarter of the 19th century and the first decade of the 20th century the fec was a project of standard oil principal henry flagler he originally visited florida with his first wife mary. The florida east coast railway fec is a class ii regional railroad that owns all of the 351 mile mainline track from jacksonville fl down to miami. Augustine and halifax river railway to the florida east coast railway company. In the past it has been a class i railroad.
It is the exclusive rail provider for portmiami port everglades and port of palm beach. During the 1880s and 1890s henry flagler built the florida east coast railway from jacksonville down the east coast to miami. State library of florida. It is the exclusive rail provider for portmiami port everglades and port of palm beach.
The florida east coast railway reporting mark fec is a class ii railroad operating in the u s. They sought assistance with.