| Florida East Coast Railway Contributor(s): Bramson, Seth H. (Author), Hertwig, Jim (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 1467128775 ISBN-13: 9781467128773 Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC) OUR PRICE: $22.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - South (al,ar,fl,ga,ky,la,ms,nc,sc,tn,va,wv) - Transportation | Railroads - History - Transportation | Railroads - Pictorial |
| LCCN: 2017959241 |
| Series: Images of Modern America |
| Physical Information: 0.2" H x 6.3" W x 9.1" (0.65 lbs) 96 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Track the history of the Florida East Coast Railway from its beginning in 1885-present day. The benchmark for US railroad operations, the Florida East Coast (FEC) Railway is often referred to by other American railroads as the best-maintained and -operated railroad in the country. The FEC Railway can trace its lineage back to December 31, 1885, the day Henry M. Flagler purchased the Jacksonville, St. Augustine & Halifax River Railway. The FEC was known for its famous passenger trains, and the last scheduled FEC Railway passenger train ran on July 31, 1968, due to the work stoppage by the nonoperating unions that began on January 22, 1963. Although without passenger trains since 1968, the FEC's partner, All Aboard Florida, with its Brightline trains, will soon establish a new standard for privately operated rail passenger service in America. Today, caboose-less, the FEC operates numerous high-speed freight trains between Jacksonville and Miami. |
Contributor Bio(s): Bramson, Seth H.: - Seth H. Bramson has written 29 books on Florida history, 18 of which have been published by Arcadia Publishing and the History Press. He is a lifelong Miamian and is America's senior collector of Miami memorabilia and Floridiana. |