Old 1897 Florida Railroad Steam/Coal Train/Locomotive Engineer/Conductor Photo

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Old 1897 Florida Railroad Steam/Coal Train/Locomotive Engineer/Conductor Photo:
$4.67

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Item Details:

You will receive a 5\"x7\" black and white photo reprint
This is a nice photo circa 1897 showing a coal powered steam locomotie, the conductor, a happy looking dog, and 2 other men; the train was part of the Jupiter and Lake Worth Railway
The 3 ft narrow gauge Jupiter and Lake Worth Railway was a 7.5 miles connection between the Jacksonville, Tampa and Key West Railway system
It connected Lake Worth at Juno, Florida to Jupiter Inlet at Jupiter, Florida
With intermediate stops at Venus and Mars, the railroad was often called the Celestial Railroad
The purpose of the railroad was to link the Lake Worth and Jupiter Inlet
Both of which had Plant System steamboat lines
The Indian River Steamboat Company went north through the Jupiter Inlet and connected waterways (now part of the Intracoastal Waterway) to Titusville
There were no turning tracks, so the locomotives always pointed towards Juno, forcing trains making the return trip to go in reverse
Fare was rather high for the time, being 10 cents per mile (75 cents total)
Henry Flagler, the owner of the Florida East Coast Railway, rejected the high price, instead building his own line to the west
The new railroad was finished in February 1894, and the Jupiter and Lake Worth Railway was gone by June 1896
Eventually, a canal was dug between the two waterways that the railroad connected; this is now part of the Intracoastal Waterway
Part of the right-of-way was used for the current alignment of U.S. 1 (SR 5), built in 1956; the rest was abandoned and has been mostly redeveloped

Quality of Photo:

Not printed on some cheap ink jet printer that will have horrible image quality like some other sellers
All black and white photos will be printed with ink on paper that can last up to 200 years
All color photos will be printed with ink on paper that will last up to over 100 years

Shipping:

I will combine shipping if you purchase more than one photo. Buy them and I will send you a revised invoice
I will mail within 24 hours of payment
Your photos will be be packed with the utmost care to ensure they arrive to you in the best condition possible

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