Old Railroad Spur at South Florida Railroad Station

Old Railroad Spur at South Florida Railroad Station

South Florida Railroad Station

Sanford (Fla.)

Railroads--Florida

South Florida Railroad Company

Old railroad spur at the South Florida Railroad station, located at 209 North Oak Avenue in Sanford, Florida, with the Plant Investment Company (PICO) office to the far left of the photograph. The Lake Monroe and Orlando Railroad was organized in 1875. The charter planned to constructed a railroad from the St. Johns River port in Sanford south to Orlando. On October 16, 1878, the South Florida Railroad was incorporated but did not receive a charter until December 9, 1879, when it gained control over the Lake Monroe and Orlando Railroad charter. The first train on the new railroad ran between Sanford and Orlando on November 11, 1880. Henry Plant and his Plant System purchased three-fifths of the South Florida Railroad stock on May 4, 1883 and soon began laying tracks towards Tampa, whose railroad station opened on December 10, 1883. In 1893, the Savannah, Florida and Western Railway, which was also a part of the Plant System, acquired the South Florida Railroad. The Atlantic Coast Line Railroad (ACL) acquired the entire Plant System in 1902. In 1967, the ACL merged with the Seaboard Coast Line Railroad, which is now operated by CSX.

Original 8.5 inch x 5.25 inch black and white photograph: Sanford Museum, Sanford, Florida.

1898

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Sanford Museum, Sanford, Florida.

Sanford Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.

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Plant Investment Company, Sanford, Florida

South Florida Railroad Station, Sanford, Florida

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Copyright to this resource is held by the Sanford Museum and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.

Hazen, Kendra

Cepero, Laura

"Episode 25: The Railways of Central Florida." RICHES of Central Florida. http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/audio/Ep25-RailwaysOfCentralFL.mp3.

Mulligan, Michael. Railroad Depots of Central Florida. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Pub, 2008.

Murdock, R. Ken. Outline History of Central Florida Railroads. Winter Garden, Fla: Central Florida Chapter, National Railway Historical Society, 1997.

Turner, Gregg M. A Journey into Florida Railroad History. Gainesville: University Press of Florida, 2008.

Old railroad spur--station to the left--Pico to left of station.-----I898[sic]

1 black and white photograph

8.5 inch x 5.25 inches