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South Shore Park has been a national park in Bermuda since 1990.
The park stretches from Warwick Long Bay to Horseshoe Bay Beach.
A trail along the cliffs and the beaches offers gorgeous ocean views and tiny, secluded beach coves.
I walked the trail in September 2016. This is one of the many gorgeous ocean views.
Newly completed Atlantic Coast Line depot and nearby infrastructures as seen from the air, looking toward the southeast. Includes new railroad overpass above 38th Avenue N. This depot would continue to serve during the Seaboard Coast Line era and then the Amtrak era. Alvin Lederer Collection
Atlantic Coast Line westward view of the two track downtown right-of-way in the median along 1st Avenue South near the Webb's City Department Store in Saint Petersburg, Florida, 1962, photo courtesy of Tom Pavlucvcik. This photo was taken at 7th Street South, and you can see the signs on the nearby buildings and also the various vintage vehicles in the scene. When the new ACL station opened in 1963, and the downtown station was demolished, the tracks in the median on 1st Avenue South were also removed. This was the end of an era in Saint Petersburg.
This photo came from the Tom Pavluvcik Collection and the original photographers name is unknown. Any credit for this photo must be provided to the original photographer.
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Henry M. Flagler's Florida East Coast Railroad Line reached Palm Beach in 1894. The Seaboard Airline Railroad Line laid tracks to Palm Beach as late as 1921-1924. It was after 1921 that the Seaboard Airline tracks reached West Palm Beach. Reference to the Seaboard Airline Railroad Station appears in a book printed in 1926.
S. Davis Warfield was president of Seaboard Air Line and in 1924 Warfield built a cross-state line that serviced West Palm Beach and Miami and Homestead in 1926, making a direct rail connection from one coast to the other, across the state. In 1938 the Atlantic Coast Line and the Seaboard Airline Railroad Line formed a network over Florida. Trains were air-conditioned and streamlined, and power was generated by Diesel-electric locomotives.
Stockholders in the railroad were important Palm Beach residents, and this station combined their taste in architecture, and their desire for service and convenience, for the community related to their vacation and retirement residences.
L. Phillips Clarke, who designed all of the Seaboard Railroad stations, built his first station at Auburndale. The West Palm Beach station appeared in 1924-1925.
The north-south dimension, paralleling the tracks, is approximately 178 feet. It is 43 feet deep, not including (at the sides) a 13-foot platform on the west. The building is mainly one story high, with a single office on a two-story level near the center and a three-stage tower on the south corner of the east or entrance facade on Tamarind Avenue.
The plan is rectangular, divided essentially in half, with express room and baggage room to the left or south, and behind the loggia the two waiting rooms, now one, separated on the east by restrooms and on the west by the ticket office. The loggia surrounds most of the front and ends, and the shed—roofed passenger platform on the rear or trackside.
The City of West Palm Beach, following a purchase of the building in 1988, tapped local architecture firm Oliver Glidden & Partners to head a $4.3 million restoration of the structure. The project was completed and the station rededicated in a ceremony attended by the Florida Governor in April 1991. Architect Robert D. Brown directed the restoration of ornamental cast stone elements, exterior masonry, doors, windows, and iron and tile work. The red clay tile roof was replaced, as were the electrical, lighting, plumbing and heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems. Abatement of lead and asbestos was further required to bring the historic structure up to modern building code standards. The restoration effort earned the Florida Trust Award for Historic Preservation in 1994.
In summer 2012, the city finished an improvement project that included the installation of new sidewalks and more than five dozen trees around the building. The improvements were funded with a $750,000 Transportation Enhancement grant from the Federal Highway Administration, to which the city provided a $150,000 local match.
The station has two side platforms, with access to the station on both sides. West of the southbound platform is a long loop of bus bays serving Palm Tran routes. East of the northbound platform is the station house, a small parking lot, and bus stops for Greyhound Lines buses and Tri-Rail shuttles.
Credit for the data above is given to the following websites:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Palm_Beach_Seaboard_Coastline_...
historic-structures.com/fl/west_palm_beach/seaboard_railr....
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Seaboard Coast Line old ACL Church Street Station that is located in downtown Orlando, Florida, 1975. This old station had been out of service for several years when this photo was taken. The main line that passed through this area daily saw numerous SCL freight train movements along with a parade of Amtrak trains.
Atlantic Coast Line Southland passengers await for a delayed late departure at the downtown station in Saint Petersburg, Florida. May 19, 1946. The Southland usually departed the station around 5:00 PM, but on this day it was almost 7 hours late and departed around midnight. The Jax Mail local was also about 6 hour late and it departed around 1:00 AM the next morning. The reason for the delayed train departures was not provided. Check out how the people were dressed for train travel back in those days.
This photo came from the Internet and the photo was taken by the Saint Petersburg Times.
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Opened by the Atlantic Coast Line in 1926, Orlando station was designed in the Spanish Mission style by A.M. Griffin and W.T. Hadlow. The Amtrak Silver Meteor and Silver Star trains call en route between New York City and Miami. The Greater Orlando SunRail local service uses dedicated platforms a short distance along the line. The station is now named Orlando Health, reflecting the close proximity of the main Orlando Health campus and other medical institutions.
Atlantic Coast Line's downtown station building and parking lot as seen in an elevated front side view at Saint Petersburg, Florida, 1957. The center two story section of the building held both the main waiting room and the colored waiting room, ticket offices and counters along with restrooms. The second floor at this time held the large HO model railroad layout of the Saint Petersburg Model Railroad Club. The extension wing coming from the main building toward the camera held the baggage department, while the wing that extended in the opposite direction held the Railway Express Department. There were also some offices in the building. The station was situated between 2nd and 3rd Street South and was on 1st Avenue South.
The Station Master at this time was a man with a heavy southern accent and he always would say by-cracky after making statements. The brick paved area in front of the station building is the parking lot and also the parking area provided for the back of retail and commercial buildings that faced Central Avenue. Numerous vintage cars are seen in this view, like 1957 Chevy's.
This photo came from the Tom Pavluvcik Collection and the original photographers name is unknown, but it came from the Alvin Lederer Collection. Any credit for this photo must be provided to the original photographer.
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Mike Robbins is seen standing on the former ACL east-west main line platform at the Union Depot in Plant City, Florida, on New Years Day, January 1, 1975. Just over my nearest shoulder and upper back area is seen the SAL-ACL main line diamond, with the SAL main line crossing the ACL at this location. When looking down the platform you can see the edge of the Railway Express Agency building. All tracks at this time were SCL property due to the 1967 merger of the ACL & SAL.
This image was captured on film by noted Florida Railroad Photographer Fred Clark, Jr.
This image was taken on a Party Boat "Voyager". It was "one of those days" that the fish do not even bite your bait. It was a long day. I caught a handful of black seabass for the whole day trip. The sailboat was about approximately 3 miles along the coastline of Belmar, NJ.
This is a little bit better to view LARGE.
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CSX 2, an F40PHR-2, leads deadhead "Office Car Special" train P001 under the signal bridge at MP A164.3 "North Smithfield" for possibly one of the final times at dusk on Sept. 14, 2024. P001 was heading north for White Sulphur Springs, W.Va.
F40PHR-2 unit CSX 2 was originally built for Amtrak as AMTK 390. After being sold, it was registered as CSX 9992 and now CSX 2.
The gantry is the last remaining Atlantic Coast Line signal gantry on the CSX system. The soon-to-be replacement signals were erected around a week prior.
Friday, 23 August 2024
Passengers boarding 150234, which is operating 2C09 0915 Newquay to Penzance
© Finbarr O'Neill
Persistent URL: floridamemory.com/items/show/14221
Local call number: PR20727
Title: Atlantic Coast Line railroad company terminal at the Port of Tampa, Florida
Date: ca. 1900
Physical descrip: 1 photoprint - b&w - 5 x 8 in.
Series Title: Print Collection
Repository: State Library and Archives of Florida
500 S. Bronough St., Tallahassee, FL, 32399-0250 USA, Contact: 850.245.6700, Archives@dos.myflorida.com
ACL gives up the South Mole and turns it over to the City in Saint Petersburg, Florida, 1963, photo courtesy of Tom Pavlucvcik. For years this track on the South Mole led to a pier with the a track extending out on it for the loading of ships. After WWII this pier was demolished, but the track on the South Mole still existed and also a siding of of this main tack was on its right side. Often REA-Baggage cars and U.S. Mail storage cars were unloaded when spotted on the South Mole, especially during the Winter Holiday season. At times August Busch would have his private car spotted on the South Mole. The south Mole wold also be very useful to the switcher crews because with long trains the switcher when returning an arriving West Coast champion to the yards would bring the train onto the South Mole to get a good start prior to going up grade to the yards. The road seen in the foreground is Bayshore Drive South East
This photo came from the Tom Pavluvcik Collection and the original photographers name is unknown. Any credit for this photo must be provided to the original photographer.
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Amtrak northbound Silver Service train, led by EMD F40PHR locomotive # 264, is stopped on the CSX mainline at the station (former SCL-ACL) platform in Lakeland, Florida, 1989. This train will continue east to Orlando and beyond before heading north to Jacksonville, however, at Auburndale these trains usually combine with a Miami section. The consist of this train includes the following cars: Ambox, Heritage baggage, Heritage sleeper, Heritage lounge, and four Amfleet coaches.
Amtrak northbound Silver Meteor Miami & Tampa sections combine at Auburndale, Florida, 08-10-1989, courtesy Fred Clark Jr. The Miami section of the train is located on the curve track to the left, while the Tampa west coast section is located to the right in the background. At this time the locomotives from both trains have coupled together and are hauling the baggage car from the Tampa section up beyond the switch. At that point the locomotives will back the baggage car down the curve to couple with the Miami section. Once coupled the train will pull out onto the mainline heading to the east and then back straight back to couple with the Tampa section of the train. The completed built up train then will be ready to depart Auburndale. The Miami section was operating on the original SAL mainline right-of-way and the Tampa section was operating on the original ACL mainline right-of-way, all now CSX. The train will now head east for Orlando. Directly located over the diamond is a highway overpass. The sign in the foreground says, "South Bound Home Signal 228 Feet." Notice all the crew members and other railroad emplyees out and about performing their required task for switching.
Glen Davis (Green Mountain Railroad Officer) on the left and Mike Robbins are seen at the closed former (ACL-SAL) and at the time SCL Union Depot platform in Plant City, Florida, on New Years Day, January 1, 1975. This is an interesting station in that it was situated on a diamond with the former ACL main line running east & west, and the SAL main line running north & south. Across the SAL track from the passenger depot was situated a Railway Express Agency building and loading platforms. Two of the previously operated famous passenger trains that stopped at the station was the ACL West Coast Champion and the west coast section of the SAL Silver Meteor. Passenger service at this depot ended during 1971 under SCL operations. This was around the time that Amtrak took over the SCL passenger train service. At this time both passenger and freight trains passed by the station facility. On this rather cool day Glen, Fred and I were out and about on a railroad adventure tour to show Glen some of the local railroad operations. On April 14, 1975, this station was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.
This photo image was captured on film by noted Florida Railroad Photographer Fred Clark, Jr.
CSX Transportation (ex-Seaboard System, ex-Seaboard Air Line, ex-Atlantic Coast Line)
41’1” 2,929cf 3-Bay Covered Hopper (CSXT Class L-14-B)
CSXT 222129
Blt. Pullman Standard, 08-09/66 (CSXT 221770-222769, ex-SBD 221770-222769, ex-SCL 420800-421799, ex-ACL 120800-121799)
CSXT Pinoca Yard, Charlotte, North Carolina
October 25th, 2005
1600 x 1050
The city of Lakeland has had a colorful history when it comes to train stations. Currently, rail passengers are served by a station opened in 1998 on lovely Lake Mirror in close proximity to downtown, but evidence of the previous station that served from 1960-1998 still hugs the rails just over a mile west of the current station. The station building was demolished in 2008, but the rail platforms are still intact and actually accessible to urban explorers.
Contrasting the two station locations, it is easy to see why its current location better serves rail passengers. George Jenkins Blvd., once a much more important thoroughfare in Lakeland, is now primarily home to outdated budget motels, closed business, and light industry, while the current location opens directly to Lakeland's increasingly vibrant downtown.
After the Florida East Coast Railway Society Convention was over, I rented a car at Miami International Airport and drove to Miami Beach for some sightseeing before returning to the Tampa Bay Area on Tuesday aboard an AMTRAK Train.
This photograph shows a small Airplane ID Number: N627SP, Flying along South Beach on Miami Beach Island. It was flying parralel to South Beach crossing the Inlet between Miami South Beach and Fisher Island. This Inlet is guarded by Long Jetties on either side through which the many Cruise Ships travel to get to