Florida's Great Ocean Railway: Building the Key West Extension | 
 enlarge | Author: Dan Gallagher
Publisher: Pineapple Press (FL)
Category: Book
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Media: Hardcover
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Pages: 208
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Dimensions (in): 11 x 8.8 x 0.5
ISBN: 156164269X
Dewey Decimal Number: 625.109759
EAN: 9781561642694
ASIN: 156164269X
Publication Date: January 2003
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From 1905 to 1916, thousands of laborers and engineers engaged in an amazing construction projectbuilding a railroad line from Miami to Key West. Every mile of the Key West Extension of the Florida East Coast Railway brought new surprises for the construction team. Although they were able to put the line in place for passenger service by 1912, it took four more years to complete the Extension and make Key West the southernmost rail-steamer connection in the U.S. Building the Key West Extension was a triumph of logisticsmaking sure the right materials were at the right location at the right time. Considering the remoteness of the Florida Keys, the sparse and unreliable communication links available, and the massive amounts of materials that had to be moved with steam power, the completed F.E.C. Key West Extension stands as a monument to those who planned its most minute details. Much of this book tells their story with nearly 250 old photographs, many taken by the engineers who built the Extension and most never before published. In addition, the author created many new graphics of the Keys based on old F.E.C. construction maps. Together, the photos and graphics cover all of the construction on all of the Florida Keys.
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Especially for railroading buffs May 22, 2003
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Florida's Great Ocean Railway: Building The Key West Extension by former college professor, professional boat captain, environmental guide, editor and writer Dan Gallagher is a meticulous study of the construction of a railway line that required extensive logistics, meticulous planning, as well as more than a decade of labor from 1905 to 1916, before it could be put into service. Black-and-white photographs fill the pages of this fascinating historical account which presents the impressive story of shaping dream into reality over the course of years and back-breaking effort. Florida's Great Ocean Railway is very highly recommended reading -- especially for railroading buffs.
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