Southeast Florida was my home between 1969 and 1990 and I have always been fascinated with the railroads there. During these years, rail traffic in this area was dominated by two lines, the SCL/SBD/CSX system and the FEC. In the history of Florida's east coast, the FEC is singular in importance to the settling and development of this region the last hundred years. The FEC has recently compacted and streamlined its operations and its physical property, but of equal interest to me are the historically significant 'footprints' left behind by this railway from years past. Antique rolling stock surviving as maintainence-of-way equipment, rusted rails or old R.O.W. paths cutting trails through the dense Florida outback, and preserved physical structures all testify to a long-passed era and the golden days of the FEC Railway and Florida's history in general.
"My Florida East Coast Railway" is primarily photo-oriented, but more informative, descriptive categories will enhance this site in the future. Click on a topic of interest below and explore the Florida East Coast Railway as I've experienced and photographed it since 1980.