World Hotels - Speedway to Sunshine: The Story of the Florida East Coast Railway

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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 385.09759
EAN: 9781550463583
ISBN: 1550463586
Label: Boston Mills Press
Manufacturer: Boston Mills Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 352
Publication Date: 2003-01
Publisher: Boston Mills Press
Studio: Boston Mills Press

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Speedway to Sunshine is the history of one of America's most exciting railroad lines, the Florida East Coast (FEC). It details how the FEC began and how it survived booms, busts, bankruptcy, sabotage, and hurricanes to become one of America's most admired rail lines. Illustrated with 400 photographs, this fascinating book chronicles the FEC's unrivaled rail-blazing events, from its inception, through the construction and destruction of the famous Key West Extension, to the line's post-war metamorphosis.

There are extensive appendices on train names, schedules, passenger agents, locomotive rosters, mail service, freight equipment, passenger equipment, intrastate connections, and track layout.

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Summary: Flager's East Coast Railroad System
Comment: Great production. Anyone who has an interest in Florida's development at the end of the 19th century and the start of the 20th century will find a plethora of photos and stories not to be found from any other source. Henry Morrison Flagler's profound contribution to transforming a wilderness into the most desired vacation destination in America unfolds page by page. Fascinting. Spellbinding.

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Summary: A must have, but get the first edition
Comment: Having ridden the FEC since I was a child, this book was a dream come true. The pictures, maps, and narrative are incredible, whether you rode the FEC, are a modeler, or simply interested in Florida history. I bought the second edition with the expectation that there would be new information, diagrams, etc. I was disappointed. Mr Bramson's book is still "the" book on the FEC, but I highly recommend you purchase the first edition.

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Summary: speedway to sunshine
Comment: recieved the book in 3 days in excellent condition, the book is worth reading.

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Summary: Speedway To Sunshine
Comment: If you have Bramson's first book then you will know why this should be in your collection. This adds the history of the railroad from the 1980's to present day. For all the fans of the Florida East Coast Railway, this is the Bible of the FEC history. Many great photos that Seth has been able to save from the dumpters over the years. Seth lives in Miami and is known as Mr. FEC in railroad circles. If you are into the great history of the development of the east coast of Florida and the railroad that went to Key West, then this is the book.

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Summary: The Last of the Great Railroads
Comment: Mr. Bramson has taken his long out of print history of the Florida East Coast Railway and updated it. "New and Improved" tend to be overused adjectives, but in this case they are totally accurate and well deserved.

Mr. Bramson is the corporate historian for the FEC, and it's totally apparent in this work that he truly LOVES the railroad and it's people. The FEC is the railroad other railroads go to when they encounter problems because, in most cases, the FEC has "Been there, done that".

In an age where railroad mergers have become commonplace, it's great to see one of the nation's finest railroads remaining independent.

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