Tap Lines
A St. Johns River Logger
The Upchurch Lumber Co. of Jacksonville, FL

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Leased Florida Ry # 1 is pulling the log train at Norwalk Landing in 1911 for the Upchurch Lumber Co.
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(Collection of Don Hensley)

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Table of Contents

The Short Lines

2 Part Series on the Trans Florida Central
Part 1 The Fellsmere Railroad
Part 2 The Trans Florida Central 


2 Part Series on the Charlotte Harbor & Northern
 
Part 1 The Peace River Phosphate Co. Railroad
Part 2 CH&N History

The Georgia Florida & Alabama RR
An Inspection Trip on the Gulf Ports Terminal
Live Oak Perry & Gulf RR
The South Georgia Ry.
Smoky Mountain RR
Greene County RR
Fernwood Columbia & Gulf by David Price
Wrightsville & Tennille

Four Part Series on the Florida Railway: 
 Part 1- The Drew Lbr. Co.
Part 2  - Live Oak & Gulf  

Part 3 - The Suwannee & San Pedro 
Part 4 - The Florida Railway


The Narrow Gauge Railroads
The South Florida Railroad
Jupiter & Lake Worth Ry
Orange Belt Ry.
West Virginia Midland


The Industrial Railways

A St. Johns River Logger; The Upchurch Lumber Co. of Jacksonville, FL
Cabbage Stacks at Slater, The Dowling & Camp Incorporated.

the Argent Lumber Co. in 1938

Whitcomb Locomotives

Cuban Narrow Gauge

Brookville Locomotives!!!

The Southeast Scene
W.E.Boone- Jacksonville's Locomotive Contractor
  The Traveling Photo Artist-M.F. Timmerman


The Mystery Photos
Mystery Number One Solved!
Mystery Number 2  
  Mystery Number 3 -Solved!
Mystery Number 4
Mystery Number 5 - Solved! 
Mystery Number 6-Solved!

This section  will be updated from time to time with mystery photos from my collection.
Please take the time to look over the photo and see if you can clear up the mystery.



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