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In February 1926 the train took 35 hours to run from New York to West Palm Beach (Seaboard track did not reach Miami until 1927). Spurred by the success of Henry Flagler and his rival Florida East Coast Railway in attracting travelers, the Orange Blossom Special became famous in its own right. It was renowned for its speed and luxury. E. M.
On the east coast, the Seaboard–All Florida Railway oversaw the extension of the Seaboard Air Line's line at West Palm Beach south to Fort Lauderdale and Miami.Seaboard's line to West Palm Beach, which originated at their main line in Coleman (just south of Wildwood), was built a year prior by another Seaboard Air Line subsidiary, the Florida Western and Northern Railroad. [2]
"Orange Blossom Special" is a fiddle tune about the luxury passenger train of the same name. The song was written by Ervin T. Rouse (1917–1981) in 1938 and was first recorded by Rouse and his brother Gordon in 1939. Often called simply "The Special" or "OBS", the song is commonly referred to as "the fiddle player's national anthem". [1] [2]
Postcard illustrating the allure of streamliner travel to Florida, along with the "citrus" paint scheme used on SAL's EMD diesel locomotives from 1939 to 1954.. The Seaboard Air Line Railroad (reporting mark SAL), known colloquially as the Seaboard Railroad during its time, was an American railroad that existed from April 14, 1900, until July 1, 1967, when it merged with the Atlantic Coast ...
The Fort Myers Subdivision officially commenced operation with the start of passenger service on January 7, 1927. On opening day, President S. Davies Warfield rode aboard a special section of the Seaboard's Orange Blossom Special with a number of special guests and dignitaries including Florida Governor John W. Martin. The train stopped at ...
This was the first time that Alabama State competed in the Orange Blossom Classic, and the first time since 1951 that North Carolina Central was included in the game. While the attendance numbers ...
A $21 million special assessment fee has outraged residents of two 16-year-old buildings at 1060 Brickell in Miami, Florida, with some unit owners facing individual bills exceeding $40,000.
The station took the place of a temporary structure that had been hastily erected at the end of 1926 to greet the January 1927 arrival of the first Seaboard passenger train in South Florida, the Orange Blossom Special. The station was served by the Orange Blossom Special until 1953 and, among other Seaboard trains, the Silver Meteor beginning ...