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Remembering the Railroads
The Photo Contest & Exhibition is scheduled for March 2012
The Opening Night Reception is March 3, 2012!
The Opening Night Reception will be at
Winestyles, 8225 Natures Way, Lakewood Ranch, FL 34202

The first annual Florida Railroading Historic Preservation Award will be awarded at the reception.

Congratulations to the nominees for the Florida Railroading Historic Preservation Award

The nominations for the inaugural Florida Railroading Historic Preservation Award were announced by Florida Railroad Experience this week. The Nominees are:

Greg M. Turner of Ft Myers, FL. - Mr Turner is a noted Author of Florida Railroad History and faculty member of Southwest Florida College.


Joe Oates of Dover, FL. - Mr Oates is retired from the Seaboard Air Line & Seaboard Coast Line Railroads and is the founder of the Atlantic Coast Line & Seaboard Air Line Historical Society.


James Langston, III, of Brandon, FL - Mr Langston is the Business Manager of CSX Bone Valley CSX Phosphate Division and a Board Member of The Friends of Tampa Union Station.


Thomas W. Moody of Milton, FL, Officer of the West Florida Railroad Museum and Noted author of books on Northwestern Florida railroading.


Congratulations to all the Nominees!


 

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2009 Fast Florida Rail Facts
14 Freight Railroads Feed Florida's Economy
4,823 Employees
Average Wages and Benefits per Employee - $93,710
29,030 Railroad Retirement Beneficiaries
72.04 Million tons of freight originated, terminated or passed through Florida.  It would take approximately 4 million trucks to handle this freight.

 

 

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