Jacksonville, Tampa & Key West System

Traveling from Juno to Jupiter, the Expedition party rode on the Jupiter & Lake Worth Railway, also known as the Celestial Railroad. This railway was part of the Jacksonville, Tampa & Key West System. The J.T. & K.W. Railway opened in 1879 started expanding south in 1885, linking Jacksonville with cities such as Sanford and Titusville. The company also established the Indian River Steamboat Company to handle transportation between Titusville and Jupiter. Most of the J.T. & K.W. lines became part of the Plant System in 1899 and the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad in 1902.

Credits:

• Jacksonville, Tampa and Key West Railway Company map and schedule, circa 1893, State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory

Sources:

• The Jupiter and Lake Worth Railway 'The Celestial Railroad,'" TAPLINES, Donald R. Hensley, Jr.
• "Steamboats and Railways," Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse and Museum
• "Retracing the Celestial Railroad," by Geoffrey Lynfield, Tequesta, No. 44, 1984
• "The Celestial Railroad to Juno," by N.D. Shappee, Florida Historical Quarterly Vol. 40, April 1962.
• Correct map of Florida : season of 1894-5 : showing the Tropical Trunk Line : comprising the Jacksonville, Tampa and Key West R'y, the Florida Southern Railroad Co., Indian River Steamboat Company, Jupiter and Lake Worth Railway, Lake Worth steamers, and connections : leading from Jacksonville to the east coast, the west coast, the south coast.
• "Jacksonville, Tampa and Key West Railway," Wikipedia.org

References in the Texts:

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• April 15, Friday
• April 16, Saturday

For other topics referenced in the Expedition texts, please refer to the Index to Subjects and Names.
1892 Everglades Exploration Expedition : Three Digital Texts, 2015