Nostalgia & History > More Southeastern oldies

Both photos from the Florida State Archives,my collection.

1)Seaboard Air Line "Orange Blossom Special" tour train,with new diesels.Plant City,Fl.1939.
2)Seaboard Air Line "Orange Blossom Special" Ft.Myers,Fl.1925.


Uncle Joe,Seffner,Fl.

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Two photos from good friends,now passed.

1) Emery Gulash-Seaboard Air Line 2028 on Tr.258 near Bradenton,Fl.March 1965.Both the sleeper and coach are the "Silver Meteor" connection
to Tampa and will run through to NYC.

2)David W.Salter-Seaboard Air Line Tr.21 "Silver Star" with E7 3036.Near Avon Park,Fl.April 1960.

Uncle Joe

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Here's a link to a little music video I did of the Orange Blossom Special on YT. I took a good bit of artistic license with it but real footage of the OBS is darn hard to find. The song is sung by Jackson Cash, whom I consider to be the best Johnny Cash tribute artist out there today. He gave me permission to use his recording.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q40A0DL8xDA&feature=g-upl

-JH



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 11/23/12 16:08 by Panamerican99.

Way cool,Jim!

UJ

Ain't it a shame that todays RR's do not promote new power or services this way anymore. Them's were the days. Ben