Orange Belt Railway Locomotive

Alternative Title

Orange Belt Railroad

Creator

Charles H. Stokes

Files

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Creation Date

January 1893

Time Period

circa 1893-1895

Abstract

Several men stand on and around an Orange Belt Railway locomotive in Florida. The Orange Belt was later called the Sanford and St. Petersburg Railway.

Keywords

Locomotives, Railroads

Extent

1 black-and-white photograph

Physical Collection

Stokes Collection of Florida Plant Railway Photographs

Box

1

Digital Date

2021

Media Type

Black-and-white photographs

Note

The Orange Belt Railway was started in 1885 as a narrow gauge railroad by Peter Demens, a Russian exile who would go on to co-found St. Petersburg, Florida. It was reorganized as the Sanford & St. Petersburg Railroad in 1893 and in 1895, it was purchased by Henry B. Plant who converted it to standard gauge. In 1902, the Plant System became part of the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad.

Identifier

S54-005

Recommended Citation

Stokes, Charles H., "Orange Belt Railway Locomotive" (1893). Stokes Collection of Florida Plant Railway Photographs. Image 3.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/stokes/3