Guys I just posted a perishable map for the Seaboard Air Line. What this is is a map that shows where produce and other perishable items were loaded for shipment on the SAL. It is at one of my FTP sites on AOL. Here is the URL http://members.aol.com/seaboard1965 Take care. Denis
The map is very interesting, Denis. I grew up in Winter Haven and was just down there on a visit. There is still a lot of rail traffic in the Auburndale are. Mostly tankers and covered hoppers now as opposed to the FGE cars of my youth.
<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by faser: The map is very interesting, Denis. I grew up in Winter Haven and was just down there on a visit. There is still a lot of rail traffic in the Auburndale are. Mostly tankers and covered hoppers now as opposed to the FGE cars of my youth.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Faser Thanks, glad that you found it interesting. Did you happen to take any photo's or take any notes in your youth that you may still have? If so, I would be interested in seeing some of them, if at all possible. For some reason not much has been written about the perishable operations in Florida and the transport of the produce and citrus to the NE markets. Denis
<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Denis F. Blake: Faser Thanks, glad that you found it interesting. Did you happen to take any photo's or take any notes in your youth that you may still have? If so, I would be interested in seeing some of them, if at all possible. For some reason not much has been written about the perishable operations in Florida and the transport of the produce and citrus to the NE markets. Denis <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Besides the map I also posted 3 SAL ads from 1946 or so. I think that most will find them interesting as well. Denis
Denis, I saw the ads, too. They were interesting. Unfortunately, I don't have any pictures or notes from my long ago youth, but could take you on a conducted tour next time I'm down there. Most of the ACL packing plants were on 3rd St. S.W., between Avenues G and K on a spur that came down from Lake Alfred. There were also a couple of plants in Florence Villa around where 3rd St N.W. should be and Avenue R. SAL could also come into the S.W. area on their line coming up from Miami. They had a spur, which is disintegrating as we write, that came up into the same area. They also could pick up the Snively plant in Eloise along the main line. It is still the same as it has been for as long as I can remember, but the ACL line is long gone. Ed
