Florida East Coast Railroad





Dates

  /  /1894Florida East Coast Railroad
Henry Flagler opens the section, of what was to become the FEC, south to West Palm Beach.
07/09/1895Florida East Coast Railroad
Name changed to FEC from Jacksonville, St. Augustine and Indian River Railway Company.
  /  /1896Florida East Coast Railroad
Extended south to Biscayne Bay.
  /  /1912Florida East Coast Railroad
The staggering extension of the line to Key West (the Overseas Railroad) opened. Henry Flagler rides on the first train to Key West.
02/09/1935Florida East Coast Railroad
The Storm of the Century destroys parts of the Overseas Railroad and it is not rebuilt due to cost. In the 1980s it was rebuilt as the Overseas Highway.