Orange Ridge, DeLand and Atlantic Railroad
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Southbound Florida State Road 15A approaching the DeLand Spur, built by the Orange Ridge, DeLand and Atlantic Railroad.
The Orange Ridge, DeLand and Atlantic Railroad was a railroad in Central Florida, United States, linking DeLand with the main line of the Jacksonville, Tampa and Key West Railway (now the CSX Sanford Subdivision). It opened in 1884.[1][2] The line is still operated by CSX as their .
Florida state law chapter 3332, approved 1880, incorporated the Orange Ridge, DeLand and Atlantic Railroad Company.[3]
Florida state law chapter 3646, approved February 16, 1885, extended the time limit for completion to January 1, 1888.
References[]
- ^ The Volusia Community, DeLand, Florida
- ^ Daytona Beach News-Journal, Steamboats, trains helped open the way, April 6, 2001
- ^ DeLand Historical Trail
Categories:
- Defunct Florida railroads
- Predecessors of the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
- Railway companies established in 1880
- Railway companies disestablished in 1886
- 1880 establishments in Florida
- United States rail transportation stubs
- Florida transportation stubs