Abandoned Railroad that connected to Oversea Railway

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6 жыл бұрын

This is the only visible evidence of the historic FEC branch line in South Miami Florida that connected to the Oversea Railway. In this video, I will take you on a tour of the abandoned railroad that is left and walk along where it used to go thru and what it was replaced with, the Metro Rail ... Also, I will show you where the railroad crossing was located. In case you never heard of the Oversea Railway or Overseas railroad, it was the Florida East Coast Railway line that went South of Miami into the Florida Keys all the way to Key West and crossing the Seven Mile Bridge along with 41 others just to get to Key West which at the time wasn't accessible by car, only a passenger train led by a steam locomotive was your only way in! This is urban exploration and archaeology at its finest!
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@omegaman1409 4 жыл бұрын

Piece of history in the backyard I didn't even knew existed. I used to live in Homestead in the early 1980s and used to see the train go by. It all was paved for a bus route.

@railrol82 4 жыл бұрын

This track connected to the line that ran parallel to US1. It's all but a memory now : / Thanks as always for your views and comments!

@dawsonadams9612 6 жыл бұрын

There's a railway where I live that was built in 1918 and is still being used today by a lumber company.

@LeeKresser 2 жыл бұрын

Fascinating piece of history!!! Glad you posted this!!!!

@paulbergen9114 3 жыл бұрын

Always amazing finding rail that has been dormant for 30+ years but then gets wiped out across the creek by construction. I sense someone was removing ties for landscaping use and left the rotted ones. I haven't been by those abandoned GM&O tracks in Illinois in 7 years. Might make it there in fall to check status and figure where it is on Google. Thanks for sharing your knowledge

@railrol82 3 жыл бұрын

My pleasure, Paul. It is great to share these videos with like minded people who can appreciate railroad and history! I agree with you about the ties being taken for landscaping. I bet there are millions of old RR treasures in IL! I'd love to go back one day and document. Thanks as always for the views and comments!

@JulioJMendez 2 жыл бұрын

Just south of this location was the short lived Kendall Railroad Station on the intersection between 77th Ave and the FEC railroad, which I found a picture of in a Baptist Hospital/ Kendall community history book.

@2themoon863 4 жыл бұрын

If you were to go north from the rails you saw at the start of this video, would you run into the end of the active part of that rail line-and would you do a video of the line going the other direction, in the future?

@railrol82 4 жыл бұрын

The active part of the line starts at Perimeter Rd next to Miami Int'l airport.Security is tight there, so a video there would be difficult. Thanks as always for the views and comments!

@Ithinkiwill66 4 жыл бұрын

I thought maybe 1919 the railway would of been layed down....nope, I sure was wrong lol

@railrol82 4 жыл бұрын

You were close though. Thanks as always for the views and comments!

@Ferromexfan4081 6 жыл бұрын

Amazing! I wish that they would still continue passenger service to Key West

@Ferromexfan4081 6 жыл бұрын

Yes. That would be beautiful

@marthagutierrez4906 6 жыл бұрын

Great find...awesome video

@scottstuart8670 6 жыл бұрын

I recall that line looking very clean and well maintained. That is how it looked, the crossing gates were so white with the red refelctive tape and lights. Especially in the Kendell area by Dade Land Mall. now a little further south down by The Falls it looked a little more railroady and ruff. Thanks for the tour.

@rolandogutierrez3419 6 жыл бұрын

I saw a small 4-5 car train in the 1980s there.

@Willysmb44 6 жыл бұрын

Neat, thanks for posting this. I've been there but never knew anything was still there.

@TheKurtsPlaceChannel 6 жыл бұрын

Very nice video and fun to watch. Have a nice day.

@schnipsy 6 жыл бұрын

I love our local history..

@RicardoSantos-il3ee 6 жыл бұрын

Great video RailROL!

@szlakowiec 5 жыл бұрын

Great video, all the best from Poland, +

@richdiscoveries 5 жыл бұрын

Beautiful find!! Thanks for sharing

@richdiscoveries 5 жыл бұрын

@@railrol82 you're welcome. I came across one of your videos while watching other abandoned train track videos. Ended up scrolling through a few more of your videos and I really enjoy them. Very interesting and narrated with a lot of information on what we are looking at

@331Grabber 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tour :)

@danielkennedy1524 6 жыл бұрын

VERY cool!!! great history!thanks

@Brianrockrailfan 6 жыл бұрын

awesome video railrol82 :) !!!!!

@gaugebrady5416 6 жыл бұрын

0:50 there’s a crushed penny

@jaredg4519 6 жыл бұрын

Holy Shit!!!!!! I would've never guessed that such a part of the line is still in existence!!! I've got to visit that sometime!

@morthren 6 жыл бұрын

Interesting tour! Thanks.

@ashevilletrainman6989 6 жыл бұрын

Amazing!

@JtTaylor-mx3tm 5 жыл бұрын

I can just imagine the steam that uses to run on the line

@hectorsproductions2018 5 жыл бұрын

I live there!

@Seafarer25 5 жыл бұрын

No more railroad can be seen..how sad it is...

@melperry3576 6 жыл бұрын

sure has changed since the 70's

@melperry3576 6 жыл бұрын

RailROL82 1979, that',s when we got lost in kendall :-)

@Mike-tg7dj 5 жыл бұрын

I would love to get a hold of that rail. I'd love to just get me a six inch cut of it for a portable anvil.

@erikmcc804 6 жыл бұрын

Hey R this is amazing I have away wondered if they would have built a line to Cuba? Thanks again love it😁

@richardgerlach5156 6 жыл бұрын

+Erik Max Q Mcc- Henry Flagler (FEC founder) never intended to build to Cuba. The water is way too deep! The water between the individual Keys and the FL mainland is very shallow. Usually less than 20 feet deep.

@masongphotography 6 жыл бұрын

Still looking preserved

@masongphotography 6 жыл бұрын

Nice man

@richardgerlach5156 6 жыл бұрын

If you want to know all about FEC read Seth Bramson's "Speedway to Sunshine".

@ekimp252 6 жыл бұрын

More good stuff! Do you know when they pulled the rails for the FEC main? Wonder what you would find with a metal detector, I'm really shocked that the rails on the other side of the creek weren't pulled at the same time. It looks like that here was a wye to the north of the creek, to have a time machine to see that part of the world 75 or 100 years ago. And again, Run, Roly Run! Keep up the good work!

@ekimp252 6 жыл бұрын

Y'all's property search system is so easy to use! The county that I live in uses a GIS system, it's like pulling teeth to find out who owns a piece of land. And wonder why the FEC still owns those couple of tracts to the north of Snapper Creek, but Dadeland Apts LLC owns the tracts to the south where the right of way was. In NC, the state will buy rail corridors when they're abandoned, they will show up as being owned by the DOT. Thanks for the link, I'm always looking resources like that to investigate railroad property, abandoned or otherwise.

@johnburke777 6 жыл бұрын

Wow

@blackscreen2321 6 жыл бұрын

looks creepy

@xmix8975 6 жыл бұрын

Cool

@xmix8975 6 жыл бұрын

RailROL82 np

@leko1782 5 жыл бұрын

i know that the main miami station where you would board was in downtown miami across from the county courthouse and from there the train pretty much took the path of US1 all the way down to key west but do you know if/why they would use the track in your video (the north and south track along 70th ave) to send trains to key west?

@aquablue1252 4 жыл бұрын

Was initially used for Henry Flaglers private use to travel between

@bestamerica 6 жыл бұрын

' no use train track then take off the all old tracks to metal recycle center and make new metal... old track woodens to the wood recycle center... dont leave the old tracks on the ground / land tooo long... time to clean up

@Brianrockrailfan 6 жыл бұрын

why did not metro rail not go all the way to key west ?

@ArnulfoSalgado 4 жыл бұрын

Too much money and they didn't want to spend that much

@christophercoleman1895 6 жыл бұрын

how long has it been out of service ?

@aquablue1252 4 жыл бұрын

christopher coleman 1935, was pretty destroyed by the labor day hurricaine of 35

@TexasRailfan21-RailfanRyan 6 жыл бұрын

What kind of oversea Railroad was it?

@jaymontange8260 4 жыл бұрын

Google it you will be find it very interesting the whole history of the vision of the men who built the railroad bridge to key west. Henry Flagler. Flagler’s folly

@melperry3576 6 жыл бұрын

what happened to probuild and porter rock? why doesn't fec pull this? is it rail banked,? for what? or does miamirail own it?

@melperry3576 6 жыл бұрын

sorry meant metro rail not miami rail

@melperry3576 6 жыл бұрын

who owns this row?, fec or metro rail?

@melperry3576 6 жыл бұрын

RailROL82

@jordanwilkison895 6 жыл бұрын

net

@divox9pqr 6 жыл бұрын

Can you send me those tie plates if I pay for it? Let me know

@divox9pqr 6 жыл бұрын

RailROL82 Not yet...I'm planning to move to Miami at some point..but right now, I live in B&O territory...Baltimore, Maryland

@divox9pqr 6 жыл бұрын

RailROL82.....Yes, Baltimore was the home of Bethlehem Steel, which was 2nd only to Pittsburgh and Andrew Carngie, the great steel baron of the early 19th century...also, the history of railroading in America started here in Baltimore. But, yeah let me know when you are coming......301 McMechen St, Apt 521, Baltimore, MD 21217.....divo3000@hotmail.com. I really like your work combining railroads and history......Stay well.