From the Orange Blossom Special to High Speed Rail: Train Travel in Tampa Bay

This exhibition focused on the history of trains and rail travel in Florida, including the arrival in the 1860s of various rail lines, the legacies of Henry Plant and Henry Flagler, tourism, and Tampa’s electric streetcar system. It featured a train schedule for the Atlantic Coast Line where trip times between St. Petersburg and New York were entered in chalk. An old railroad lantern and oiling can were part of the display, along with numerous photos and system maps.