The Overseas Railroad (a.k.a. Florida Overseas Railroad and the Overseas Extension) was an extension of the Florida East Coast Railway to Key West, located 128 miles (204.8 km) beyond the end of the Florida peninsula. Work on the line started in 1905 and operated from 1912 to 1935.
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