| 词条 | Tavares, Eustis & Gulf Railroad | ||
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|gauge={{Track gauge|ussg|allk=on}} |railroad_name=Tavares, Eustis & Gulf Railroad |logo_filename=TE&G - Tavares Station Front Door.jpg |logo_size=300 |marks= |locale=Lake County, Florida, USA |start_year=October 8, 2011 |end_year=January 29, 2017 |old_gauge= |hq_city=Tavares, Florida }} The Tavares, Eustis & Gulf Railroad (TE&G), advertised as the Orange Blossom Cannonball, was a tourist railroad company operating excursion trains on historic track owned by the Florida Central Railroad,[1] from October 2011 to late January 2017. It made stops among towns (including the county seat) in Lake County, in the northern portion of Central Florida. The TE&G was a subsidiary of the Reader Railroad, based in Arkansas. HistoryThe excursion railroad ran on track built in the late 19th century when railroads were first developed in this area of Lake County, Florida. The oldest segment of track on which the TE&G routinely operated, between Eustis and Tavares, the county seat of Lake County, was originally constructed by the St. Johns & Lake Eustis Railway Company between 1882 and 1883.[2] The segment of track that the TE&G used most often, between Mount Dora and Tavares in Lake County, was originally constructed by the Sanford & Lake Eustis Railway Company between 1886 and 1887.[3] Train servicesThe Orange Blossom Cannonball was a train service run by the TE&G using a wood-fired steam locomotive. The excursion was a 1-hour & 45-minute trip between Tavares and Mount Dora. The trip took 30 minutes each direction with a 45-minute stop in between at each town. Special excursions were also offered, with the trains decorated according to theme. These included Trains of the Wild West, The Great Pumpkin Limited, and The Cannonball Christmas Express. {{Clear left}}Locomotives
End of operationsOn January 6, 2017, the Tavares, Eustis & Gulf Railroad announced that they would be withdrawing from Lake County, Florida on January 31, 2017, with the last trains scheduled to run on January 29, 2017.[6] No official details on the future of the company or of the rolling stock were provided.[7] See also{{Portal|Trains|Florida}}
References1. ^Federal Railroad Administration Press Releases - FRA Announces $2.2 Million Grant for Central Florida Rail Upgrade 2. ^"The Railroad", Saint Johns River Historical Society, Inc. 3. ^"Florida's Little Railroads That Could", Orlando Sentinel, 16 July 1995 4. ^{{Cite web|title=Surviving Steam Locomotives in Florida|url=http://www.steamlocomotive.com/lists/searchdb.php?country=USA&state=FL|publisher=Steamlocomotive.com|date=December 14, 2016|accessdate=December 14, 2016|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161214045119/http://www.steamlocomotive.com/lists/searchdb.php?country=USA&state=FL|archivedate=December 14, 2016}} 5. ^"All aboard! Cannonball express is ready to roll this weekend", Orland Sentinel, 02 April 2014 6. ^{{Cite web|last=Storey|first=Ken|title=Orange Blossom Cannonball shuts down in Tavares after track lease isn't renewed|url=https://www.orlandoweekly.com/Blogs/archives/2017/01/30/orange-blossom-cannonball-shuts-down-in-tavares-after-track-lease-isnt-renewed|publisher=Orlando Weekly|date=January 30, 2017|accessdate=March 17, 2019|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170130212341/https://www.orlandoweekly.com/Blogs/archives/2017/01/30/orange-blossom-cannonball-shuts-down-in-tavares-after-track-lease-isnt-renewed|archivedate=January 30, 2017}} 7. ^{{Cite web|last=|first=|title=Orange Blossom Cannonball Leaving Lake County|url=http://www.orangeblossomcannonball.com/2017/01/orange-blossom-cannonball-leaving-lake-county/|publisher=Tavares, Eustis & Gulf Railroad|date=January 6, 2017|accessdate=January 10, 2017|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170110004141/http://www.orangeblossomcannonball.com/2017/01/orange-blossom-cannonball-leaving-lake-county/|archivedate=January 10, 2017}} External links{{commons category|Tavares, Eustis & Gulf Railroad}}
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