. Railway age . making direct connec-tion with the standard gage railroad system of Cuba. The accompanying photographs show typical scenes along the line of the extension and the temporary terminal at Knights Key from which the boats for Havana start. The longest of the viaducts on the whole extension is from Long key to Grassy key, 5.^ miles over ihe bed of the ocean. This is on the road already in operation. The rails are car-ried ;il ft. above the mean surface level of the water on a reinforced concrete viaduct. On this viaduct trains go out of sight of land. The accompanying map shows the
. Railway age . making direct connec-tion with the standard gage railroad system of Cuba. The accompanying photographs show typical scenes along the line of the extension and the temporary terminal at Knights Key from which the boats for Havana start. The longest of the viaducts on the whole extension is from Long key to Grassy key, 5.^ miles over ihe bed of the ocean. This is on the road already in operation. The rails are car-ried ;il ft. above the mean surface level of the water on a reinforced concrete viaduct. On this viaduct trains go out of sight of land. The accompanying map shows the route of the extension, the steamer connection from Knights Key to Havana, and the proposed car-ferry connection from Key West to Havana-It is expected that the completed route will get a large part of (he i)as«pnger, express and light freight traffic between Cuba and the ITniled States, liesides a certain share in through freight tralfl<. Florida tourists in particular will be likely to take a trip to Cocoanut Palms Along the Beach of One of the Keys.
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