Name/Title
Florida Havana Railroad Car FerryEntry/Object ID
0000.00.0606Description
Black and white photograph of the Florida Havana Railroad Car Ferry 'Joseph R. Parrott'. The Florida East Coast Railway operated a total of three railroad ferry ships that could up to 30 full sized railroad cars each. The inside car deck was 360 feet long with four parallel tracks running the length. In addition to the 30 cars, the ferry had the capacity for 3,000 tons of dry cargo and 3,000 tons of bulk molasses in ballast tanks. This ferry was named in honor of Joseph R. Parrott, the Vice President of the Florida East Coast Railway system.Photograph Details
Subject Person or Organization
Florida East Coast RailwayCollection
Florida East Coast Railway Collection (Overseas Railway Extension)Made/Created
Date made
circa 1920 - circa 1935Time Period
20th CenturyLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Photograph, Black-and-WhiteNomenclature Primary Object Term
PhotographNomenclature Sub-Class
Graphic DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsDimensions
Height
14-3/8 inWidth
19-1/4 in