Florida Havana Railroad Car Ferry

Florida Havana Railroad Car Ferry: © Key West Art & Historical Society
Florida Havana Railroad Car Ferry

© Key West Art & Historical Society

Name/Title

Florida Havana Railroad Car Ferry

Entry/Object ID

0000.00.0606

Description

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 Railway

Collection

Florida East Coast Railway Collection (Overseas Railway Extension)

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1920 - circa 1935

Time Period

20th Century

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Photograph, Black-and-White

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Height

14-3/8 in

Width

19-1/4 in

Condition

Overall Condition

Poor