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QUESTION:My Grandfather rode on this route several times. He sold construction
> equipment and took customers to Havana on "business trips". My
> grandmother told me that there was seaplane service from Key West to
> Havan and my Grandfather would take this. Passengers were charged by
> the pound. That hurt, because Gramps weighed over 300lbs!
Is there still railroad service out to Key West? If not, when did
>>> it cease? When did passenger trains cease?
ANSWER: This seaplane service was the birth of Pan American Airways,
once a giant airline. One of the tourist attractions in Key West
(not open to the public when we were there) was the building--it
looks like it was a small residence used as an office--which was
the original headquarters of PanAm.
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