A Tribute to the Orange Blossom Special

The luxury passenger train inspired one of country music’s famous fiddle anthems.
A Tribute to the Orange Blossom Special
A 1939 postcard of the Seaboard railway train Orange Blossom Special, which traveled between New York and Miami. Public Domain
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Writer E.M. Frimbo, nicknamed “The World’s Greatest Railroad Buff,” is widely quoted as saying the historic Orange Blossom Special locomotive was “the most luxurious winter-season train ever devised by man.”

The luxury passenger train was a top-of-the-line carrier that began running in 1925, transporting vacationers from Northeastern states to destinations in tropical Florida.

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