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The Florida East Coast Railway (reporting mark FEC) is a Class II railroad operating in the U.S. state of Florida, currently owned by Grupo México. Built primarily in the last quarter of the 19th century and the first decade of the 20th century, the FEC was a project of Standard Oil principal Henry Flagler. He originally visited Florida with his first wife, Mary; they sought assistance with the health issues she faced. A key strategist who worked closely with John D. Rockefeller building the Standard Oil Trust, Flagler noted both great potential and a lack of services during his stay at St. Augustine. He subsequently began what amounted to his second career, developing resorts, industries, and communities all along Florida's shores abutting the Atlantic Ocean. A Florida East Coast Railway (FEC) é uma ferrovia de classe operacional II situada no estado norte-americano da Flórida, tendo sido no passado, uma ferrovia de Classe I. Construída principalmente no final do século XIX e na primeira década do século XX, a FEC foi um projeto de , então diretor da Standard Oil. Flagler originalmente visitou a Flórida para buscar auxílio para os problemas de saúde enfrentados por sua primeira esposa, Mary. Ele então percebeu a falta de serviços e o grande potencial da região durante a sua estadia em St. Augustine. Em seguida, ele começou o que equivalia a sua segunda carreira desenvolver resorts, indústrias e comunidades ao longo de toda a costa da Flórida, beirando o Oceano Atlântico. Le Florida East Coast Railway (sigle AAR : FEC) est un chemin de fer de classe II opérant dans l'État de Floride, après avoir été un chemin de fer américain de classe I. De Florida East Coast Railway (reporting mark FEC) is een Amerikaanse class II railroad spoorwegmaatschappij, opgericht in 1885. De onderneming heeft een cruciale rol gespeeld in de ontwikkeling van de staat Florida. De belangrijkste inkomsten van het bedrijf zijn de laatste jaren afkomstig van containervervoer en transport van kalksteen. In januari 2018 startte Brightline passagiersdiensten op de route van West Palm Beach naar Fort Lauderdale. In mei 2018 werd deze service uitgebreid naar Miami. Die Florida East Coast Railway (FEC) ist eine seit 1895 bestehende US-amerikanische Class 2 Eisenbahngesellschaft in Florida. Die Florida East Coast Railway trug wesentlich zur touristischen und wirtschaftlichen Entwicklung des Bundesstaates bei.
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The Florida East Coast Railway (reporting mark FEC) is a Class II railroad operating in the U.S. state of Florida, currently owned by Grupo México. Built primarily in the last quarter of the 19th century and the first decade of the 20th century, the FEC was a project of Standard Oil principal Henry Flagler. He originally visited Florida with his first wife, Mary; they sought assistance with the health issues she faced. A key strategist who worked closely with John D. Rockefeller building the Standard Oil Trust, Flagler noted both great potential and a lack of services during his stay at St. Augustine. He subsequently began what amounted to his second career, developing resorts, industries, and communities all along Florida's shores abutting the Atlantic Ocean. The FEC is possibly best known for building the railroad to Key West, completed in 1912. When the FEC's line from the mainland to Key West was heavily damaged by the Labor Day Hurricane of 1935, the State of Florida purchased the remaining right-of-way and bridges south of Dade County, and they were rebuilt into road bridges for vehicle traffic and became known as the Overseas Highway. However, a greater and lasting Flagler legacy was the developments along Florida's eastern coast. During the Great Depression, control was purchased by heirs of the du Pont family. After 30 years of fragile financial condition, the FEC, under leadership of a new president, Ed Ball, took on the labor unions. Ball claimed the company could not afford the same costs as larger Class 1 railroads and needed to invest saved funds in its infrastructure, the condition of which was fast becoming a safety issue. The company—using replacement workers—and some of its employees engaged from 1963 until 1977 in one of the longest and more violent labor conflicts of the 20th century. Ultimately, federal authorities had to intervene to stop the violence, which included bombings, shootings and vandalism. However, the courts ruled in the FEC's favor with regard to the right to employ strikebreakers. During this time Ball invested heavily in numerous steps to improve the railroad's physical plant, and installed various forms of automation. The FEC was the first US railroad to operate two-man train crews, eliminate cabooses, and end all of its passenger services (which were unprofitable) by 1968. Today the company's primary rail revenues come from its intermodal and rock trains. In January 2018, passenger rail service Brightline began using FEC tracks for its route from West Palm Beach to Miami with a stop at Fort Lauderdale. The FEC was historically a Class I railroad owned by Florida East Coast Industries (FECI) from 2000 to 2016, FOXX Holdings between 1983 and 2000, and the St. Joseph Paper Company prior to 1983. A Florida East Coast Railway (FEC) é uma ferrovia de classe operacional II situada no estado norte-americano da Flórida, tendo sido no passado, uma ferrovia de Classe I. Construída principalmente no final do século XIX e na primeira década do século XX, a FEC foi um projeto de , então diretor da Standard Oil. Flagler originalmente visitou a Flórida para buscar auxílio para os problemas de saúde enfrentados por sua primeira esposa, Mary. Ele então percebeu a falta de serviços e o grande potencial da região durante a sua estadia em St. Augustine. Em seguida, ele começou o que equivalia a sua segunda carreira desenvolver resorts, indústrias e comunidades ao longo de toda a costa da Flórida, beirando o Oceano Atlântico. Le Florida East Coast Railway (sigle AAR : FEC) est un chemin de fer de classe II opérant dans l'État de Floride, après avoir été un chemin de fer américain de classe I. De Florida East Coast Railway (reporting mark FEC) is een Amerikaanse class II railroad spoorwegmaatschappij, opgericht in 1885. De onderneming heeft een cruciale rol gespeeld in de ontwikkeling van de staat Florida. De FEC, die grotendeels in het laatste kwart van de 19e eeuw en het eerste decennium van de 20e eeuw werd aangelegd, was een project van industrieel Henry Flagler. Flagler kwam elke winter in Florida vanwege de gezondheidsproblemen van zijn eerste vrouw Mary. Flagler was met John D. Rockefeller medeoprichter van Standard Oil dat uitgroeide tot de grootste oliemaatschappij van de Verenigde Staten. Tijdens zijn bezoeken aan St. Augustine constateerde hij de afwezigheid van veel zaken en een groot potentieel voor de ontwikkeling ervan. Hij begon vervolgens, met wat zijn tweede carrière genoemd kan worden, aan de ontwikkeling van resorts, industrieën en nederzettingen langs de kust van Florida die grenst aan de Atlantische Oceaan en zorgde voor de verbinding tussen deze locaties met door hem overgenomen en verder uitgebreide spoorwegen. De Florida East Coast Railway startte met de aankoop en fusie van drie kleinere spoorwegmaatschappijen, de St. John's Railway, de St. Augustine and Palatka Railway en de St. Johns and Halifax River Railway. De FEC is bekend door het bouwen van de in 1912 voltooide spoorlijn naar Key West. Toen de lijn van het vasteland naar Key West in 1935 zwaar werd beschadigd door de Labor Day Hurricane, kocht de staat Florida het tracé en de bruggen ten zuiden van Dade County, en werden deze ingericht voor het autoverkeer. De Overseas Railroad werd in 1938 heropend als de Overseas Highway. Een belangrijke erfenis van Flagler was de ontwikkeling langs de gehele oostkust van Florida, met de door hem gestichte steden Palm Beach en West Palm Beach. Tijdens de Grote Depressie werd het bedrijf overgenomen door erfgenamen van de familie du Pont. Na een 30 jaar durende fragiele financiële situatie, brak de FEC, onder leiding van een nieuwe president, Ed Ball, de macht van de vakbonden. Ball vond dat het bedrijf zich niet dezelfde kosten kon veroorloven als grotere klasse I-spoorwegen en dat men geld moest investeren in het verbeteren van de infrastructuur, die snel een veiligheidsprobleem werd. De vakbonden gingen over tot een langlopende staking die duurde van 1963 tot 1977. Met de hulp van vervangende werknemers raakte het bedrijf betrokken bij een van de langste en gewelddadigste arbeidsconflicten van de 20e eeuw. Uiteindelijk moesten de federale autoriteiten tussenbeide komen om het geweld, inclusief bomaanslagen, schietpartijen en vandalisme te stoppen. De rechtbanken oordeelden in dat de FEC het recht had om stakingsbrekers te gebruiken. Ball had in deze moeilijke periode flink geïnvesteerd in de verbetering van het spoorwegbedrijf, zoals verschillende vormen van automatisering. De FEC was de eerste Amerikaanse spoorwegmaatschappij waar treinen met slechts twee personen werden bediend, de remwagons aan het eind van de treinen werden afgeschaft en de onrendabele passagiersdiensten werden in 1968 beëindigd. De FEC was voor 1983 een klasse I-spoorweg in eigendom van de St. Joseph Paper Company, van 1983 tot 2000 eigendom van FOXX Holdings en van 2000 tot 2016 van Florida East Coast Industries (FECI). Deze moedermaatschappij FECI werd in 2007 eigendom van Fortress Investment Group, dat het voor meer dan US $ 3 miljard (inclusief niet-railgoederen) had verworven. In 2017 kocht Grupo Mexico Transportes, bedrijfsonderdeel van de Grupo Mexico, de Florida East Coast Railway. De belangrijkste inkomsten van het bedrijf zijn de laatste jaren afkomstig van containervervoer en transport van kalksteen. In januari 2018 startte Brightline passagiersdiensten op de route van West Palm Beach naar Fort Lauderdale. In mei 2018 werd deze service uitgebreid naar Miami. Die Florida East Coast Railway (FEC) ist eine seit 1895 bestehende US-amerikanische Class 2 Eisenbahngesellschaft in Florida. Die Florida East Coast Railway trug wesentlich zur touristischen und wirtschaftlichen Entwicklung des Bundesstaates bei. Die Bahngesellschaft gehört zur mexikanischen Grupo México und war von 1984 bis 2008 eine Tochtergesellschaft der Florida East Coast Industries (FECI), zu der auch das Immobilienunternehmen Flagler Development Group zählt. Sitz des Konzerns ist St. Augustine. Zum 31. Dezember 2004 hatte die Florida East Coast Railway 798 Beschäftigte, 76 Lokomotiven und 2456 Güterwagen.
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