Kissimmee River Railway

Kissimmee River Railway was an American single-track standard gauge steam rail line in Polk County, Florida stretching 7.26 miles from Walinwa to Nalaca, in an area that developed with logging, turpentine industries.[1] The rail line extended from the Seaboard Airline Railway branch line.[1] It also served the logging and mill town of Sumica and the turpentine settlement of Nalaka, Florida.[1] Construction was finished in December 1917.[1] It was operated by the United States Railroad Administration.

According to a local historian, railroads in this area were crucial to the towns they passed through.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Sumica. Polk Counter Historical Commission and Florida Department of State. 2013.
  2. ^ Ledger, ANDREW DUNN The. "Deserted Polk Communities Reflect Industries That Built Them". The Ledger. Retrieved 2025-03-12.


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