The Orange Ridge, DeLand and Atlantic Railroad was a railroad in Central Florida

Central Florida

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, United States

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, linking DeLand with the main line (now the CSX Sanford Subdivision). It opened in 1884. The line is still operated by CSX as their DeLand Spur.

Florida

Florida

Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...

 state law chapter 3332, approved 1880, incorporated the Orange Ridge, DeLand and Atlantic Railroad Company.

Florida

Florida

Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...

state law chapter 3646, approved February 16, 1885, extended the time limit for completion to January 1, 1888.