FORT MYERS, Fla. — Aerial photos from Trains News Wire contributor Sol Tucker provide some indication of the extent of the damage sustained by southwest Florida’s Seminole Gulf Railway as a result of Hurricane Ian.
The photos were taken Friday (Oct. 7).
Railroad officials said earlier this week that at least a half-dozen bridges on the 100-mile railroad based in Fort Myers had been lost as a result of the Category 4 hurricane which devastated Florida’s west coast on Sept. 28. That includes three bridges over the Caloosahatchee River in the Fort Myers area [see “Seminole Gulf Railway faces lengthy closure …,” Trains News Wire, Oct. 5, 2022].
Railroad executives indicated they would seek Federal Railroad Administration assistance to help reopen the line, citing its potential role in transporting construction materials to help with rebuilding in Fort Myers.
