Listen "Florida’s Cursed Train"
Episode Synopsis
Throughout the 1970s, a train ran from Chicago to Miami that was noted for its "tortured existence". One of many trains that ran from the North to Florida, the Floridian was fraught with troubles and nostalgia.
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Get your WFM Merch at Cast & Clay Co. on Etsy!
Pick up your copy of FLORIDA! right here!
about Route 66 here!
about the Floridian and Amtrak here!
I do not own the rights to the song used in this episode. Listen to the song, Orange Blossom Special by Johnny Cash, here!
Unless otherwise noted, all music in this episode is originally composed.
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