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Biplanes and an E3

By Angela Cotey | March 17, 2026

A black and white photo of a streamlined locomotive leading a passenger train with biplanes overhead

Two biplanes trailing smoke accent a 1939 publicity photo of Florida East Coast’s Jacksonville–Miami Henry M. Flagler, named for the road’s founder. E3 No. 1001, emblazoned with the train’s name, was FEC’s first diesel. FEC photo

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