It came from another railroad. In The Celestial Railroad's most profitable period was also the cause of its decline. In 1893, Henry Flagler tried to buy the line to use it to carry freight for his building of the resort of Palm Beach. Deeming the price too high, Flagler instead decided to bring his own Florida East Coast Railroad line down west of the Celestial line, eventually driving the 7 mile narrow-gauge railroad into legend. By June of 1896, the Celestial rolling stock was gone on the auctioneer's block.
Most sources agree on two minor points of lore.
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