It opened on January 1, 1887, to connect the center of Fort Meade and the new Florida Southern Railway depot.
The charter granted it the exclusive right-of-way in Fort Meade and exempted it from city taxes for ten years.
The railroad had two miles of 3 ft (914 mm) narrow gauge track and owned two cars and two horses.
In 1904 the directors were Max Reif (President), M. M. Loadhollis (Vice-President), W. H. Francis (Secretary), L. B.
[1] C. E. Roberts is shown as Vice-President in the 1907 Poor's Manual with the other officers being the same.