A report published by the town of Jupiter in 2012 noted that Mars and Venus "were not much more than loading platforms.

"[3] The purpose of the railroad was to link the Lake Worth and Jupiter inlets, both of which had Plant System steamboat lines.

There were no turning tracks, so the locomotives always pointed towards Juno, forcing trains making the return trip to go in reverse.

[3] Those who rode on the Jupiter and Lake Worth Railway recalled that the conductor would occasionally stop the train to allow passengers to pick flowers or hunt wild turkeys.

[4] Henry Flagler, the owner of the Florida East Coast Railway, rejected the high price, instead building his own line to the west.