The Clay Springs and Apopka Railroad ran from the Florida Central and Peninsular Railroad

Florida Central and Peninsular Railroad

The Florida Central and Peninsular Railroad was the final name of a system of railroads throughout Florida, becoming part of the Seaboard Air Line Railway in 1900...

's Orlando Division southeast of Apopka

Apopka, Florida

Apopka is a city located in Orange County, Florida, United States. The population was 26,969 at the 2000 census. According to the U.S Census estimates of 2006, the city grew to 53,563. It is part of the Orlando–Kissimmee Metropolitan Statistical Area. Apopka is an Indian word for “Potato...

, north and northeast across the Florida Midland Railroad at East Apopka, to Clay Springs (now Wekiwa Springs

Wekiwa Springs, Florida

Wekiwa Springs is a census-designated place and an unincorporated area in Seminole County, Florida, United States. The population was 23,169 at the 2000 census...

). It was operational from around 1890 to sometime after 1919. If it had not already been shut down, the paving of Wekiva Springs Road (Orange County

Orange County, Florida

Orange County is a county located in the U.S. state of Florida and is part of the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford Metropolitan Statistical Area . As of 2010 U.S. Census, the county had a population of 1,145,956....

Bond Project 44) in the late 1920s spelled the demise of the railroad.