UPDATE: I ran across this photographic slide of a jeep train on eBay that looks identical to one that ran in the Flamingo Botanical Gardens (see postcard below). The problem is that the CJ-5 bears a Chevron Island plate, an island that is along the Gold Coast of Australia. Was Chevron Island a term used in Florida?

Here’s the post card (available on eBay):

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Originally posted January 14, 2013: Craig spotted a postcard on eBay about a jeep train in Flamingo, FL.  Some additional investigation revealed the  train was located at the Flamingo Botanical Gardens. It looks like they still use a CJ-5 to pull the jeep train! A tour leaves every hour, on the hour, from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm.

“Flamingo Gardens is a 60 acre not-for-profit attraction with a wildlife sanctuary, aviary, and botanical garden. The Gardens were originally the property of Floyd L. and Jane Wray, who in 1933 built a home and citrus grove on what was then the edge of the Everglades, where they started a botanical collection of tropical and subtropical fruit trees and shrubs.”

From the website:

Here are historical photos of the jeep train:

Florida Memory, http://floridamemory.com/items/show/92849:

State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory, http://floridamemory.com/items/show/131421:

1. This first image shows a Jeep Train in Oceanside, California, though I was unable to confirm “Old World Shop” was located in Oceanside.  It looks to be a CJ-5 with a modified windshield set up and a changed rear area.

2. This postcard showing a CJ-5 pulling a long tram is from Lincoln, New Hampshire. It looks like some kind of “Smokey Bear” tram.

3. There is supposed to be some form of jeep under this faux train-engine body. This photo was taken in Manhattan, Kansas. The postcard is available on eBay.