 The segment of track that the TE&G used most often, between Mount Dora and Tavares in Lake County, was originally constructed by the Sanford & Lake Eustis Railway Company between 1886 and 1887.The "Orange Blossom Cannonball" was a train service run by the TE&G using a wood-fired steam locomotive.The excursion was a 1-hour & 45-minute trip between Tavares and Mount Dora.