Floridays Fort Pierce used to be a busy hub for the railroad WQCS Published July 9, 2012 at 10:55 AM EDT Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Florida Archives Undated photo shows pineapple packing house near Fort Pierce with FEC rail siding in front. Edward Blanton, age 90, remembers the roundhouse where Florida East Coast Railway locomotives were re-positioned. He also has vivid memories of the town's horse and buggy era.