Eduardo Silva gave his final tour aboard the Conch Tour Train on Jan. 31, having joined the Conch Tour Train in 1999. At the end of his 26-year career, Silva had given 12,605 tours of the island to hundreds of thousands of people.
“We could not have asked for a better ambassador of Key West and the Conch Train,” said general manager Rich Fox.
A native of Cuba, Silva holds a master’s degree from the University of Florida and is fluent in five languages. He taught throughout South America before arriving in Key West and later taught free conversational Spanish classes at Key West’s San Carlos Institute.
Asked what brought him to Key West over 30 years ago, Silva replied, “I dreamed of living on an island where I didn’t have to drive.”
The first part of his dream came true. The no-driving part? Not so much.
Silva’s wife, Enid Torregrosa Silva, is the historic preservation planner for the city of Key West.
The couple’s next chapter of life will be filled with travel. They recently bought a home in Spain and will head there this spring.
