A short South Central Florida Express train exits Ft Pierce yard for the FEC K Branch, with a US Sugar Corp leader. FEC 930 has a joint warrant and will be just a few minutes behind them.
Flying over the Belcher Canal at dusk.
On most regional railroads, a 35 cars would be a normal train, not a short distance local. Train 920 arrives back home, with palm trees and the Indian River in the background.
Local 930 heads down the K Branch to get a refill of orange juice.
The South Central Florida Express local nears the interchange with FEC. Hailing from Michigan, both my Dad & I had unknowingly shot this unit hundreds of times as a GP40-2 under both GTW 6423 and ... (more)
Local 930 heads down the Savannah Sub to switch local industries, including the gigantic Tropicana Plant.
SCFE's Fort Pierce turn departs the FEC yard for its run home to Clewiston on the K-branch.
FEC 428 returns to Fort Pierce with a short train of ortners. After driving hundreds of miles this would be the ONLY train I would shoot that day, has to rank among the top worst railfanning days ... (more)
FEC 710, a former UP unit still in Armour Yellow, rounds the bend at Fort Pierce Junction with southbound FEC train 125 for Hialeah.
The engines are shutdown for Sunday. FEC 2000 is painted for the Millenium.
FEC 403 & 424 are shutdown for the Holiday.
FEC 503 & 509 are shutdown for the Holiday.
Ex CNR #1366 built by GMD in London, Ontario between 1956 and 1960. The paper tag in the window says MPRX. The engine is on its way to the Tarmac America Concrete Plant, Miami, FL. Tarmac America ... (more)
FEC 2000, with it's special paint scheme, takes the siding to the Tropicana plant in Fort Pierce