"Green light go for launch!" Florida East Coast train 226 has a green light to proceed north towards Jacksonville as an Atlas V rocket lifts off from Cape Canaveral at 4:10 am. Strong upper... (more)

FEC 715, the latest Champion repaint leads a freight train for the first time, rolling through St. Augustine. Definitely an improvement over the old faded ex UP yellow.

FEC 226 with shades of blue. The 501 has now been repainted into the "retro blue" scheme similar to the 416's paint job.

The Beast and the Beauty...the beast, 719 which as of now is the rattiest paint on the FEC leads the beauty 716. It's a hot and humid morning in east central Florida.

Severe thunderstorm warnings were being issued just as 226 blasted through the storm at Colfax this morning. This is the rainy season in Florida, but storms were very early today.

We are the Champions...and we are pulling train 226. As the repaint program progresses we will see more scenes like this. FEC President Hertwig, saw fit to restore this marvelous scheme.

Two champions lead 226 through St. Augustine on a humid morning. This is the official scheme once again, eventually all FEC motors will get this livery.

FEC 226 with the two latest paint schemes to be applied to the Florida East Coast Railway. The Rail America scheme was in 2009-2010 and the Champion scheme 2012 onward.

FEC 226 following about 45 minutes behind 222 with two blues. The blue dip as it is called is slated to be redone as well.

FEC 226 soars across the Tomoka River on a humid morning. Power lash ups are anyone's guess these days, first time I had see 226 with a SD70M-2 / GP40-2 combo in a while.