The year 2019 shot any locomotive with the number "4014" to instant fame....sort of. Hearing it over the radio makes me stop. This 4014 has been in the Orlando area since the summer of... (more)

2011: "I wish that UP was leading." 2024: "I wish this train still ran here." Classic case of being grateful for the moment. SunRail was still a ways off at this point and th... (more)

Auto Train Arrival. Amtrak B32-8WH no. 511 is on standby at the railroad's Sanford Station, ready to begin the switching process for train 53(22), the southbound Auto Train, that... (more)

Sanford Terminal. One of Amtrak's unique operations is the Auto Train, which runs overnight non-stop from Lorton, VA (outside Washington, DC) to Sanford, FL (outside Orlando) and... (more)

Split Train. Amtrak P40DC no.s 831 and 830 pause while moving into the locomotive servicing tracks at Sanford Station. The pair just arrived with train 53(22), the southbound Auto Tr... (more)

SunRail Surprise. Amtrak B32-8WH no. 511 is seen at Sanford Station switching auto rack cars from train 53(22), the southbound Auto Train. Interestingly there were two SunRail ca... (more)

To Auto Train. Amtrak P40DC no. 831 (GE Genesis, 1992-2001) has just arrived at Sanford Station with train 53(22), the southbound Auto Train. In the background is Amtrak 5... (more)

The initial stages of CFRC construction were contracted, in part, to Pinsly's Florida Central, which handled ballast and rail trains to construct SunRail. This is one such Herzog ballast train he... (more)

Sanford local has spun the wye at Pebble Junction in order to switch out the facility....it is a northward facing switch, so the cars are between the legs of the wye.

Daily Auto Train arrives from Lorton, today with two extra motors in tow.

Amtrak 52 the Auto Train has just departed and is on it's way to Lorton.

Intermodal on CFRC in daylight due to a derailment on the Carters Sub this train normally takes between Lakeland and Auburndale heading to Winter Haven. CSX ID today was X17714, but it's a Z-trai... (more)

Amtrak 511 brings out the cut of auto racks off of Amtrak 53 in the Amtrak Auto Yard in Sanford, Florida.

With over 20 units delivered, the ALC-42 is making its way around the system. I happened to catch one that was visiting the Sanford Auto Train terminal.

SunRail commuter train P31631 deadheads south across Lake Monroe into Sanford, FL, headed towards the Operations Control Center yard for a mid-day layover.