It is 1983 all over again with the new SCL inspired livery as the FMIDWH job crosses US 17
US Sugar 311 and Florida Central 655 pose side by side on a Saturday evening between duties at the Bartow Executive Airport.
Florida Central's newly painted units in the SCL-inspired scheme await duty at Bartow.
Florida Central's new set of GP15's awaits the days duties at sunrise in Bartow.
Florida Central's matching pair of GP15's rests after the day's duties at the Bartow Executive Airport.
And then there were three. CSXT managed to get the new FCEN GP15's to Florida pretty reliably....then, somehow, they were delivered to SCFE in Sebring....and it took about a week to rectify the m... (more)
At a glance, if you didn't look too long driving by, you'd swear it was 1986 and this was an ex-CRR/SCL duo. In reality, even more amazing, is the fact FCEN leased a US Sugar geep after they lost... (more)
CSX: "We're gonna pay tribute to our heritage." FCEN: "Hold our beers...". This has been a long time coming, going back to 2011 when the ex-CN GP9 were being considered for this treatment. #57 deb... (more)
Fog rolled in along with the CSX OCS headed down to Fort Meade, part of an all-day inspection of the Bone Valley from one end to the other.
Brand new CSX ST70AH 8907 and 8905 lead CSX K360 back to the mine for another load of wet rock.
Basking in the afternoon light, FCEN #57 awaits her next assignment at Bartow, FL.
A "bone valley" train heads East towards Bartow. One of the many places that CSX services in the area can be seen in the distance.
A pair of Mate-equipped U36Bs pass under US17 as they take a phosphate train north.
A very humid Valentines Day finds CSXT O814 rolling towards the huge Bartow rock facility at Ridgewood with a consist of unique rotating dump hoppers. These hoppers are actually turned over at Roc... (more)
Two SCL U-Boats are in charge of what appears to be a Bone Valley phosphate train.
