After a less-than-ideal trip to see L700 a month ago, a redo was definitely in order. That brings us to August 22nd, as L700 approaches my location with 1. A better train than last time and 2. (an... (more)

OCS is on the final portion of its all-day Bone Valley tour, heading straight down to Bradenton. The bridge tender here controls Alafia, Little Manatee and Manatee River bridges.

For the third time in less than 12 months, CSXT has sent a geometry train to inspect the tracks in and around Tampa Bay. This, combined with the extensive inspection with the OCS in the same time... (more)

8,000 tons of phosphate on the way to IM&C's Big Bend terminal cross the Alafia River behind a GP40-2/Slug set. Kodachrome 64, Minolta X-700, Rokkor 35-70mm f3.5