Norfolk Southern 4284 leads a double stack transfer train from the Florida East Coast Bowden yard past the TTX repair facility on its way the the NS Simpson Yard.

Last year, I spent New Year's Eve in Jacksonville, Florida, which held a spectacular fireworks show over the St. John's River. The western side of the city's riverfront provides a great view of th... (more)

FEC 430 and FEC 415 bask in the late evening sun during the holiday break.

The 2025 Clinchfield Santa Train is returning from its run to Waycross via Jacksonville....which came as a surprise to the dispatcher. Train took the route to & from Kingsport via Florence this y... (more)

NS 4059, NS 4774, NS 9800, and NS 1078 head west towards the Norfolk Southern Simpson yard with a long intermodal train coming from the Florida East Coast Bowden yard.

CMEX 1332 is a new arrival at the Cemex Baymeadows Plant next to the Florida East Coast Bowden yard in Jacksonville. While it was being transferred to Jacksonville, it had a Knoxville Locomotive W... (more)

NS 4059, NS 4774, NS 9800, and NS 1078 have stopped next to the TTX repair facility in Jacksonville, Florida as the crew waits for a CSX train to clear the main as it backs into Moncrief yard. Th... (more)

The FRA inspection car rolls south out of Bowden. With the NS Geometry trains no longer running FEC, it's the FRA & OCS runs for something a little "passenger-ish".

This don't look like Scranton....the D&H "Heritage" unit (a Heritage now shared between NS & CP) makes a second appearance in a week in any place other than the Electric City.

#1080 has been on a whirlwind tour of amazing and unexpected places....according to the internet. Now, it lands here in the underbelly of the Nag, so to speak, crossing the river from NS Simpson ... (more)

After a very heavy Florida summer rain storm drenched the area, the sun came out and presented us with this unique opportunity to catch a rainbow with the train.

The blue hour is almost over as FEC 430, which Honors Veterans, idles with other GP40-2s at the diesel service area in Bowden Yard.

On March 31, 2007, Florida East Coast GP40-2 415 brings a cut of Tropicana refrigerated box cars over the St. John's River in Jacksonville, Florida. FEC 415 was built in November 1972.

Norfolk in the South. Norfolk Southern (NS) GP60 no. 7126 is seen hauling its train towards the N Liberty St grade crossing in Jacksonville, FL.

Jacksonville's Trains and Transit. Jacksonville Transportation Authority (JTA) Skyway train 101 is seen crossing the Acosta Bridge over the St John's River. Looming large in the backgro... (more)