"Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in." The YN2 paint has been holding its own out there, then suddenly these sidelined classes begin making some noise. Loaded OUC coal ... (more)

An eastbound freight passes the site of the former ACL station in Lakeland.

#1850 spent about a week cycling to/from Tampa with the 045/044 jobs. There is skepticism about the future of Tropicana traffic out of Bradenton, so to see these up front is always good.

When Taft Ramp ceased handling intermodal, job Q170 went to the new Central Florida Intermodal Logistics Center down in Winter Haven....and maintained its call time, usually following Amtrak #92 n... (more)

W001 with its new loco assignment has spent the day testing along the A-Line between Poinciana and Winston, now heading up towards the S-Line & Wildwood. The housing boom in Lakeland, which used ... (more)

2015 saw a majority of FEC's six axle EMD fleet in lease service to CSXT. Many assigned to Bone Valley local service....or, in this case, remote yard duty. "Taken with permission"

Amtrak 22 leads the southbound Amtrak 91 Silver Star around a long rock train led by CSX 3068 in Lakeland, Florida.

Loaded Martin Marietta rock train for Mulberry passing the classic ACL signals with leased FEC power.

A trio of retired South Florida Regional Transportation Authority (TriRail) locos are in consist today heading to their eventual storage on Saint Marys Railroad. Today's M452 has recrewed and set... (more)

A trio of retired South Florida Regional Transportation Authority (TriRail) locos are in consist today heading to their eventual storage on Saint Marys Railroad. Today's M452 has recrewed, made a... (more)

TGC3 is coming out of Winston and will test both mainlines between Lakeland and Winston Wye before heading to Dyer on the Auburndale Subdivision.

Amtrak 18, which a few days before had sadly been involved in a fatal collision with a pick-up truck in Lakeland, sits on one of the main lines near the Winston yard in Lakeland, Florida. Most of ... (more)

Bone Valley local is heading out with two of CSXT's special units for the day. #911 continued to visit until being involved in a yard accident elsewhere on the system in early June & hasn't been ... (more)

CSX 433 is about the crest the small summit in Lakeland as it heads east towards Auburndale.

A very early run for Q452 on a Sunday morning has them bypassing Winston Yard altogether.