The famed street running in Ocala happens once, maybe twice a week....and often without much notice. Most of their work is done very locally.

The WM "Heritage" and "Sticker" units have been keeping close to Florida lately, here #1852 has gone from the long distance local duty to daily Hialeah-Waycross mixed service. ... (more)

1802, 4603 & 60 cross SE 18th Avenue whilst making their way to Candler, 7 March 2025

1802,4603 & 60 depart Ocala for Candler

Florida Central's only job out of Ocala, FL trundles right down the middle of Osceola St on their way home for the evening. How could you not enjoy some street running with a GP9, GP10, and GP11?

1802,4603 & 60 make their way down NE Osceola Avenue

Once, sometimes twice, a week, FNOR trots down the street running tangent in downtown Ocala to the end of the line near Candler. Today with 14 cars and all three of the active units on this branc... (more)

Florida Central 1802 in Ocala

Well, this one got people trackside. A loaded potash train for export in Tampa, the second such train in two days. 3115 leading was a treat. It's one of the rare heritage units that actually rep... (more)

Southbound racks swing thru downtown Ocala.

What we have here is an aborted run of the OCS to Saint Petersburg heading back to Jacksonville, meeting a monster M453 heading south, thus bypassing the famous street running. Silver linings pla... (more)

FNOR is crossing the CSXT Wildwood Subdivision at the old depot heading to Silver Springs Shores. The CF7 is one of two FCEN has operating & recently returned to the Ocala ops.

FNOR is returning from the end of the line, south of Ocala at Silver Springs Shores, and will be hitting the street running tangent in moments. Quite an interesting line buried in the suburbs of ... (more)

Florida Central GP18 #59 sits in the Florida Northern yard in Ocala, FL on a gloomy November afternoon.

As tropical storm Elsa knocks on Florida’s door, the Florida Northern local returns to its yard through the historic downtown district of Ocala on a humid afternoon. Former 1959 built N&W GP9 60... (more)