US Sugar Fort Pierce turn crossing the lift bridge at Port Mayaca

After interchanging with FEC in Fort Pierce, SCFE Fort Pierce Turn heads west back toward home in Clewiston as they cross the lift bridge over the St. Lucie Canal in Port Mayaca, FL.

The South Central Florida Express crosses the lift bridge over the St. Lucie Canal near Lake Okeechobee in Port Mayaca, Florida behind a GP40-2 and SD40T-2. The local is returning from Fort Pierce... (more)

USSC #6325 leads the Fort Pierce turn over the St. Lucie Canal at Port Mayaca, FL on the last day of March.

Ex-UP 3776 leads interchange back from Fort Pierce with the as-named Turn, known on the railroad as FPT. Also known on the railroad is this being Port Mayaca, but a few local addresses show Canal... (more)

The South Central Florida Express Ft. Pierce Turn crosses the St. Lucie Canal drawbridge on the way north to interchange with Florida East Coast at Ft. Pierce.

With AAPRCO's "Sugarland Limited" in tow, USSC 148 eases across the Port Mayaca lift bridge, which is the only example of its type in the entire state. I've been needing a reason and ... (more)

The South Central Florida Express' Fort Pierce turn crosses the Port Mayaca lift bridge near Lake Okeechobee. This bridge was built by the Florida East Coast Railway in 1923 as part of its Kissimm... (more)

Santa waves at the crowd from the back of the Georgia 300.

The Clewiston/Ft. Pierce local crosses the St. Lucie Canal lift span at Port Mayaca on the return trip to Clewiston.

US Sugar's Fort Pierce turn waits for the 95 year old Port Mayaca lift bridge to lower so it can cross the Saint Lucie canal.

Back in April a business trip took me to Florida, and since I'd never railfanned the Sunshine State I tacked on a couple vacation days and met a friend for a 4 day epic 1000 mile tour of the state... (more)

After stopping and activating the push-button drawbridge, the Fort Pierce Turn crosses the St. Lucie Canal Bridge on its return trip to Clewiston with traffic from the FEC on the drawbars of the l... (more)