US Sugar 148 passing by a Ford Falcon at Liberty Point during a photo charter
US Sugar 148 leading a photo charter at Fisheating Creek
US Sugar 148 crossing Fisheating Creek
#148 hauling cane empties for the gathered masses.
An unexpected trip around the wye at Sugar Junction allowed patrons of the Photographers Special a glimpse into the mill. While there are a few opportunities to visit every year, it's usually on ... (more)
US Sugar 148 crossing the Miami Canal
USSC's third photographers special saw the locomotive dressed in its "as retired" 1950's-60's paint variant that it wore after coming online from FEC. The whistle used was that of N&W 1... (more)
Yes, I broke all the railfan photography rules. I cut off the train. The rods are up. I overexposed the headlight (ISO 12,800 will do that). But what a magnificent sight 148 is blasting throug... (more)
US Sugar 148 leading a Sugarcane train at Liberty Point
Ex-Florida East Coast 4-6-2 148 - restored to its 1950s US Sugar paint scheme for the weekend - rolls through the cane fields near Miami Locks with a photo special.
US Sugar 4-6-2 148 roars around the big curve at Liberty Point with a train of sugar cane cars.
US Sugar 4-6-2 148, restored to its 1950s appearance, leads an 8 car train of sugar cane cars around Keela Wye near Clewiston, Florida.
One of my favorite books is Ron Ziel's "The Twilight of Steam Locomotives" which features one of US Sugar's ex-FEC 4-6-2s (113) on the cover steaming under a magnificent Florida sunset. Thanks to... (more)
148 awaits commands for photographers waiting on the Fisheating Creek Bridge.
US Sugar 148 at Liberty Point at sunset
