Curfews in south Florida gave us a series of northbounds in Bunnell at the right time, just like the old days. Normally rare.

Bridge repair work in South Florida causing 12 hour curfews has made for some interesting trains up this way, such as 240 with two retro blues. Maryann getting her shots.

A suprise today! This showed up! FEC 240 with what appears to be cars and a locomotive that was leant to NASA.

FEC 240 with a fantastic lashup of 3 GP40's, two in the "Retro Blue" scheme lead about 11,000 ft of intermodal and autoracks northward. Every once in a while the FEC throws a surprise.

The first of the 4 trains in 2 hours arrives on a cold frosty morning in St. Augustine. Looks closely you can see 4 motors and some frost on the grass.

FEC 240 wanders through St. Augustine at first light.

FEC 240 with a short train yet friendly engineer strolls into St. Augustine riding the yellows of FEC 226.

FEC 714 leads FEC 240 into the sun on a very hot and humid morning. FEC 141-240 is also the City Point Turn pretty rare in daylight.

Finally got a good shot of the 714, my favorite locomotive, in the database; today pulling along some special passengers. :) My main interest is passenger trains, what a nice combination.

An FEC 240 makes a rare daylight appearance in St. Augustine on this warm humid morning. FEC 141/240 worked as a turn from Jax to City Point and back usually in well before daylight.

FEC 714 leads a special northward through New Smyrna Beach. No one really knows why the special ran today but speculation is it may have something to do with the proposed new passenger service tha... (more)

Right after actually about 10 minutes after FEC 226 with the 6 motors came FEC 240 with two GP40-2's

It was a strange day on the Florida East Coast today. One of the strange happenings was FEC 240 with an incredible lash up of 5 motors. He left Miami with 2 mid morning but picked up the rest at N... (more)

A very rare opportunity these days a northbound FEC train in afternoon light in Bunnell. This was an extra move taking empty hoppers north. This train was taking old hoppers no longer used to the ... (more)

After delivering the very last Space Shuttle Booster rockets, the power returns north as FEC 240 after making a pickup at New Smyrna on the return trip to Bowden.