Last of their recently acquired SD-40-2's to be put in service.

Amtrak running their first auto service test train,no passengers

GP60's #7121,7136 & 7107 lead T#321 south towards FEC Bowden Yd.

Leading 98 into a somewhat obvious location, ready for crew change

Southern Style, these were new in 1987 and a sign of things to come. In a few years the long hood forward practice would end and years later the wide cabs would come.

Southbound as jet skis scoot under the bridge. Consists like this are exceptionally rare these days.

Years after the NS merger you could get shots like this. The former NW SD40-2 leading long hood forward was the way NS did it until about 1990 when the practice ended.

Hot CSX intermodal 188 races out of Jax past the Amtrak station. This was the standard configuration of CSX motors on most intermodals during the late 1980's. 188 was routine train thru the 80's.

GP38-2's were the normal switchers for Simpson yard in the 1980's and into the 1990's. Today you can find almost anything on the NS roster working the yard.