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.
A weekend run from the yard at Vulcan (Toronto) to The Park (Silver Star Branch). The Port Manatee lettering had been painted over, but managed to bleed back thru...which is fitting since the sam... (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?
The line north of Eustis is used for storage and today some of those cars are heading back to CSXT. #60, now chopped nose, works out of Ocala and Eustis has but one customer in Tool World, withou... (more)
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)
A year ago, when FEC debuted its new Grupo paint with an "open house", the frame of FEC SD40-2 #719 sat in the corner of the shops. They were building a geometry car of sorts, taking a p... (more)
Ex-USSC #311 nee-SCFE 9026/ICG 8746/IC GP9 #9214, moved from West Lake Wales (Frostproof Spur) ops to Orlando mid-December. Now lettered for FCEN.
Manatee Sighting. Florida Central Railroad (FCEN) GP9RM locomotives 7063 and 7033 are seen switching cars at Modello Yard. Both units are former Canadian National, though 7063 had a st... (more)
Florida Central 311 (ex U.S. Sugar Corp), and FCEN 655 spend a quiet evening at the Bartow Executive Airport. Photo taken with permission.
After working industries on the K Branch in Fort Pierce, Florida the Florida East Coast 932 local heads east past the Titan America spur with a train of Tropicana reefers and stone cars in tow. Th... (more)
It is 1983 all over again with the new SCL inspired livery as the FMIDWH job crosses US 17
Florida Central's GP15 duo rolls south through Eagle Lake.
