SCFE Sebring Turn crossing the Caloosahatchee River swing bridge, featuring an ex-SP 6-axle duo, HLCX 6341 (SD40R, ex-SP 8436/7336), and USSC 6324 (SD45T-2 carbody classified as SD40T-2, ex-SP 685... (more)

SCFE Cane 2 crossing over an irrigation canal, pulling 20 empties bound for the Miami Locks loadout. Of note on Cane 2 this day was the classic power lashup, USSC 303, a 1958 built “Paducah rebu... (more)

SCFE Cane 2 creating a smokeshow as they notch up after dropping 25 empties at the Ritta 1 loadout, which is where the switch in the foreground leads to. Ritta is unique to the SCFE as it is the o... (more)

SCFE’s Fort Pierce Turn coming through South Bay at track speed with just 8 cars for interchange with FEC.

Cane 1 approaching the Clewiston Yard Limits with a friendly wave from the engineer, ending the chase from Venus to Clewiston of US Sugar’s newly acquired tunnel motor. The big American flag in ... (more)

SCFE Cane 1 crossing the Caloosahatchee River swing bridge with SD40T-2, USSC 6324, leading 25 loads from Childs bound for the US Sugar Clewiston mill.

Continuing chase, Cane 1 approaches the exit to the Scott’s Miracle Gro facility as a motorhome paces them on US-27 in the background.

Tunnel motor, USSC 6324, leading Cane 1 back to Clewiston with 25 loaded cane cars after a trip up to Childs, the northernmost loadout on the US Sugar system.

1972 built Ex-SP SD45T-2, USSC 6324, pulling 25 loaded cane cars from Benbow 1 and Shawnee into the US Sugar mill.

Cane 3 back on the move with 35 empties for the North fields, a lowboy trailing getting stuck on a crossing would delay them for about 15 minutes before they got back on the move.

A relatively early return trip for the Sebring Turn, as they prepare to work Wedgworth’s Fertilizer. This work at Wedgworth’s would pin them in the lead for almost 2 hours, as Cane 3 and 2 nee... (more)

Cane 2 pulling 15 empties bound for the Mott 1 loadout. USSC 505 is of SCL/SBD/CSX/VRE heritage, being acquired by US Sugar around 2014.

The local back on the move, approaching Francisco Street after the traffic jam at the mill cleared up.

After organizing cuts of cars for 2 hours on the Wedgworth’s lead, the local would head to the US Sugar mill to drop the majority of these cars off, seen here passing US-27 and the Clewiston cit... (more)

SCFE Local picking up cars that were stored on the Wedgworth’s lead, featuring US Sugar’s newest locomotive, SD40T-2 (SD45T-2 carbody), USSC 6324.