A rebuilt GP11 leads a string of sugar cane cars over one of the many canals just outside of Clewiston as the sun sets on a December evening.
With a loaded train of freshly harvested sugar cane in tow, the South Central Florida Express's Cane 5 job heads towards the US Sugar mill as it crosses over an irrigation ditch in Clewiston, Flor... (more)
US Sugar GP11 310 is one of the locomotives lying around the shop and office for the railroad in late Spril 2024. U.S. Sugar Corporation is a privately owned agricultural business bas... (more)
SCFE Local shoving down the lead to work the Sugar Cane Growers Cooperative, a competitor to US Sugar. In total, US Sugar (SCFE) serves 2 sugar mills which are owned by competitor companies.
After issues with the signals providing incorrect aspects at the SCFE/USSC diamond, a test train involving the SCFE local would be brought out so that signal maintainers could evaluate the situati... (more)
Cane 1 with 16 cane loads from the South Shore loadout bound for the mill. GP11’s are uncommon on this side of the SCFE system, as most in cane service are operated on the ex-ACL trackage.
US Sugar 310 leads a loaded cane train back to Clewiston
Memorial Day 2021 finds the last cane train of the season under steam power, after an assist with some diesel. Plans are to begin & end each season this way going forward.
US Sugar Corporation/SCFE local job works eastward across the Miami Canal at the tiny village of Lake Harbor as they head for Belle Glade and Bryant to spot the tanks.
After dropping off some cars at the mill, US Sugar #310 heads into the yard at Clewiston.
Cane season is over, USSC power stands at Clewiston. Taken w/ permission during FECRS tour. Take a note of the LED headlamps and ditch light.
Getting ready to take three cars East.
