US Sugar 148 rolls into the sunset at Liberty Point near Clewiston, Florida. This was a common sight in the 1950s that is also now also common in the 21st Century thanks to the efforts of Operati... (more)

Yes, I broke all the railfan photography rules. I cut off the train. The rods are up. I overexposed the headlight (ISO 12,800 will do that). But what a magnificent sight 148 is blasting throug... (more)

Ex-Florida East Coast 4-6-2 148 - restored to its 1950s US Sugar paint scheme for the weekend - rolls through the cane fields near Miami Locks with a photo special.

US Sugar 4-6-2 148 roars around the big curve at Liberty Point with a train of sugar cane cars.

US Sugar 4-6-2 148, restored to its 1950s appearance, leads an 8 car train of sugar cane cars around Keela Wye near Clewiston, Florida.

One of my favorite books is Ron Ziel's "The Twilight of Steam Locomotives" which features one of US Sugar's ex-FEC 4-6-2s (113) on the cover steaming under a magnificent Florida sunset. Thanks to... (more)

Sitting in the side track by the depot, the 148 gets serviced and refilled with water getting ready for the night photo shoot later on in the evening

Rolling through the middle of Sugarcane fields, the Lake Placid Limited heads out of Moore Haven as the 148 roars down the rail line towards Clewiston, Florida

US Sugar's "Sugar Express" pulls off the Bryant Lead onto the K-Branch mainline in Pahokee, Florida, running along the southeastern levee of Lake Okeechobee.

With the sun setting, 148 leads the Lake Placid Limited into Clewiston in the final miles of its journey from Lake Placid Florida 11/25/2023

Ex FEC 148, now in US Sugar livery, leads the last of 3 excursions train across the Caloosahatchee Canal into Moore Haven on a sunny day in South Florida.

USSC 148 simmers in the sun as the crew goes about adding water to the tender. Santa Claus is busy talking with all the children that came to see the train, and the US Marine Corps are unloaded bo... (more)

USSC 4-6-2 148 takes the Toys for Tots Sugar Express through South Bay on their journey to Belle Glade and later a remote Martin County stop. The previous shot at Miami Canal and this shot here in... (more)

USSC 4-6-2 #148 hauls the Toys for Tots Sugar Express toward Miami Canal with a boxcar full of toys and the Georgia 300 in tow. The next stop on the list for the excursion is Belle Glade, FL.

USSC 148 leads the Toys for Tots - Sugar Express east towards their next stop in Belle Glade, Florida. Santa Claus and United States Marine Corps are on board with a boxcar full of toys. This is... (more)