Florida East Coast Railway local train 916 passes south through Cocoa, FL adjacent to Brightline's new Cocoa Tunnel and start of the Orlando line. The 916 is a unique local train, carrying a mix o... (more)

With test runs across the newly constructed BrightLine rails between Cocoa and Orlando's airport fast approaching, RJ Corman is still dropping ballast. Some of the best shots of the new operation... (more)

A few days before New Year's Eve, GMTX 2126 and GMTX 2673 spend a quiet evening in Cocoa, Florida. These two leased units are being used on the new Brightline track under construction between Coc... (more)

New Cemex 4 pushes a string of cars towards the Cemex Facility at City Point. For being a rather small switch engine, it has a lot of power.

The new Cemex 4 switches cars at the large Cemex facility in City Point, Florida.

The new Cemex 4 switches cars at the large Cemex facility in City Point, Florida.

The FEC 335 waits at City Point

Motors leased to work on the Brightline segment to Orlando. They rest on new track which leads through a tunnel under 528 and heads westward however only 1/2 mile of rail is laid so far.

Two of FEC's stylish horses "Little Champs" as called by fans await with unit train 335 at the massive Cemex plant. FEC 335 / 336 typically run overnight to and from the mine in Miami.

GMTX 2126 and GMTX 2673 were delivered on May 11, 2022 to Brightline's new mainline in Cocoa, FL. Parked next to the Cocoa Tunnel, these locomotives will power the work trains that will help build... (more)

The Florida East Coast Railwa's unit train (336 north/335 south) pauses briefly on the Cemex lead at City Point as it is being unloaded. The ties in the foreground were recently laid for Brightlin... (more)

Florida East Coast Railway work train AFW1 sits on the mainline in Cocoa, FL waiting for clearance to proceed to the work zone at the new Cocoa Junction crossover a couple of miles away. AFW1 is r... (more)

Brightline's first test train to reach Cocoa, FL heads back south while a ballast train works in the background. Once the line to Orlando is complete Brightline trains will not come this far nort... (more)

Florida East Coast Railway GP40-2 435 runs light past the Brightline Cocoa Tunnel construction site on the way to pick up some cars in City Point. This tunnel is being installed using a method cal... (more)

Florida East Coast Railway train 101 passes the Cocoa Tunnel construction site on March 18, 2021. The Cocoa Tunnel is being built as part of the Brightline passenger rail expansion to Orlando. Thi... (more)