CSXT Q453 meets a weed spray train at Hawthorne. Check out the old SCL boxcar on the bottom of the weed spray train.

Since 1980's I've wanted to get a shot of the local on the Edgar branch. 30 plus years later I finally do it. The route used to connect to Palatka, trimmed back to Edgar in the early 1980's.

CSX Q177 at Hawthorne Florida running hours late.

A southbound loaded ethanol train has just emerged from a very heavy Florida thunderstorm as it quickly approaches the small town of Hawthorne. After shooting this train and continuing north on pa... (more)

Running light power north CSX Q452 passes the old SAL signal at Hawthorne.

Former EMDX 7001 now CSX 4676 leads southbound A771 down the former Seaboard Air Line at Hawthorne.

Slowly chugging out of Hawthrone after a meet with K740, CSXT P10 starts southward.

The star of the day CSXT P10 leads the Red Unit Circus train southward out of Hawthorne Siding after meeting the northbound juice train.

One of CSX's finest sits on a work train on the ex-ex-Florida Southern Railway in Hawthorne. For those who do not know, Florida (and Georgia) is a CSX goldmine with old GE's still working in yards... (more)

Southbound manifest passes through Hawthorne, once a busy rail junction, en route to Tampa.

Thanks to my mom's keen eye we ran across this gem, a relatively clean/rustless B36-7, sitting on the CSX line still active to Keuka (ex-Florida Southern Railway).

Fuji Superia 100, Minolta X370, Rokkor 35-70mm f3.5.