FEC 905 rumbles through the Florida jungles and swamps west of Palm Coast lead by the mighty 422 which has been a favorite motor for this train.
What a difference a week makes in the weather. Last week tides and rain, this week settled and sunny as 226 makes it's normal appearance.
FEC 510, one of the few locomotives on the roster wearing the old "Hurricane" logo, works the Port of Palm Beach.
FEC 226 on a beautiful morning
FEC 950 heads for Fort Pierce past the southernmost set of searchlights. Lots of change going on here: the signals will come down soon as new vaders have already been installed just south of here,... (more)
FEC 105 ran today with Ethanol for SoFlo
The Norfolk Southern Geometry train crosses the Loxahatchee River on its way back to Jacksonville. Workers are building a second drawbridge here to accomodate future Brightline service.
Storm Surge from a local nor'easter threatened the FEC mainline with water actually approaching the rails in some spots. The FEC was still operating with caution through the area.
Nor'easter conditions along with lunar tides brought a considerable storm surge and flooded St. Augustine, but FEC was able to keep running.
The NASA cars now empty head back northward, after delivery in June and unloading over the summer at Kennedy Space Center.
Light power heading for JayJay to pick up NASA cars
101 rolls into Colfax on a mild day. Hurricane Sally 400 miles to the west has kept things unsettled and tropical across the area.
FEC GETestTrain doing some testing for GE on a breezy unsettled day, thanks to Tropical Depression 19. The innovative railway would celebrate it's 125th birthday on the following day.
FEC 905 with 6,500 feet of train
The 202 ran out of New Smyrna today