Tri-Rail's new service to downtown Miami has brought nothing but excellent reviews and has only increased daily ridership. With the debut of the new service also came the debut of the railroad's n... (more)

A Brightline service bound from Orlando to the Magic City zips out of Boca Raton

A Brightline service bound for Orlando zips into Boca Raton

Looking like a rain forest setting rather than Florida, the DeSoto Turn passes through Punta Gorda on its way to the CSX interchange in Arcadia, FL. More than a year after Hurricane Charley made l... (more)

Probably the biggest change to Florida railroading in my lifetime is this, the newly built extension from FEC to Orlando International Airport. Not the kind of trains I'd imagined pacing, or bein... (more)

There are certain locomotives I have encountered their entire existence with regularity and the FGAR SD70M-2 quartet fall into that category. From their delivery to FEC in 2008 and lease to CSX i... (more)

Tu-Sa #103 now actually leaves Bowden ahead of #101 but typically ends up behind them with work and crew swaps, not to mention Brightline, slowing their roll. It's still a fine catch, almost alwa... (more)

The 105 leaves Bunnell with two of the GMT motors

FEC 105 splits downtown Bunnell, Florida just as trains have since 1886.

Cane 1 approaching the Clewiston Yard Limits with a friendly wave from the engineer, ending the chase from Venus to Clewiston of US Sugar’s newly acquired tunnel motor. The big American flag in ... (more)

SCFE Cane 1 crossing the Caloosahatchee River swing bridge with SD40T-2, USSC 6324, leading 25 loads from Childs bound for the US Sugar Clewiston mill.

Continuing chase, Cane 1 approaches the exit to the Scott’s Miracle Gro facility as a motorhome paces them on US-27 in the background.

Tunnel motor, USSC 6324, leading Cane 1 back to Clewiston with 25 loaded cane cars after a trip up to Childs, the northernmost loadout on the US Sugar system.

Honoring Our Veterans FEC 430 arrives at Colfax to switch Hastings Materials as Maryann gets her shots. This is the first livery of it's type on the FEC.

It's clear who owns FEC these days two Grupo Mexico Transportes motors hustle 105 over the hump at Colfax.