Two Champs on 224! the first time I have seen two champs on 224 though it had indeed happened one time before. Usually this train gets an SD70M-2 leader.

Heading in a northwestward direction, here comes FEC 106 leading a intermodal train with a pizza billboard in the background.

FEC 105 leads train 224 right at sunrise. 30 seconds earlier and there would have been no light.

Jackpot! FEC 224 combined with 212 made for an impressive lashup up this morning, completely unexpected. Every EMD model on the FEC is represented here.

FEC 224 on the brutal first day of "winter" in the Nation's oldest city. Usually, 224 was behind 226. The 711, 2nd motor is the newest "champ" on the roster.

Once upon a time it was extremely rare to catch an SD70M-2 on 224. Now they are the standard power on trains 224 and 123. Seen after sunrise in St. Augustine.

FEC 224 with two SD70M-2's something pretty much unheard of until the recent power shifts that have put these big motors on 123/224. A beautiful mild morning in east central Florida.

On a fantastic morning, 224 rolls past the old HQ building. It's been a week since a directive was issued to have an SD70M-2 on trains 224 / 123 which for years was dominated by GP40's

FEC 224 has been getting an SD70M-2 regularly for about a week now. Word is that 224 / 123 will have an SD70M-2 leader at least for a while. Crossing the marshes in St. Augustine.

FEC 224 was the first of a 3 train parade this morning in St. Augustine.

The tide is high, 224 is rolling on... on a humid steamy morning FEC 224 crosses the tidewater in St. Augustine. Dual GP40's on 224 & 123 are a thing of the past...for now.

FEC 224 blasts out of Bunnell on a hot steamy morning. This shot only works in June due to sun angles.

FEC 224 rolls through the tidal marshes on a beautiful breezy morning. Today we get motors in sequence, 418 & 419. Solid blue sets may be endangered in a few years with the repaint program.