Dedicated to Willie a well known fan of the FEC who passed on a few days before. FEC 224 on a cool morning in St. Augustine.

FEC 224 with the 2000 back in 2008. This was the last trip on the main before being sidelined till 2010 due to obvious mechanical problems that actually developed on this trip.

Florida East Coast 426 headed back to Jacksonville on this unusually warm January Saturday morning as fellow photog Bob Pickering shoots more pictures. This special train transported FEC dignitar... (more)

FEC 226 rolls across the still waters of the San Sebastian River on a warm Sunday morning. Unusual to get two SD40-2's back to back on this train of late.

After reversing at Saybrook, 426 now leads for the trip back to Bowden.

After dropping off the dignitaries bound for the 125th anniversary of Hotel Ponce, the special hustles south to Saybrook to reverse and head back north.

Talk about luck, during the chase I saw 226 coming, calculated the best guess place to stop, we jumped out and just caught the meet with the 714 special.

A beautiful warm morning in St. Augustine finds the 714 leading a special for the 125th anniversary of the Hotel Ponce De Leon (Now Flagler Collage).

With "Henry Flagler" on board, FC 714 takes dignitaries from Magnolia to Palmer St for a horse drawn carriage ride to the former Hotel Ponce, celebrating 125 years since it's opening.

Spent the morning with fellow train photog, Bob Pickering chasing 714 from Jacksonville to St. Augustine. This special escapade transported FEC dignitaries to the Ponce Deleon Hotel 125th Anniver... (more)

FEC 224 winds through St. Augustine on a cool morning. It is typical to catch 2 GP40-2's on this train.

Newly returned from Rail America Land, FEC 709 leads 226 on a mild winter morning. FEC 709 I am sure is enjoying the Florida winter vs the winter in Canada, where she has been for a while.