The first trip of the day on O&NW's last day being able to run the FCEN Sorrento Branch. It was decided that, until the branch is rehabbed, it can no longer host passenger service. For now, Moun... (more)

Time was ticking on this date as Orlando & Northwestern's Golden Triangle service rolls along the old Sorrento Branch, which has now been removed from service for passenger trains. Tavares is Ame... (more)

Orlando and Northwestern excursion train 100 prepares to depart from the Mount Dora depot, headed back west (railroad-south) to Tavares, with Clinchfield 800 bringing up the rear.

Oddballs on Clinchfield's EMD-dominated roster, the U36Cs were disliked enough that a trade with SCL for a like number of SD45s was arranged. I never thought CRR's gray and yellow looked as good ... (more)

We are just three days from Christmas and the first run of today's Polar Express on Orlando & Northwestern pulls into what is the 2018 origin for runs, now taking place on the Sorrento Branch near... (more)

The 1140 Polar Express Christmas trains from Mount Dora to Tavares passes Lake Shore Drive. The train is being worked top and tail by 1912 and 800...

CRR 800 leads CSX P901-18 over the Copper Creek Viaduct in Clinchport, Virginia as the people look on in excitement.

CRR 800 leads CSX P901 south into Kingsport, Tennessee over the Holston River. Here the excursion ended and everyone went home happy after a memorable trip!

CRR 800 leads the CSX Santa Train out of Steinman Tunnel in Clinchco, Virginia. This was an amazing salute ran by CSX to honor the old ways of the Clinchfield RR.

The deadhead move of the 2017 variation of CSX's Santa Train splits through the intermediate signals at Fort Blackmore, VA with SARM's ex. Seaboard SD45 dressed up as Clinchfield 3632 leading the ... (more)

#800, wearing a Hancock airchime, arrives at Mount Dora. They have been putting the Hancocks on the locomotives as the chime is favored over the others....mainly by residents....

The moon is a special shade of blue when FCEN uses the old tangent into downtown Winter Garden, gone are the days when this was the traditional route wherein trains would reverse direction a coupl... (more)

O&NW's "Golden Triangle" service passes the Golden Triangle itself.

As the saying goes, make the most of it while you can. Heading into April & #800 is still in Central FL, here heading around the south leg of the wye for Eustis. In May, I understand the dome wi... (more)

O&NW's Golden Triangle service is along the edge of Lake Dora as it approaches the depot in Mount Dora. Been making the most of having an F-unit in "the back yard", believe me.