SCFE Sebring Turn crossing the Caloosahatchee River swing bridge, featuring an ex-SP 6-axle duo, HLCX 6341 (SD40R, ex-SP 8436/7336), and USSC 6324 (SD45T-2 carbody classified as SD40T-2, ex-SP 685... (more)

SCFE Cane 2 crossing over an irrigation canal, pulling 20 empties bound for the Miami Locks loadout. Of note on Cane 2 this day was the classic power lashup, USSC 303, a 1958 built “Paducah rebu... (more)

SCFE Cane 2 creating a smokeshow as they notch up after dropping 25 empties at the Ritta 1 loadout, which is where the switch in the foreground leads to. Ritta is unique to the SCFE as it is the o... (more)

USSC Sugar Road Job 2 returning to Clewiston with 63 cane loads from loadouts around the Bryant area. Trailing DIT is USSC 407, which was picked up from Bryant Yard and swapped with other power. O... (more)

Sugar Road Job 2 outrunning the rain in the background towards Clewiston, pulling 20 loads for the mill. With the creation of the USSC mainline, it’s uncommon to see GP11’s running here, as th... (more)

Still wearing original Southern Pacific paint, HLCX 6341 continues to work in the cane fields of South Central Florida in 2024. Seen here pulling Sugar Road Job 5 on the USSC Mainline with 21 load... (more)

SCFE’s Fort Pierce Turn coming through South Bay at track speed with just 8 cars for interchange with FEC.

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.

1966 built ex-SP SD40, HLCX 6341, leading Sugar Road Job 1 with 35 empties after dropping some at the Townsite 2 loadout.

1972 built Ex-SP SD45T-2, USSC 6324, pulling 25 loaded cane cars from Benbow 1 and Shawnee into the US Sugar mill.

Cane 3 back on the move with 35 empties for the North fields, a lowboy trailing getting stuck on a crossing would delay them for about 15 minutes before they got back on the move.

With a one of a kind railroad, comes one of a kind views. Seen here is Sugar Road Job 1 passing the Vaughn 1 loadout on the USSC Clewiston Mainline, featuring HLCX 6341 leading. Additionally, mixe... (more)