The Silver Star is 2 hours down blasting thru Satsuma. CSX has been replacing ties on this part of the A line for some time. Dedicated to "Debs" A friend who passed on.
Perhaps the rarest leader added to Auto Train in the digital age is this leaser, which was acquired in Rocky Mount. If you note, it has both CITX & GCFX markings showing thru.
Very rarely does an Amtrak "heritage" unit lead the Auto Train, you'd sooner catch a CSX motor. This was the second time #184 led, with the previous run being the same date a year prior... (more)
Train 137 led by Amtrak's Veterans unit passes in West Haven en route to Washington, D.C.
With a little help from a friend, Amtrak's "Silver Star" heads thru downtown Orlando. This is the second time #1792 has run these parts, the first time being exactly 10 years prior in April 1998.... (more)
The Star paces vehicles on US 17 just out of Seville on a glorious morning. Next stop, Deland.
The star prepares to depart Palatka as a railfan snaps some photos
The Silver Star arrives at Palatka on a brisk and chilly morning. The P42's are rolling out their last years.
The train is now arriving!
Plant City double diamond
The Silver Star arrives at the semi remote town of Okeechobee.
Amtrak 97 running on time blasts through the small town of Lake Como.
#160 had been making a series of trips thru Florida, until today, which turned out to be its last leading position for a while....it showed up "dead" with the trailing unit doing all the... (more)
AMTK P42DC#17 and P32BWH#513 lead P98 past a canal just south of the Amtrak West Palm Beach Station.
#160 has been making appearances in Florida for a few weeks, seen here scooting down #2 track around a CSXT local up at Stanton.