History in the making when Amtrak P-141 with the East Coast Hogger, David Shelley as the pilot engineer, rolled unassisted for the first time on Florida East Coast rails, with only one stop, from the Jacksonville Amtrak Terminal at 0800 hrs and arrived at the Hialeah Yard at 1450 hrs, then onto the Miami Amtrak Terminal, via Oleander where FEC meets with CSX. It will make a return run north leaving from down town Miami early Saturday morning with stops at selected cities along the way. This demonstration train was established to show FEC/RA and Amtrak executives and dignitaries the possibilities of Amtrak bringing back passenger service to FEC rails.
