One of FEC's "Champion" schemed locomotives leads train 226 past the tidewaters of the San Sebastian River on a beautiful morning in the Nation's Oldest City.
Once upon a time it was extremely rare to catch an SD70M-2 on 224. Now they are the standard power on trains 224 and 123. Seen after sunrise in St. Augustine.
FEC 226 faithfully appears on Sunday morning near 9:00 AM with the 708 and ratty 719 which needs a repaint badly. Over time the yellow will be replaced by the Champion scheme.
On a fantastic morning, 224 rolls past the old HQ building. It's been a week since a directive was issued to have an SD70M-2 on trains 224 / 123 which for years was dominated by GP40's