A scene that screams Florida, a heavy afternoon rain shower, the humidity in the air, storm clouds, the palm tree and a southbound GP40-2 leading a loaded rock train.
FEC 704 leads FEC 704 and FEC 715 north across the Crane Creek bridge in downtown Melbourne. It is rare now to see a solid set of three EMD SD40-2s leading a high priority train on the FEC.
The NS Geometry train, with FEC 711, NS 2663, NS 3279, NS 38 and a test car, heads north towards Jacksonville as it crosses the Crane Creek Bridge in downtown Melbourne. To see a Norfolk Southern... (more)