Every ten years or so, AARPCO charters some sort of "rare mileage" trip in Florida. For 2022, they chose the US Sugar operations which might seem new to many, based on my own observatio... (more)
US Sugar #148 leads the AAPRCO Sugarland Limited special into the yard at Clewiston.
During the lunch break at the Lake Placid station, USSC 148 receives some attention from the steam crew prior to continuing its trip to Clewiston.
U.S. Sugar 148 thunders out of Lake Placid with the "Sugarland Limited" AAPRCO excursion in tow.
Between passenger excursions USSC 148 spots a couple freight cars in the Clewiston Yard.
Ex FEC 148, now in US Sugar livery, leads the last of 3 excursions train across the Caloosahatchee Canal into Moore Haven on a sunny day in South Florida.
A photo to honor the late Jim Wrinn. I was able to capture him and his wife Cate standing next to U.S. Sugar 148. We without a doubt lost a great friend in the railfanning community.
Night moves.
