CSX SD40-3 4047 tied down with a ballast train in the Plant City siding.

A CSX ballast train sits in the rarely used Plant City Yard with a SD40-2 in the lead.

Amtrak P091 flies past the Plant City viewing platform as the engineer toots the horn and waves.

A CSX track geometry car inspects the track by the diamond and historic depot in Plant City. MOW crews were very busy performing track work on this particular Wednesday.

The "Silver Star" is running 30 minutes late due to track work through the diamond at Plant City. The train is bound for Tampa Union Station.

The locomotive and caboose display at the historic station in Plant City, FL are decorated for the Christmas along with the buildings each year. Here they sit decorated for Christmas of 2016.

Amtrak P092 comes out of Plant City on a cool, clear day.

CSX GP30 2289 slug/GP40-2 6926 mother with a phosphate train at Plant City, Florida.

CSX GP30 2250 slug/GP40-2 6904 mother heads south on a CSX phosphate train through Plant City, Florida, on its way to Tampa.

Amtrak 117 rumbles through Plant City with a loud flat spot in its wheel and a black nose. Railfans wave on the platform as P092 waves back.

CSX 4697 and CSX 4688 wait for a clear signal to proceed south through the diamond at Plant City. CSX 4697 is the former EMD 7022, and CSX 4688 is the "Spirit of Tampa". In the distance is the F... (more)

A CSX coal train rounds the curve in Plant City heading to Big Bend in Tampa.

The circus train rolls around the curve in Plant City one last time as it heads home to Palmetto.

CSX Pace! Normally it would be impossible to find an intermodal in Plant City during the daylight hours, but this day I was particular fortunate to catch what was (presumably) a r... (more)