FEC 101 on a cool breezy day. Dedicated to well known "Signalman Bo" who passed on today. Bo worked for the FEC for years and was well known by crews and fans.
Fall finally gets to Florida with highs only reaching the mid 70's FEC 101 thunders through with a mix of paint schemes. The old UP yellow is falling to the Champion scheme.
On most regional railroads, a 35 cars would be a normal train, not a short distance local. Train 920 arrives back home, with palm trees and the Indian River in the background.
Severe thunderstorm warnings were being issued just as 226 blasted through the storm at Colfax this morning. This is the rainy season in Florida, but storms were very early today.
Here comes the Circus! FEC Circus Extra 240 rounds into the curve into Bunnell at sunset. The train is crawling due to CTC problems. Several Circus workers from the train asked us where were they ... (more)