Saturday, March 31, 2012

FEC101 Mar 31, 2012

Radio chatter between the trains as they meet above us. Willie and Ray on 100 and 142. Oh that BigBlue looks good and shiny with a little rain on her. All IM and a couple WalMart and Crowley struggling with their speed after meeting one in Micco.
EoT past MP216 at 6:28PM.

FEC101 Mar 31, 2012 vid link:
http://youtu.be/I3YeRyc8Kqg

FEC202 Mar 31, 2012

Mark waving white from 103,140, and 720LHF with lots of neatly blocked rock, racks and about 56 tanks on the bottom heading for the meet in Micco. EoT past MP216 at 5:49PM. NO IM on here and NO freight cars either.
FEC101 will be next.

FEC202 Mar 31, 2012 vid link:
http://youtu.be/ZqB9_f6m4Zg

Friday, March 30, 2012

FEC202 Mar 30, 2012

Willie and Ray on 102 and 710 struggling with their speed after meeting one at
Gifford with rock, IM, racks and freight cars.
EoT past MP216 at 6:21PM.

FEC202 Mar 30, 2012 vid link:
http://youtu.be/o469a7aoHIM

FEC101 Mar 30, 2012

Mark and Tug on 107 and 101 happy to see us by the Junction on their way to
the meet in Gifford. Auto racks up front then a long train of IM running about
Limited Speed. One lone brown piggy hugging fred at the bottom. EoT past
MP216 at 5:53PM.

FEC101 Mar 30, 2012 vid link:
http://youtu.be/_WjTcP6cV-I

Thursday, March 29, 2012

FEC107 Mar 29, 2012

Out late this evening looking for the Night Train himself, Mr. Tim on 100 and 142 with another Yellow running LHF. Fast moving train with a couple billboards, lots of UPS, Crowley all hustling toward sched. Vid will be dark out here in the country.
EoT past MP216 at 9:36PM.
Thanks for the light, Tim.

FEC107 Mar 29, 2012 vid link:
http://youtu.be/g_VDRxoB0AA

FEC101 Mar 29, 2012

Steve bringing 'em past us watching from the Junction on 105, 104 and 708LHF. Lots of IM to watch on this fast-moving train. Look for 3 shiny new blue wells in there and a Crete billboard, too.
EoT past MP216 at 5:25PM.
Safe trip, FEC. cabooses, Dave and Bo.

FEC101 Mar 29, 2012 vid link:
http://youtu.be/RXH0uGg6T0I

FEC202 Mar 29, 2012

Inspector Dave and Signalman Bo joining us this afternoon at the Junction. Dispatch telling Jim to make the pig set-out down in the ramp when they get to City Point. They will have to meet FEC101 on the siding at Micco first, though.
ECH waving from 103 and 140 with a long line of containers on top of the rock, IM and racks.
Freight cars, too.
EoT past MP216 ast 4:52PM.

FEC202 Mar 29, 2012 vid link:
http://youtu.be/UA9AItZhZ0g

Wednesday, March 28, 2012

FEC101 Mar 28, 2012

ECH giving us that wave and grin from 107, 101 and 415. Long train of IM struggling with their speed.
EoT past MP216 at 6:10PM after the meet in Micco.

FEC101 Mar 28, 2012 vid link:
http://youtu.be/jYEbvn97KcU

FEC202 Mar 28, 2012

Steve on 720, 708 and 432 making arrangements to drop off a rider at Micco South before FEC202 meets FEC101. Both trains struggling with their speed. Bunch of ANGX stenciled ballast cars on the bottom with a Western Pacific in there, too.
EoT past MP216 at 5:26PM.

FEC202 Mar 28, 2012 vid link:
http://youtu.be/QmEOWrGQoHk

Tuesday, March 27, 2012

FEC202 Mar 27, 2012

ECH in the near window of 106 and 141 on an unusually modern looking FEC202 this afternoon. Pair of Big engines, rock, IM and racks all neatly blocked. No freight cars on this one anywhere I look. 9 thousand feet and 9 thousand tons. EoT past MP216 at 4:35PM.
Get home safe, FEC.

FEC202 Mar 27, 2012 vid link:
http://youtu.be/NKaGMKdBiuU

Monday, March 26, 2012

FEC101 Mar 26, 2012

Good to see the ECH again on the tread of 107, 101 and 720LHF. Colorful consist. A few empties in there. Fast train.
EoT past MP216 at 5:36PM.

FEC101 Mar 26, 2012 vid link:
http://youtu.be/K0EIS_JvZrE

Amtrak day-trip on March 25, 2012

Our Amtrak day-trip on March 25, 2012 from West Palm Beach to Tampa, Fl and
return was fun-filled.
AMT92 departed WPB 4 minutes late and left TPA on time.
AMT91 ran about an hour late.
Also seen are SILVER METEOR and Tri-Rail at WPB.

Amtrak day-trip 3-25-2012 vid link:
http://youtu.be/Z831gN9m39s

Saturday, March 24, 2012

FEC202 Mar 24, 2012

Mark and Tug waving from 101 and 714 with a long one heading for the meet in Palm Bay. IM ahead of the rock, no racks and long string of ethanol tankers on this one. Freight cars and ballast cars, too.
EoT by MP216 at 5:33PM.
cabooses and Brylon.

FEC202 Mar 24, 2012 vid link:
http://youtu.be/GBopf-KKaTw

Friday, March 23, 2012

FEC101 Mar 23, 2012

Rainbow of power on this train with 102, 140 and Heritage714LHF and some sun playing on this trio. Bunch of racks ahead of the IM, no Fdx in there. Mark and Tug gone by us quickly.
EoT past MP216 at 6:22PM.
cabooses with Brylon on the cell.

FEC101 Mar 23, 2012 vid link:
http://youtu.be/SjNrfByzE8Q

FEC202 Mar 23, 2012

Pair of Yellows 710 and 708 with that neat blocking that we like; rock, IM, racks, freight, more racks, more freight. Heading for the meet in Micco.
EoT past MP216 at 5:54PM.

FEC202 Mar 23, 2012 vid link:
http://youtu.be/xZ_Ep75ikkE

Thursday, March 22, 2012

FEC101 Mar 22, 2012

East Coast Nick and Tony on the hot one tonight. Waves from 104 and 105.Long one tonight hurrying all IM to the south. Love the Crete company billboard.
EoT past MP216 at 6:22.

FEC101 Mar 22, 2012 vid link:
http://youtu.be/CjV2xN0QudI

FEC202 Mar 22, 2012

ECH leaning out to give us a wave from 101 and Heritage714 as they head north. Heavy train, fast-moving, love those 3 exAmtraks.
EoT past MP216 at 4:43PM.

FEC202 Mar 22, 2012 vid link:
http://youtu.be/QLjFAQGAs9o

Wednesday, March 21, 2012

FEC202 Mar 21, 2012

Tony giving us a wave from the near window as a pair of yellows 715 and 702
labor past us with a heavy train after the meet in Gifford.
EoT past MP216 at 6:55PM.

FEC202 Mar 21, 2012 vid link:
http://youtu.be/_Lr-uv1UQ94

FEC101 Mar 21, 2012

ECH and Jim on 106, 141 and 720LHF hustling IM past us on their way to meet
one on the main track in Gifford. They've got a long one, all IM, lot of Horizon
but no Fdx. EoT past MP216 at 6:22PM.

FEC101 Mar 21, 2012 vid link:
http://youtu.be/wBCbThKjKDo

Tuesday, March 20, 2012

FEC101 + 202 Mar 20, 2012

ECH and Jim saying hello as they wait for FEC101 to meet. They are gone north as soon as Steve and Tony on 107, 104 and 413LHF are clear and by 5:18PM, Micco Road has returned to normal. Plenty to see today. Safe trip FEC.

FEC101 + 202 Mar 20, 2012 vid link:
http://youtu.be/VVekNWoa-8Q

FEC202 Mar 20, 2012

ECH giving us that grin from the near window of Heritage714 and 720 as they head for the meet in Micco.EoT past MP216 at 4:25PM.
We'll take a closer look when we get to Micco.

FEC202 Mar 20, 2012 vid link:
http://youtu.be/lhlMCvpohBk

Monday, March 19, 2012

FEC101 Mar 19, 2012

106 and 141 leading a lot of racks and then that good IM. ECH grinning from the tread of the BigBlue one as they sail by with a long train tonight. EoT past MP216 at 5:50PM.

FEC101 Mar 19, 2012 vid link:
http://youtu.be/JhJW54m4Xc8

FEC202 Mar 19, 2012

Done with the pick-up in Ft. Pierce and on the way to meet one in Micco, 105 and 704 leading tanker and covered hopper FO cars ahead of empty wells and racks past MP216 at 5:28PM.
FEC101 with the ECH himself will be next.

FEC202 Mar 19, 2012 vid link:
http://youtu.be/i6gxV62t9hc

Sunday, March 18, 2012

FEC101 Mar 18, 2012

107 and 104 with those RedPearlBlue colors leading IM and struggling with their speed past MP216 at 7:11PM.

FEC101 Mar 18, 2012 vid link:
http://youtu.be/tXXF9O6hNKU

Saturday, March 17, 2012

FEC101 Mar 17, 2012

106 and 102 paired for us again as they drag IM to the south. WalMarts and other hot stuff in there. EoT past MP216 at 5:40PM.

FEC101 Mar 17, 2012 vid link:
http://youtu.be/GhpU-ZsDOhY

Friday, March 16, 2012

FEC202 Mar 16, 2012

141 and 720 leading the afternoon train with that neat blocking that we are used to seeing. Rock, IM, then racks bracketing the freight cars. EoT past MP216 at 6:17PM.
A lonesome wait for the bookending FEC101+107 tonight.

FEC202 Mar 16, 2012 vid link:
http://youtu.be/KEPX64tEAhE

FEC210 Mar 16, 2012

A very late FEC210 onto the Roseland Trestle behind 106 and 102 trailing all IM.
NO Defects FEC DDMP212.8 at 10:22am.

FEC210 Mar 16, 2012 vid link:
http://youtu.be/1T3VW1snW_g

Thursday, March 15, 2012

FEC101 Mar 15, 2012

106, 102 and 704 with all IM heading south on a sunny afternoon. Fast one. EoT
past MP216 at 5:39PM.

FEC101 Mar 15, 2012 vid link:
http://youtu.be/PCmMLUsljOY

FEC202 Mar 15, 2012

ECH out to wave to us from 715 and Heritage714 as they head for the meet in
Micco. Plenty to look at as they go by that unfinished mud-spot. EoT past MP216
at 5:11PM.

FEC202 Mar 15, 2012 vid link:
http://youtu.be/OTyCS1W8sUE

Wednesday, March 14, 2012

FEC101 Mar 14, 2012

104,140 and 433LHF leading long train full of IM with browns, Maersk, Italia and plenty others on the hustle to the south. Nice waves from the guys. EoT past MP216 at 6:41PM.

FEC101 Mar 14, 2012 vid link:
http://youtu.be/nblRF2U_UhI

FEC202 Mar 14, 2012

RPB and BigBlue leading rock, IM, freight cars and racks across 53rd Street at Gifford North at 4:06PM.

FEC202 Mar 14, 2012 vid link:
http://youtu.be/xOFzaj2mwHg

Tuesday, March 13, 2012

FEC101 Mar 13, 2012

106 and 102 paired for Steve and Tony. Good looking IM past MP216 at 5:15PM.

FEC101 Mar 13, 2012 vid link:
http://youtu.be/BJumTscvg4M

FEC202 Mar 13, 2012

ECH giving us the big wave from 715 and Heritage714 as they head for the meet in Micco. Rock, IM,racks along with those freight cars. EoT past MP216 at 4:46PM. Congrats to SignalMan David on his promotion to Signal Inspector effective yesterday.
cabooses and Signalman David, too.

FEC202 Mar 13, 2012 vid link:
http://youtu.be/-mMJF4dc94c

Monday, March 12, 2012

Jake and Mikey 3-3-2012

Jacob Smith joins cabooseMikey at the Eau Galiie train show on March 3, 2012 to watch some nifty little trains in action.

Jake and Mikey 3-3-2012 vid link:
http://youtu.be/SbEhRomWp8o

FEC202 Mar 12, 2012

RPB106 and YB102 on the Roseland Trestle with the FO pick-up in tow. Lot of
sugar, tankers and covered hoppers and then the Walmarts, long string of
empty flats on the bottom. NO Defects DD MP212.8 at 6:19PM.

FEC202 Mar 12, 2012 vid link:
http://youtu.be/tJRpRC40n0U

FEC101 Mar 12, 2012

ECH waving in his vest from the tread of 104 and 140 as they head for the meet in Gifford. Short, quick train will have to wait on the tardy FEC202. EoT past MP216 adorned with new safety chevrons at 5:39PM.

FEC101 Mar 12, 2012 vid link:
http://youtu.be/hK41aDqU9JA

Jerry Groothouse, Jr. 3-3-2012

filmed March 3, 2012
at Eau Gallie train show

Jerry Groothouse, Jr. 3-3-12 vid link:
http://youtu.be/Mn7RuU2BjZk

Sunday, March 11, 2012

FEC101 Mar 11, 2012

Jim running the train hard and pushing track speed as ECH gives us a wave
from 106 and 102. WalMarts and UPS up there. Heading for the meet with
FEC202 in Ft Pierce where they swap and come back to us.
EoT past MP216 at 6:50PM.

FEC101 Mar 11, 2012 vid link:
http://youtu.be/HwdJIC5ADBQ

Saturday, March 10, 2012

FEC101 Mar 10, 2012

We can tell that Willie and Ray are happy to see all our lights bobbing in the darkness at the Junction. 104 and 140 hauling 'em south, lots of WalMart in there.
cabooses, Jerry and Thomas.

FEC101 Mar 10, 2012 vid link:
http://youtu.be/9SXwRc7Fkrs

FEC202 Mar 10, 2012

Mark and Tug laughing and waving as they pass us at the Junction. 106 and 102 leading a fast train past MP216 at 5:42PM. Lot of rock and racks, some freight cars, too.
cabooses and Jerry.

FEC202 Mar 10, 2012 vid link:
http://youtu.be/REjVAPkZrf0

Friday, March 9, 2012

FEC101 Mar 9, 2012

Well after dark before the red protect light comes on the block at 215.4 and soon enough Mark and Tug are showing us their lights. Laughing too hard to get the engine numbers, might have been 103 and 142. Doubt if the vid can be seen. Neither of us saw any UPS, FedX on this fairly short train. EoT past MP216 at 7:45PM.

FEC101 Mar 9, 2012 vid link:
http://youtu.be/9EQZXzBVQmw

FEC920 Mar 9, 2012

The hard-working Pineda Turn past MP216 at 9:39am with Heritage 714LHF leading that rock up the line. Safe trip, FEC920, we'll look for you this afternoon on your way home.

FEC920 Mar 9, 2012 vid link:
http://youtu.be/Z0r_189VY3w

Thursday, March 8, 2012

FEC101 Mar 8, 2012

104 and 140 rolling IM onto the Roseland Trestle in the bright sunshine. NO Defects DD MP212.8 at 5:58PM.

FEC101 Mar 8, 2012 vid link:
http://youtu.be/pgePn292EvM

FEC202 Mar 8, 2012

ECH waving from 141 and 716 with Don running. Rock and IM, freight cars and a bunch of racks on the bottom. EoT past MP216 at 5:01PM heading for the meet with FEC101 at Palm Bay.

FEC202 Mar 8, 2012 vid link:
http://youtu.be/iJeyy3dHrx0

Wednesday, March 7, 2012

FEC101 Mar 7, 2012

They've got a long one tonight, 106 and 102 dragging 12thousand feet toward the siding in Gifford. ECH waving white as they drag the speed down. Not too many empty slots on this one. EoT past MP216 at 6:14PM. Safe trip, FEC.

FEC101 Mar 7, 2012 vid link:
http://youtu.be/KPKdWdA4J-Q

Monday, March 5, 2012

FEC101 Mar 5, 2012

ECH waving white from 102 and 141 with auto racks ahead of the IM. Long train watching their speed heading toward today's construction zone. UPS but no Fedx on this one. EoT past MP216 at 6:12PM.

FEC101 Mar 5, 2012 vid link:
http://youtu.be/JVl4O59GYDQ

Sunday, March 4, 2012

FEC101 Mar 4, 2012

104 and 140 leading all IM and drifting down to Medium Speed as they head toward slow order below us. Only three empty slots on this long train. EoT past MP216 at 7:05PM.

Friday, March 2, 2012

FEC101 Mar 2, 2012

107 and 105 carrying the RedPearlBlue colors tonight on this fast moving train. All IM and a real treat on the bottom - the glamorous Azalea and the elegant St Augustine are by us watching from MP216 at 5:45PM.

FEC101 Mar 2, 2012 vid link:
http://youtu.be/QsN5wRdNhUQ

Thursday, March 1, 2012

FEC202 Mar 1, 2012

Paul giving us a wave from 104 and 716 with those RMG hoppers on top and two cuts of 25 racks around the freight cars. EoT past MP216 at 5:05PM.

FEC202 Mar 1, 2012 vid link:
http://youtu.be/VNcxzBpRnpM