FEC202 Oct 31, 2016

202 by mp236 at 7:55 with 818 & 710. Appeared to pick up sugar and Tropicana, some IM with racks they already had on the bottom.
Anita and Caboose

FEC101 Oct 31, 2016

101 by mp236 at 6:21 with 800 & 816. Jim and Andy saluting with the Ghoul waving from 816 to my sparklers for Halloween! Scared me!!!!  Majority of their train was UPS, a MCsquared and Seaco short shirts in a well, a couple of Ashley, mostly singles. Meeting 202 in FO.
Anita and Caboose

FEC101 Oct 31, 2016 vid link:
https://youtu.be/uAReVvGVi1o

FEC920 Oct 31, 2016

Mark and Jim on 435 with about 30 loads headed north on a Monday morning.
EoT past MP236 at 8:09am.

FEC920 Oct 31, 2016 vid link:
https://youtu.be/ReiL0y9VJ_E

FEC101 Oct 30, 2016

101 by mp236 at 7:28 with 819 & 704. Tommy and Jay saluting in the dark to my
sparklers from the porch. We could make out a Hobby Lobby, a pair of Ashley and UPS.
Anita and Caboose

FEC202 Oct 28, 2016

800,716with rock, IM and racks, freight cars, too.
EoT past MP236 at 6:41PM.

FEC202 Oct 28, 2016 vid link:
https://youtu.be/Kmj0vZfpQ6o

FEC336 Oct 28, 2016

822,703 and 441back-to-back with all that rock for City Point.
EoT past MP236 at 11:01am.

FEC336 Oct 28, 2016 vid link:
https://youtu.be/EuCyeROpnJ8

FEC226 Oct 28, 2016

814,810,804,302,806 with IM and rock. Cocoa set out on the rear end.
EoT past MP236 at 9:19am.

FEC226 Oct 28, 2016 vid link:
https://youtu.be/tC5DDXiSExo

FEC210 Oct 28, 2016

823,819 with a late running FEC210. The crew watching the field trip to the preserve from that school bus very carefully.
EoT past MP236 at 8:53am.

FEC210 Oct 28, 2016 vid link:
https://youtu.be/dTF4JwBA_x4

FEC920 Oct 28, 2016

433 running those loaded hoppers past the work equipment on the Indrio Team a bit early for Friday morning since FEC109 has already cleared up.
Good view right from my front door.
EoT past MP236 at 7:27am.

FEC920 Oct 28, 2016 vid link:
https://youtu.be/8lKXmPMJvTQ

FEC101 Oct 27, 2016

101 by mp236 at 6:11 with 814 & 810. Tommy and Jay saluting to my sparklers with a fairly long train of IM, including lots of UPS, Mr Hertwig blue containers and doubles, a short shirt AgMark on a pig and an old white FEC with Arnold still on the front.
Anita and Caboose

FEC101 Oct 27, 2016 vid link:
https://youtu.be/KyTeRVSFaNM

FEC202 Oct 27, 2016

202 by mp236 at 5:33 with 803 & 818. Jim saluting away and ECH flapping those wings with double white out the cab window to my sparklers, which are miraculously staying lit in this "breeze". Rock up front followed by IMand a shirt pile of freight with lots of center beams.
Meeting 101 in Gifford.
Anita and Caboose

FEC202 Oct 27, 2016 vid link:
https://youtu.be/2CLZXVmjrIY

FEC109 Oct 27, 2016

823,819,431LHF heading into FO to drop the rear block.
EoT past MP 236 at 8:26am.

FEC109 Oct 27, 2016 vid link:
https://youtu.be/0mXHRlAX9Zc

FEC101 Oct 26, 2016

101 by mp236 at 6:47 with 803 & 818. Jim saluting and ECH waving from the tread to my
sparklers, which did stay lit in this wind! They don't last as long. Train of IM with a MC
Squared, couple of short shirt AgMark, UPS, Mr Hertwig blue containers, a KLLM and a
couple of Ashley.
Gave Caboose and Jerry Groothouse heads up as they are at FO Avenue A for the
annual Ghost Tour.
Anita caboose

Surfacing Gang and Undercutter

Three machines tie up for the weekend on the Indrio Team Track at 3:53PM on
Wednesday afternoon. Kershaw spreader first, Harsco tamper and the big undercutter
complete with its own boxcar full of replacement parts and tools.

Surfacing Gang and Undercutter vid link:
https://youtu.be/9b4tMs_32WE

FEC920 Oct 26, 2016

434 with her red, white and blue fan shrouds has 45 loads headed toward Foreman Mr.
Brown's work zone just above us.
EoT past MP236 at 8:18am.

FEC920 Oct 26, 2016 vid link:
https://youtu.be/e6dl_cXkHxI

FEC101 Oct 25, 2016

101 by mp236 at 6:29 with 814 & 809. Tommy and Jay saluting to my sparklers in almost dark thirty. Nice hot train of IM with some blocks of Mr Hertwig blue containers, EMP, UPS and a couple of Ashley.
Anita and Caboose

FEC101 Oct 25, 2016 vid link:
https://youtu.be/8M2hqcK5MOQ

FEC202 Oct 25, 2016

202 by mp236 at 4:29 with 813 & 820. Thanks Joe R for the great salute and ECH waving profusely from the cab window to my sparklers. Lots and lots of rock, 8 CSX coal, IM with mainly double stacks and racks on the bottom with a CSX jumbo articulated.
Guessing meet in Palm Bay with 101.
Anita and Caboose

FEC202 Oct 25, 2016 vid link:
https://youtu.be/DiP34aXm-jk

FEC920 Oct 25, 2016

416 with an empty beam, tanker and half dozen hoppers passing through the work zone on their way to Gifford.
EoT past MP236 at 12:09PM.

FEC920 Oct 25, 2016 vid link:
https://youtu.be/huiCm7FvM30

FEC109 Oct 25, 2016

823,819 with about 30 more coal cars in with the Miami traffic. Heading into FO to set
out.
EoT past MP236 at 8:27am.

FEC109 Oct 25, 2016 vid link:
https://youtu.be/RPyOLto1KtI

FEC101 Oct 24, 2016

101 by mp236 at 7:36 with 818 & 808. Joe R and ECH saluting and waving to my sparklers. Long train of IM with 53 coal, UPS, a couple of Ashley and the rest dark thirty going into FO and meeting 202.
Anita and Caboose

FEC127 Oct 24, 2016

816,432 with the Monday morning train heading into FO for the set out.
EoT past MP236 at 8:08am.

FEC127 Oct 24, 2016 vid link:
https://youtu.be/gjBYZR1wwbU

FEC101 Oct 20, 2016

813,820 with all IM.
EoT past MP236 at 6:07PM.

FEC101 Oct 20, 2016 vid link:
https://youtu.be/mzd39I6_1Lc

FEC202 Oct 20, 2016

202 by mp236 at 4:31 with 810 & 816. Jim, Andy and ECH saluting plus waving to my sparklers. Lots and lots of rock, tubs up front, IM, racks with a couple of BNSF pumpkins and freight on the bottom.
Anita and Caboose

FEC202 Oct 20, 2016 vid link:
https://youtu.be/zOXhU1ACfI8

FEC920 Oct 20, 2016

433 with gons and an empty dumper.
EoT past MP236 at 12:27PM.

FEC920 Oct 20, 2016 vid link:
https://youtu.be/9Mqj_DLDXwY

FEC141 Oct 20, 2016

814,709 heading into FO to drop those Tropicanas. Oversized air craft parts car and a Govt of Canada wheat car, too.
EoT past MP236 at 8:45am.

FEC141 Oct 20, 2016 vid link:
https://youtu.be/_UKedP5oaqU

FEC240 Oct 19, 2016

Extra 240 with 809,439 back-to-back has been waiting patiently for the meet with FEC101 at FO, now past the junction with IM and baretables.
EoT past MP236 at 6:45PM.

FEC240 Oct 19, 2016 vid link:
https://youtu.be/pG985oYsrcI

FEC101 Oct 19, 2016

810,816,441 with 45 IM, 7847 ft, 6058 tons, 340 axles.
EoT past MP236 at 6:16PM.

FEC101 Oct 19, 2016 vid link:
https://youtu.be/fwFnNudNs6o

FEC210 Oct 19, 2016

210 by mp236 at 11:25 with 813 and 428lhf going by slowly with a fairly long train of IM.  Lots of Mr Hertwig blue containers, several old white ones too, a couple Ashley, UPS and a huge block of EMP on the bottom.
Odd morning with 210 so late, no 109, but a 141 south at 8:36. Work gangs around the area, hence slower speeds.
Anita and Caboose

FEC210 Oct 19, 2016 vid link:
https://youtu.be/9Q4pmycpFdE

FEC141 Oct 19, 2016

819,715,415 taking permission from Foreman Mr. Hunter to squeak into Fort Pierce yard. Sure sounded like our old friend Conan on there.
EoT past MP236 at 8:36am.

FEC141 Oct 19, 2016 vid link:
https://youtu.be/cMMYXWnR8ns

FEC920 Oct 19, 2016

413 with a lumber beam and four dozen loads.
Meeting FEC141 at Bougard.
EoT past MP236 at 7:55am.

FEC920 Oct 19, 2016 vid link:
https://youtu.be/ZA1h0qnfdp0

FEC240 Oct 18, 2016

240 today Hialeah to Jax, set out 100 rock at Fort Pierce plus has 80 box cars and
tanks for Jax. Also pick up at Fort Pierce.

FEC202 Oct 18, 2016

202 by mp236 at 5:31 with 810 & 816. Salutes from the cab with ECH and Jim hogging the window to wave to my sparklers. Good luck to the student engineer. NSB set out first, lots more rock and a long string of IM with a large block of Mr Hertwig's blue containers double  and single, nice neat blocks of CSX, UMAX, Pacer, 5 racks and freight on the bottom.
Meet in Palm Bay with 101.
Anita and Caboose

FEC202 Oct 18, 2016 vid link:
https://youtu.be/IkMNzfz-MSw

FEC920 Oct 18, 2016

412LHF with an empty beam and two tanks working their way through the work zone in
FO and now  to Gifford.
EoT past MP236 at 12:15PM.

FEC920 Oct 18, 2016 vid link:
https://youtu.be/drLbH5jewlk

FEC109 Oct 18, 2016

813,817 with fourteen thousand feet of Mia,FTL,FO traffic dropping the cars on the
MAIN while Foreman Mr. Hunter takes the side track out of service.
EoT past MP236 at 10:08am.

FEC109 Oct 18, 2016 vid link:
https://youtu.be/Wrg4B9PfPTU

FEC210 Oct 18, 2016

715,704 with racks and IM. TruValue and HobbyLobby in there, too.
EoT past MP236 at 8:24am.

FEC210 Oct 18, 2016 vid link:
https://youtu.be/l7Q2o0MgLac

FEC121 Oct 18, 2016

800,302,3000 LNG power with the third tender hustling toward the meet with FEC210
at FO, then to West Palm to drop those Tropicals.
EoT past MP236 at 7:59am.

FEC121 Oct 18, 2016 vid link:
https://youtu.be/RsmFj4M4fmk

FEC101 Oct 17, 2016

101 by mp236 at 6:06 with 810 & 816. Salutes from busy crew to my sparklers and a
nice fast hot train of IM. They had a MSC SQUARED, a Tiger Cool Express, a pair of
Ashley, several OOCL, a FEDEX Multi Modal and a Mr Hertwig blue container as
caboose.
Meeting 202 in FO.
Anita and Caboose

FEC101 Oct 17, 2016 vid link:
https://youtu.be/d5QsHX4Nz10

FEC920 Oct 17, 2016

412LHF with three dozen loads on the Pineda Turn.
EoT past MP236 at 8:26am.

FEC920 Oct 17, 2016 vid link:
https://youtu.be/0F9d1b5nhhM

FEC101 Oct 15, 2016

101 by mp236 at 7:28 with 813 & 814. A salute from the crew to Caboose's 18 million candle power and my sparklers as dark thirty and from the porch. A long hot train of UPS, FEC blue containers, a True Value that glowed in the dark.
Anita and Caboose

FEC109 Oct 15, 2016

823,716,413 with Miami, FTL and FO traffic.
EoT past MP236 at 8:35am.

FEC109 Oct 15, 2016 vid link:
https://youtu.be/rXpxhZRM_yE

FEC240 Oct 14, 2016

431 and 411 back-to-back with freight cars and auto racks. TWO FEC racks!
EoT past MP236 at 6:49PM.

FEC240 Oct 14, 2016 vid link:
https://youtu.be/0FR-aw5ninw

FEC202 Oct 14, 2016

814,807 with rock, IM and freight cars.
EoT past MP236 at 5:35PM.

FEC202 Oct 14, 2016 vid link:
https://youtu.be/09J7os_lQjM

FEC928 Oct 14, 2016

441 is a light engine move returning home after dropping the Procor tanker.
EoT past MP236 at 4:56PM.

FEC928 Oct 14, 2016 vid link:
https://youtu.be/LH2HOhUaIWs

FEC920 Oct 14, 2016

441LHF with a lumber beam and 21 loads.
EoT past MP236 at 8:14am.

FEC920 Oct 14, 2016 vid link:
https://youtu.be/HVKcjx_BbpI

FEC141 Oct 13, 2016

141 according to dispatcher by mp236 at 8:08 with 431 & 411lhf. We did get a salute
from crew in the dark to my sparklers from the porch and Caboose's big lantern. Lots
of racks up front and IM following.
Anita and Caboose

FEC101 Oct 13, 2016

814,807 with a long block of blue double stacked Seaboards on the head end of the IM.
EoT past MP236 at 6:03PM.

FEC101 Oct 13, 2016 vid link:
https://youtu.be/wtnC9lUsMmU

FEC202 Oct 13, 2016

ECH in the near window of 809,820 on cut-out day.
EoT past MP236 at 4:51PM.

FEC202 Oct 13, 2016 vid link:
https://youtu.be/G9KU7YJaTMk

FEC109 Oct 13, 2016

716,704,421LHF heading into FO to drop the rear block.
EoT past MP236 at 8:35am.

FEC109 Oct 13, 2016 vid link:
https://youtu.be/UyZYNEdxXUc

FEC101 Oct 12, 2016

101 by mp236 at 7:28 with 809, 820 & 422 and ECH waving with Jim saluting my sparklers from the porch as dark thirty. A nice, neat train of IM and happy to see UPS coming through after the storm.
Anita and Caboose

FEC202 Oct 12, 2016

202 by mp236 at 4:22 with 813, 812 & 823. Tommy and Jay saluting as I wave and blow kisses their way. Almost missed them today, so no time for sparklers. Lots of rock up front, IM with several nice neat blocks, racks and freight on the bottom. Moving at a better clip this day.
Anita and Caboose

FEC202 Oct 12, 2016 vid link:
https://youtu.be/RJ_UAUR2E8A

FEC920S Oct 12, 2016

439LHF with two dozen cars. Two beams on the rear end.
EoT past MP236 at 1:13PM.

FEC920S Oct 12, 2016 vid link:
https://youtu.be/5QNolCt4_5Q

FEC109 Oct 12, 2016

814,807,715LHF heading into FO to drop the bottom block.
EoT past MP236 at 10:28am.

FEC109 Oct 12, 2016 vid link:
https://youtu.be/0m0qG_FNN20

FEC920 Oct 12, 2016

439 with about two dozen cars. TBox on the head and tanker on the rear.
EoT past MP236 at 7:35am.

FEC920 Oct 12, 2016 vid link:
https://youtu.be/bmvHQXJ3b-8

FEC101 Oct 11, 2016

812,823,815 with auto racks and IM. Rare FEC rack up toward the head end. Axle count 434, Length 10,214.
EoT past MP236 at 6:45PM.

FEC101 Oct 11, 2016 vid link:
https://youtu.be/3WE6AS0q2wg

FEC202 Oct 11, 2016

808 and 419 back-to-back with the afternoon train.
EoT past MP236 at 4:49PM.

FEC202 Oct 11, 2016 vid link:
https://youtu.be/32PDH1DLUwo

FEC141 Oct 11, 2016

141 by mp236 @9:59 with 416 and 412, a Potash, a Tropicana, then mix of freight, tanks, one lumber, another Potash, lots of sugar and Southern hoppers on the rear of ballast. The yard said to set out in FO on tracks 1, 2 and 17.
Anita and Caboose

FEC141 Oct 11, 2016 vid link:
https://youtu.be/d35KWe9pd2M

FEC210 Oct 11, 2016

716,710 with auto racks and IM. Nearly 100 Hertwig blue containers on this one.
EoT past MP236 at 8:45am.

FEC210 Oct 11, 2016 vid link:
https://youtu.be/pXZKbwNz2a4

FEC202 Oct 10, 2016

Tommy and Jay in the dark on 815,807 with the big FO pick up on the head end.
EoT past MP236 at 7:55PM.

FEC101 Oct 10, 2016

716,710,438 with a huge train of 26 autos,  65 IM, 1 more auto rack,  total 91 cars, 12,295 ft. 9774 tons, 540 axles.
EoT past MP236 at 7:15PM.

FEC101 Oct 10, 2016 vid link:
https://youtu.be/AfxguMAv4pA

FEC920S Oct 10, 2016

430 with about 44 empty hoppers and a gon carrying the marker heading back to FO.
EoT past MP236 at 3:29PM.

FEC920S Oct 10, 2016 vid link:
https://youtu.be/dTwbaPLLCRg

FEC127 Oct 10, 2016

813,814,431LHF,418LHF with Miami and West Palm traffic.
EoT past MP236 at 11:34am.

FEC127 Oct 10, 2016 vid link:
https://youtu.be/5wN5RIPcU5o

FEC920 Oct 10, 2016

430LHF with a lumber beam and a couple dozen loaded hoppers.
EoT past MP236 at 8:47am.

FEC920 Oct 10, 2016 vid link:
https://youtu.be/rPUCKszoPWU

FEC121 Oct 10, 2016

815,807 with racks and IM. This is the second southbound through train after the hurricane.
EoT past MP236 at 8:09am.

FEC121 Oct 10, 2016 vid link:
https://youtu.be/a0MW_B2S57s

FEC101 Oct 5, 2016

FEC101 with engines 812, 823 and swap today with 202. 101 has 54 pigs, 9101 ft. 7250
tons,  400 axles.
EoT past MP236 at 7:14PM.

Only 4 southbounds out of Bowden today. All trains swap and all trains canceled
Thursday and Friday due to Hurricane Matthew.

FEC101 Oct 5, 2016 vid link:
https://youtu.be/SlAUyftZ9-4

FEC920 Oct 5, 2016

439 with a lumber beam and 48 loads going north in the haze before Hurricane Matthew
closes in on us.
EoT past MP236 at 8:18am.

FEC920 Oct 5, 2016 vid link:
https://youtu.be/1m8BhDiV528

FEC202 Oct 4, 2016

202 by mp236 at 6:35 with 812 and 823. After a long pick up and or wait in FO, Jim
saluting and ECH waving double white from the cab. Lots of rock and tubs up front, IM
small amount, a couple of scrap gons, various freight and a Ferromex rack as caboose.
Anita caboose

FEC101 Oct 4, 2016

101 by mp236 at 5:41 with 813 & 814. Tommy and Jay saluting my sparklers with a hot
train of UPS, Werner, a short shirt King Ocean, a Tiger Cool Express and 2 Ashley.
Guess meeting 202 in FO. Lost track of 202 between one and two hours ago in the Rio
funnel. Hard to imagine them picking up let alone simply waiting on 101. Must have
something to do with the storm.
No Caboose, no scanner, no ATCS, so hit or miss for 202.
Anita caboose

FEC109 Oct 4, 2016

807 and 413 and Pink Lady 436 back-to-back heading into FO to drop the bottom block.
EoT past MP236 at 8:17am.

FEC109 Oct 4, 2016 vid link:
https://youtu.be/twkHpXLYiPQ

FEC202 Oct 3, 2016

From the porch in the dark 813,814 after a huge pick up at FO.
EoT past MP236 at 7:26PM.

FEC101 Oct 3, 2016

812, 823  with all IM meeting FEC202 at FO.
EoT past MP236 at 6:17PM.

FEC101 Oct 3, 2016 vid link:
https://youtu.be/tiqePp7ipio

FEC920S Oct 3, 2016

426LHF with gons and hoppers heading for home.
EoT past MP236 at 5:20PM.

FEC920S Oct 3, 2016 vid link:
https://youtu.be/g3JB_tz0x04

FEC920 Oct 3, 2016

426 with a gon and about four dozen loads. The Paint Roller in there.
EoT pas MP236 at 8:56am.

FEC920 Oct 3, 2016 vid link:
https://youtu.be/grSggDYSvSo

FEC127 Oct 3, 2016

808,713 and 704 back-to-back. Pre-fab switch panel in the FTL cut, several open doors on the freight cars.
EoT pas MP236 at 8:04am.

FEC127 Oct 3, 2016 vid link:
https://youtu.be/S0nmPW8jTZc

FEC202 Oct 2, 2016

202 by mp236 at 5:28 with 822 & 703. Tommy and Jay saluting my sparklers from the porch as we are having rain and nasty weather all afternoon.  All rock heading to City Point and swap with 141.
Anita and Caboose

FEC202 Oct 2, 2016 vid link:
https://youtu.be/HqsI2_c_eM4

FEC101 Oct 1, 2016

101 by mp236 at 6:28 with 812 & 823. IM with UPS, FEC blue containers, an Ashley and
Ravens on the bottom to drop off in FO.
Anita and Caboose

FEC101 Oct 1, 2016 vid link:
https://youtu.be/cNXqx2IsCCc

FEC202 Oct 1, 2016

202 by mp236 at 5:54 with 817 & 816. Salutes with Mark waving from the cab window to
my sparklers. Rock and usual up front, IM with a bunch of Mr Hertwig blue containers
single/double, a Touax, racks with 3 jumbo articulated and freight on the bottom. A
pretty aqua center beam as caboose.
Meeting 101 at Bougard.
Anita and Caboose

FEC202 Oct 1, 2016 vid link:
https://youtu.be/cw5FpxdyvZo