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A very rare and elusive gem to see in the BV is this EMD SD9 which works and is lettered for Cargill's South Ft. Meade Mine! Pretty!
The City of Orlando hosted a two-day demonstration of Miami's Tri Rail Equipment to display the benefits od Public Rail Transport. It performed 2 days of round trips to Sanford. Here is is arriving at Orlando'a Amtrak Depot 16/May/96 1700hrs.
For most of September 1997, NS hi-hood 3241 worked the Bone Valley, out of Mulberry, FL. On 6 Sept 1997 it handled O803-06 at 0800 hrs at Achan Junction.
A former GO Transit (Canada) EMD GP40, now working for EMD's Lease Fleet, is pictured at Taft, FL on 18 March 1996. Looks Great!
Amtrak's Sunset Limited with GE Genesis and dash8 power, departs Winter Park, FL. on 26 May 1996 at 1730hrs.
The Amtrak Sunset Limited #2, arrives at Orlando, Florida at 1900 hrs SHARP! on 26 April 1996. A great-looking power lash-up!
F="Fading fast" Amtrak train #P092 leaves Winter Park, FL, behind 2 trusty EMD F40PH locos. #400 is now the property of The Bangor and Aroostock RR, along with 21 others!
The Sunset Limited #1 leaves Winter Park, FL. with The American Orient Express coaches at the end. 16 July 1996 at 1910hrs. Scenes like this are a thing of the past, now, as Genesis engines power these trains!
Amtrak's Sunset Limited arrived in Orlando (From Miami) with the American Orient Express coaches "Zurich", "Chicago", "Grand Canyon" and "San Antonio on the rear. 16 July 1996 1845hrs.
Pool, The Sunset Limited, makes a stop at Winter Park, FL. to pick up passengers, headed west. The attractive "Pepsi Can" engines do not appear in Florida anymore! 19 April 1996 at 1700hours.
Remote controlled hump set: Chessie (TORCO)7802 and EMD SD38 #2420 rest in Waycross, GA's Rice Yard, awaiting their destinies. This set can either be crew operated or Remotely operated, mainly in yard duties.
This former GE BQ23-7, now converted to a "B" or Booster unit, was running on borrowed time when photographed on 4 January 1997 at Taft, FL. "I miss these engines alot!"
CSXT provides loaded phospate trains to NS in Jacksonville. Power and all! Here one such train is operating as NS O86 (The old FL-GA express train#) at Crawford Jct., North of Jascksonville, where NS crosses CSXT's Baldwin Main. (CSXT train K849). 3/29/97 0900
This CSX GE U36B was long retired when photographed on 16 April 1997 in Waycross, GA's Rice Yard. This yard is well known for leased and retired power. She still looked Great!
General Electric has it all together here! CSXT's Monster GE AC4400CW #1 is at Taft (Orlando), FL on 8 June 1996. Why the single digit road numbers? Any answers click me HERE.
ex-Western Maryland, Chessie System EMD GP40 #6571 is photographed at Wildwood, FL on 31 July 1996. She's holding down a steady job in local work. Love that paint scheme!
At 36 years old, CSX, EMD GP30 #2326 looks practically new! And, still holding down a steady job. She's at Crawford, FL at 1150 hrs 04 July 1996. Love that GMC Truck Division design of 1962!
I'd NEVER muscle in on Kevin's page. But, I had nowhere else to put this picture! Here's CSXT's Baldwin Yard Tower and operations Center, 10 mi east of Moncrief. It's the third week of Feb. '99, the Train-watching Vette is making the rounds at Florida color! Ed St. George Photo.
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