Saint Augustine Morning
I'd shot here once before about seven years ago so figured I'd go high this time since I'd shot low back then. If you missed that shot if can be found here: flic.kr/p/2iCGB5Q
Northbound Florida East Coast Railway train 202 is rolling off the last couple dozen miles of their fast 350 mile overnight run from Hialaeah Yard in Miami to Bowden Yard in Jacksonville. They are crossing the calm waters of the San Sebastian River just north of MP 37 on the Flagler Subdivision in this view looking from parallel US Route 1, North Ponce de Leon Blvd.
Saint Augustine is the historic headquarters city of the road dating from 1885 when Henry Flagler established his offices in the city, some 10 years before the FEC name came into existence. The road built three office towers in the 1920s about 500 ft behind where I'm standing that served as the railroads headquarters until 2006 when they were donated to Flagler College and the railroad relocated its leadership and administration to Jacksonville.
The train is led by LNG powered GE ES44ACs 809 and 806 built in Nov. 2014 and spliced by their custom LNG fuel tank car. Originally diesel powered the entire GE fleet has been retrofitted to run on LNG as detailed in this article: files.chartindustries.com/FEC-LNG-FloridaEastCoastRailway...
Saint Augustine, Florida
Monday March 27, 2023
Saint Augustine Morning
I'd shot here once before about seven years ago so figured I'd go high this time since I'd shot low back then. If you missed that shot if can be found here: flic.kr/p/2iCGB5Q
Northbound Florida East Coast Railway train 202 is rolling off the last couple dozen miles of their fast 350 mile overnight run from Hialaeah Yard in Miami to Bowden Yard in Jacksonville. They are crossing the calm waters of the San Sebastian River just north of MP 37 on the Flagler Subdivision in this view looking from parallel US Route 1, North Ponce de Leon Blvd.
Saint Augustine is the historic headquarters city of the road dating from 1885 when Henry Flagler established his offices in the city, some 10 years before the FEC name came into existence. The road built three office towers in the 1920s about 500 ft behind where I'm standing that served as the railroads headquarters until 2006 when they were donated to Flagler College and the railroad relocated its leadership and administration to Jacksonville.
The train is led by LNG powered GE ES44ACs 809 and 806 built in Nov. 2014 and spliced by their custom LNG fuel tank car. Originally diesel powered the entire GE fleet has been retrofitted to run on LNG as detailed in this article: files.chartindustries.com/FEC-LNG-FloridaEastCoastRailway...
Saint Augustine, Florida
Monday March 27, 2023