Framing40s
The *One* Good Thing About Ives Dairy
Anyone who frequently takes I-95 south between Broward and Miami-Dade County probably have a shared hatred for the horrible traffic that builds up at Exit 16 headed south. I personally hate it and will do anything to take the express lanes just to avoid it (and the traffic at the Turnpike connection too, god I-95 sucks). I used to see Ives Dairy as a simple inconvenience in my commutes south, foolishly ignoring the Ives Dairy Rd overpass that goes above the SFRTA mainline.
In my pursuit of the venerable CSX slug set that was calling Hialeah Yard it’s current terminal, a little bit of scrolling through a friends’ Instagram account gave me some inspiration to attempt shooting the slug set at Ives Dairy on their run south. Who wouldn’t want to shoot rare power on a sweeping superelevated curve with ideal sunlight for southbounds? Come December 2nd, and the moment L78702 finished working AmeriGas, I booked it south to Ives Dairy before they could even get a light behind P62902 knowing how bad traffic builds up between Pompano and there, as there was no way I would have the time to get a shot of them at the Cypress Creek Canal AND at Ives Dairy.
Set up at the overpass with a good 30 minutes of wait time, L78702 swept under Ives Dairy at MP 1023 at 15:41 with ten outbound cars for Hialeah Yard; two boxcars from Boise Cascade and eight empty tanks from AmeriGas. #CSX2383 [Road Slug] leads south with the trailing “mother unit” #CSX6983 [GP40-2] providing the power, roaring away at notch 8. With this shot under my belt, I think it’s time to step away from the ‘sluggie’ for a bit and focus on other enticing train rarities in the state *wink wink*.
•
Ojus, FL
SFRTA Mainline
Date: 12/02/2022 | 15:41
ID: CSX L78702
Type: Local
Direction: Southbound
Car Count: 10
1. CSX Road Slug #2383
2. CSX GP40-2 #6983
•
© Vicente Alonso 2022
The *One* Good Thing About Ives Dairy
Anyone who frequently takes I-95 south between Broward and Miami-Dade County probably have a shared hatred for the horrible traffic that builds up at Exit 16 headed south. I personally hate it and will do anything to take the express lanes just to avoid it (and the traffic at the Turnpike connection too, god I-95 sucks). I used to see Ives Dairy as a simple inconvenience in my commutes south, foolishly ignoring the Ives Dairy Rd overpass that goes above the SFRTA mainline.
In my pursuit of the venerable CSX slug set that was calling Hialeah Yard it’s current terminal, a little bit of scrolling through a friends’ Instagram account gave me some inspiration to attempt shooting the slug set at Ives Dairy on their run south. Who wouldn’t want to shoot rare power on a sweeping superelevated curve with ideal sunlight for southbounds? Come December 2nd, and the moment L78702 finished working AmeriGas, I booked it south to Ives Dairy before they could even get a light behind P62902 knowing how bad traffic builds up between Pompano and there, as there was no way I would have the time to get a shot of them at the Cypress Creek Canal AND at Ives Dairy.
Set up at the overpass with a good 30 minutes of wait time, L78702 swept under Ives Dairy at MP 1023 at 15:41 with ten outbound cars for Hialeah Yard; two boxcars from Boise Cascade and eight empty tanks from AmeriGas. #CSX2383 [Road Slug] leads south with the trailing “mother unit” #CSX6983 [GP40-2] providing the power, roaring away at notch 8. With this shot under my belt, I think it’s time to step away from the ‘sluggie’ for a bit and focus on other enticing train rarities in the state *wink wink*.
•
Ojus, FL
SFRTA Mainline
Date: 12/02/2022 | 15:41
ID: CSX L78702
Type: Local
Direction: Southbound
Car Count: 10
1. CSX Road Slug #2383
2. CSX GP40-2 #6983
•
© Vicente Alonso 2022