Framing40s
The Rim Ditch Monster
Roughly 30 minutes into its journey back home, the SCFE Fort Pierce Turn crosses over the Rim Ditch on the FEC K Branch headed westbound back to Clewiston at 13:10. The Turns’ staple power, #HLCX6341 [SD40R], leads the charge running “short-hood forward”, roaring away in N8. The K 11.1 HWD defect detector can be seen to the right of the frame behind some greenery, located just east of the canal bank.
Once the Turn was through the defect detector, it would give a report over the FEC road channel for any defects (there were none thankfully). An axle count is given with every report; in this case, it would state that there were 342 axles. Some quick maths would reveal that there were a whopping 84 cars on the train, more than nine times the size of the eastbound Turn that same morning.
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Port Saint Lucie, FL
FEC K Branch
Date: 03/01/2023 | 13:10
ID: SCFE Fort Pierce Turn
Type: Local/Turn Job
Direction: Westbound
Car Count: 84
1. HLCX SD40R #6341
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© Vicente Alonso 2023
The Rim Ditch Monster
Roughly 30 minutes into its journey back home, the SCFE Fort Pierce Turn crosses over the Rim Ditch on the FEC K Branch headed westbound back to Clewiston at 13:10. The Turns’ staple power, #HLCX6341 [SD40R], leads the charge running “short-hood forward”, roaring away in N8. The K 11.1 HWD defect detector can be seen to the right of the frame behind some greenery, located just east of the canal bank.
Once the Turn was through the defect detector, it would give a report over the FEC road channel for any defects (there were none thankfully). An axle count is given with every report; in this case, it would state that there were 342 axles. Some quick maths would reveal that there were a whopping 84 cars on the train, more than nine times the size of the eastbound Turn that same morning.
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Port Saint Lucie, FL
FEC K Branch
Date: 03/01/2023 | 13:10
ID: SCFE Fort Pierce Turn
Type: Local/Turn Job
Direction: Westbound
Car Count: 84
1. HLCX SD40R #6341
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© Vicente Alonso 2023