studying art history in HS paid off

Upon confirming that a rare CSX Slug Set was being based out of Hialeah Yard for local duties, I took it upon myself to document the set working the Pompano Beach local for a short period of time. The first chase attempt would be undertaken on November 29th. The first spot that immediately came to mind would be Opa-Locka.

 

Framed with the historic Opa-Locka TriRail station and adjacent SAL depot, CSX L78729 rolls through town at 09:19, blaring through town as the morning rush hour commute begins to die down. #CSX6983, the mother unit GP40-2 of the slug set, leads the train north, as anticipated. The slug itself trails behind the mother unit and would lead the train south for the run-around move and return to Hialeah Yard later that day. The train has nine loaded tank cars bound for the customers they’re set to work: one for Clean Harbors and eight for Amerigas.

 

The TriRail Opa-Locka station is one of the most unique stations on the RTA corridor. The original Seaboard Air Line depot, seen on the right, was built in 1927. The building itself is typical of the Moorish Revival/Neo-Moorish architecture, based off a European adaption of the western Islamic Moorish architecture; the complex is one of many similarly styled buildings in Opa-Locka. The adjacent two-side platform TriRail station was opened in 1996, also utilizing Neo-Moorish elements for the platform overpass.

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Opa-Locka, FL

SFRTA Mainline

 

Date: 11/29/2022 | 09:19

 

ID: CSX L78729

Type: Local

Direction: Northbound

Car Count: 9

 

1. CSX GP40-2 #6983

2. CSX Road Slug #2383

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© Vicente Alonso 2022

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