Framing40s
It’s Always F40 Friday in Florida
#TRCX811 [F40PH-3CAT] and its four car UTDC BBL consist, operating as P61529, speed south out of Dania Beach on a Friday morning rush hour commute to Miami International Airport. With clear skies working to my advantage, the train rushes down Track 1 to give CSX M45328 a window to proceed south between passenger train movement. The rusted rails in the foreground lead to a vacant facility once served by CSX.
Five assorted EMD/M-K F40PH rebuilds are rostered under TriRail’s active fleet, having received overhaul at Progress Rail’s Patterson facility between 2016 and 2020, and first acquired by TriRail during their early years of operation in the late 1980’s-early 1990’s. TriRail is the only operator of the type in the state, while Orlando’s commuter railroad, SunRail, utilizes MPI MP32PH-Q’s for their operation in central Florida.
TRCX 811 was originally built as Amtrak F40PHR #379 in June 1981 as a result of the SDP40F trade-in to EMD. It would be acquired by TriRail during their early start-up years and is still actively used by the railroad [minus between 2015-2020 where it was sidelined and rebuilt]. Unlike TriRail’s Morrison-Knudsen F40s, 810 and 811 retain their original 56’ 2” frames from when they were built for Amtrak.
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Dania Beach, FL
SFRTA Mainline
Date: 12/29/2023 | 09:06
ID: TriRail P61529
Type: Passenger [Commuter]
Direction: Southbound
Car Count: 4
1. TRCX F40PH-3CAT #811
2. TRCX BBL CC #502
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© Vicente Alonso 2023
It’s Always F40 Friday in Florida
#TRCX811 [F40PH-3CAT] and its four car UTDC BBL consist, operating as P61529, speed south out of Dania Beach on a Friday morning rush hour commute to Miami International Airport. With clear skies working to my advantage, the train rushes down Track 1 to give CSX M45328 a window to proceed south between passenger train movement. The rusted rails in the foreground lead to a vacant facility once served by CSX.
Five assorted EMD/M-K F40PH rebuilds are rostered under TriRail’s active fleet, having received overhaul at Progress Rail’s Patterson facility between 2016 and 2020, and first acquired by TriRail during their early years of operation in the late 1980’s-early 1990’s. TriRail is the only operator of the type in the state, while Orlando’s commuter railroad, SunRail, utilizes MPI MP32PH-Q’s for their operation in central Florida.
TRCX 811 was originally built as Amtrak F40PHR #379 in June 1981 as a result of the SDP40F trade-in to EMD. It would be acquired by TriRail during their early start-up years and is still actively used by the railroad [minus between 2015-2020 where it was sidelined and rebuilt]. Unlike TriRail’s Morrison-Knudsen F40s, 810 and 811 retain their original 56’ 2” frames from when they were built for Amtrak.
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Dania Beach, FL
SFRTA Mainline
Date: 12/29/2023 | 09:06
ID: TriRail P61529
Type: Passenger [Commuter]
Direction: Southbound
Car Count: 4
1. TRCX F40PH-3CAT #811
2. TRCX BBL CC #502
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© Vicente Alonso 2023