The OVERTOWN Champion

Located at milepost PL 3.4 on the FEC Port Lead, Control Point OVERTOWN’s main purpose is to allow Florida East Coast Railway dispatchers line Brightline and TriRail passenger trains in and out of the five track, elevated, dead-end “MiamiCentral” terminal. The two track line splits into four here, with three leading into the station [tracks 1 and 3 for BLF, track 5 for RTA] and one branching off at ground level towards Port Miami, named the “DL” [short for “Dodge Lead”], used exclusively for FEC traffic. The line to Dodge Island has existed much longer than the triple track ramp into MiamiCentral, having been reactivated over a decade ago by FEC to serve Port Miami, a service that remains alive and well; on the other hand, CP OVERTOWN didn’t exist eight years ago.

 

Bathed in the late winter afternoon light, FEC PM1-01 breaks off from the “PL” onto the “DL” after knocking down the Approach Diverging indication at CP OVERTOWN, reducing its speed from ~30 MPH to ~10 MPH. #FEC711 [SD40-2], adorned in its bright ‘Champion’ paint scheme, takes charge of the yard job hauling 19 intermodal wellcars—12 loads and seven empties—bound for Port Miami, framed with the cluster of background Midtown apartment complexes around 16:44.

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Miami, FL

FEC Dodge Lead [CP OVERTOWN]

 

Date: 02/01/2024 | 16:44

 

ID: FEC PM1-01 [Job 23]

Type: Yard Job

Direction: Southbound

Car Count: 19

 

1. FEC SD40-2 #711

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© Vicente Alonso 2024

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