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A Grim Stroke of Luck
Early in the morning on December 1st, 2023, northbound FEC 202-01 would get involved in a fatal trespasser strike at Ojus, FL, around the MP 352. Unfortunately for the crew, they would have to hold their position on the mainline as the authorities carried out their investigation. They would get back on the move at dawn, allowing for rare photo opportunities further north. There are no scheduled northbound mainline freight trains out of Hialeah this early in the morning, hence the rarity of it… One might call it a grim stroke of luck.
Running ten minutes behind BLF 701-01 N on the West Main, the late-running FEC 202-01 eases between the signals at CP SUNRISE at 07:36 with 59 cars worth of intermodal loads destined for Titusville and Jacksonville. Openings between the trees allow the lead Champion-painted ES44C4, #FEC817, to catch some of the perfect early morning’s golden light, framed with one of SUNRISE’s signal gantries and an adjecent CEMEX cement silo. Despite their earlier incident, 202-01 continued their northward journey unabated, picking up speed through town as their EoT cleared up the blocks.
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Fort Lauderdale, FL
FEC Mainline [CP SUNRISE]
Date: 12/01/2023 | 07:36
ID: FEC 202-01
Type: Intermodal
Direction: Northbound
Car Count: 59
1. FEC ES44C4 #817
2. FEC ES44C4 #815
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© Vicente Alonso 2023
A Grim Stroke of Luck
Early in the morning on December 1st, 2023, northbound FEC 202-01 would get involved in a fatal trespasser strike at Ojus, FL, around the MP 352. Unfortunately for the crew, they would have to hold their position on the mainline as the authorities carried out their investigation. They would get back on the move at dawn, allowing for rare photo opportunities further north. There are no scheduled northbound mainline freight trains out of Hialeah this early in the morning, hence the rarity of it… One might call it a grim stroke of luck.
Running ten minutes behind BLF 701-01 N on the West Main, the late-running FEC 202-01 eases between the signals at CP SUNRISE at 07:36 with 59 cars worth of intermodal loads destined for Titusville and Jacksonville. Openings between the trees allow the lead Champion-painted ES44C4, #FEC817, to catch some of the perfect early morning’s golden light, framed with one of SUNRISE’s signal gantries and an adjecent CEMEX cement silo. Despite their earlier incident, 202-01 continued their northward journey unabated, picking up speed through town as their EoT cleared up the blocks.
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Fort Lauderdale, FL
FEC Mainline [CP SUNRISE]
Date: 12/01/2023 | 07:36
ID: FEC 202-01
Type: Intermodal
Direction: Northbound
Car Count: 59
1. FEC ES44C4 #817
2. FEC ES44C4 #815
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© Vicente Alonso 2023