Striking Gold

Bathed in a setting sun’s final rays of sunlight, Florida East Coast Railway train 208-06 takes in the curves through ‘PEV Storage’, wrapping around Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport’s [FLL/KFLL] east side on the afternoon of Saturday, April 6th, 2024. A now-rare pair of matching Champion-paint ES44C4/LNG/ES44C4 power sets, led by #FEC821, take charge of the afternoon junker from Hialeah Yard to Jacksonville’s Bowden Yard. The days’ train is comprised of loaded limerock, domestic FEC intermodal, and a handful of carload manifest on the bottom, with no setout at Fort Pierce needed [Waste Management IM handled by 191/290 on Saturdays]. Since FEC 206 is abolished on Saturday’s, 208-06 had its own power [821/306/802], plus what would’ve been 206’s [811/304/807], moved north to Jacksonville to keep the power cycle moving for the next day.

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Fort Lauderdale, FL

FEC Mainline

 

Date: 04/06/2024 | 18:46

 

ID: FEC 208-06

Type: Manifest

Direction: Northbound

Car Count: 103

 

1. FEC ES44C4 #821

2. FEC ES44C4 #802

3. FEC ES44C4 #811

4. FEC ES44C4 #807

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© Vicente Alonso 2024

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