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I'm getting ready to head to Florida in a few days and soon hope to have lots of new material, but that made me think about the last time I was there a half dozen years ago. So here are a few from that last trip.
While everyone knows about the famed CSX Tropicana Juice Train originating from the giant plant at Bradenton, I bet most railfans don’t know that Tropicana has another rail served plant where you can see the big white refrigerated boxcars. Outside of Fort Pierce, across the state from Bradenton, is a second plant that originally opened in 1973 and is served by the Florida East Coast Railway. Here a Fort Pierce based local crew with FEC GP40-2 421 (blt. Oct. 1979 new for the railroad) has a long string of cars in tow, including a cut of seven TPIX reefers, rolling south on the K Subdivision branch line near MP 4.3 approaching the Beer House Lead switch.
The K Branch extends nearly 71 miles to Lake Harbor on the southern edge of Lake Okeechobee, but since 1998 it has been leased to US Sugar Corporation's common carrier railroad subsidiary the South Central Florida Express from MP 15.5 south. The SCFE also has overhead trackage rights over the 15.5 northern miles (including the trackage seen here) in order to interchange in FEC's Fort Pierce yard on the mainline.
Fort Pierce, Florida
Monday April 25, 2016
Near perfect conditions for sunset photography. Thin layer of dust from Sahara Desert in Africa drifts across Florida and helps to illuminate the scene. No place to stop for a photo so I stuck the camera out my car's window and took a chance.
Bus No.: 545
Class: De Luxe
Body: Pilipinas Hino, Inc.
Chassis: Hino RM2P
Engine: Hino P11C-TH
Route:
Location: Florida Nation, Sampaloc, Manila
When we travel to Florida, we always try to visit the Florida Scrub Jays. They are endemic to Florida, and sadly they are an Endangered Species due to shrinking habitat. It only took a couple of minutes for them to show up and entertain us with their antics.
Canon 1DX, F8, 1/1250, ISO 1000
Hope you had a wonderful Wednesday
♩ ♪ ♫ ♬ ♠♮ ♯ Doo doo doo lookin' out my back door. ♩ ♪ ♫ ♬ ♠♮ ♯
Creedence Clearwater Revival - Lookin' Out My Back Door -
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Too tired tonight ... forgot to add the video! I'll be singing this for the rest of the night!
Cape Florida Lighthouse
Key Biscayne, Florida - USA
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Florida used to be one of the states that didn't put its name on interstate shields. For whatever reason, "Florida" started popping up on new Interstate 275 signs, but only in Pinellas County, or at least that's the only place where I've seen them.
Haines Road at 54th Avenue North, Lealman.
My First Sighting Of These Small Owls ! Only around 9" Tall.
They Are Both Bold And Inquisitive And Not Shy At All.
Body No.: F57-F54-F85
Body: KIA Motors Korea "Granbird"
Engine: Hyundai D6AC
Route: F57: Sampaloc-Sta. Ana via Tuguegarao
F54: Sampaloc-Jct. Luna via Tuguegarao
F85: Sampaloc-Ballesteros via Tuguegarao
Location: Florida Terminal, Sampaloc, Manila
*KIA brothers magkakatabi, pare-pareho pang biyaheng Tuguegarao, nagkaiba lang sila sa last stop, F57-Sta. Ana, F54-Jct. Luna, F85-Ballesteros.
This is a shot that goes back you our trip to Florida earlier in the year. The Everglades really do offer a great selection of birds to watch. The subject here is a Great Egret.