The sound of steam in Clewiston, FL had finally subsided by nightfall with the conclusion of the Sugar Express’ “Sugar Eggspress” excursions for Saturday, April 8th, 2023. A passing thunderstorm left the town drenched, yet I would stick around ‘till the storm had passed to photograph something I had to put off until the end of the day.

#HLCX6341 [SD40R] and #USSC409 [GP38-2] sit at the end of a stub track by a relatively barren USSC North Shop, taking a break from operating on the SCFE Sebring Turn throughout the week. Passing car headlights along with the artificial lighting around the yard facility allowed for well lit long exposures to be taken, the photo above being the result. With the recent thunderstorm having passed through town, the slick moisture on the EMDs assists in further illuminating themselves with the passing lights on that dull April night. Come Monday, and it would be back to hauling freight for the shortline.

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Clewiston, FL

SCFE Sebring Subdivision [North Shops]

Date: 04/08/2023 | 20:34

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© Vicente Alonso 2023

With sundown just minutes away, SCFE’s Sebring Turn wraps up work at Wedgworth’s in the outskirts of Moore Haven. The crew would begin to resort cars in their train prior to their arrival to Clewiston with traffic for industries around the Lake Okechoobee area, pulling down over an irrigation canal just off of CR 720. The turn job had left Clewiston earlier that morning to the CSX interchange at Sebring with outbound traffic, working other industries on the way to and from.

To my utmost delight, #USSC405 [GP38-2], paired up with #USSC409 [GP38-2], would be acting as power for the turn; the sound of twin 16-645E roots blown prime movers sputtering as the engineer eased cars back and forth while sorting made for an enjoyable few minutes of waiting. Upon getting underway at 17:25, the turn would have 26 cars in total upon arrival to its terminus at around 17:55, with the minimal sunlight restricting me to shooting video footage for the remainder of the chase back east from this point onwards.

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Moore Haven, FL

SCFE Sebring Subdivision

Date: 12/14/2022 | 17:11

ID: SCFE Sebring Turn

Type: Local

Direction: Eastbound

Car Count: 26

1. USSC GP38-2 #405

2. USSC GP38-2 #409

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© Vicente Alonso 2022