FLORIDA EAST COAST
September 2000
Intermodals and Autoracks
9/25/00 16:30 FEC 101, south of Jupiter off of Route 811.
101 just met 208 at Hobe Sound.
9/26/00 18:50 FEC 101, north of Hypoluxo siding off of US 1
I had been driving south from Palm Beach since 17:00 without much luck,
having missed a northbound around Lake Worth, when I saw the lights of
a northbound in the hole. I barely had time to set up when this 101 came
barrelling down the mainline.
9/29/00 15:30, FEC 105 Melbourne.
After missing 101 in Vero Beach and a local in Ft Pierce, I decided
to stake this location for a while. A few minutes after setting up, I get
lucky.
105 shows up with full NS consist. I had seen 105 almost every evenings
of the week in West Palm but at night.
9/28/00 past sunset; FEC 218 North Palm Beach yard.
After a pretty dry evening, I get back to the Palm Beach yard and find
this consist. With barely enoungh light, the train stood still long enough
for me to get it at 1/30 sec. A few seconds after the shot, the power ran
backwards to pick up some more loads...
FEC 453, with the Operation Lifesaver logo,was part of the consist
on 101.
