TRAINS,TRAINS,TRAINS!2014

TRAINS,TRAINS,TRAINS!2014

FEC202 Jul 31, 2014

202 by mp216 at 4:24 with 105 & 107.  Jim toots and waves to my fusees while ECH arms are flapping and sending xxx's back to me. Rock up front with several newly painted hoppers in a new bronze looking color.  IM, two racks in front of freight cars,  couple of center beams, one with white  noodle looking straps flapping and a few tanks.  Think meet will be T'ville with 101. A mighty warm rail fanning afternoon.
Anita and Caboose

FEC202 Jul 31, 2014 vid link:
http://youtu.be/EYqzUGySH-g

FEC101 Jul 30, 2014

101 by mp216 at 6:23 with 106, 141 & 717.  Good to have Jim back and toots for my fusees.  ECH waving double white from the tread and jumping up and down.  Not sure who gets more excited,  him or me! !  All IM with FECZ refurbished refrigerator pigs with thermo kings.  Lots of newly looking Schneiders in wells instead of pigs and a bunch of UPS.   Had their meet in Pineda with 202.  Storms gone and a beautiful evening.
Anita and Caboose

FEC101 Jul 30, 2014 vid link:
http://youtu.be/T5B56xNUg44

FEC915 Jul 30, 2014

FEC915 has finished working Bonaventure and left ten south cars for the FEC920 just below Ansin Blvd. 431LHF is now scampering to Cocoa Yard for IM before heading to the T'ville ramp.
EoT past MP179 at 11:09am.

FEC915 Jul 30, 2014 vid link:
http://youtu.be/62cVeBqSZ_U

FEC202 Jul 29, 2014

202 by mp216 at 4:40 with 106 & 141.  Conan with his melodic toots again today and ECH waving white from the cab with his signature Cheshire grin. All rock up front,  long  stream of racks, with one C&NW employee owned, one brand spanking  new CP sleek rack and a black snake 60 tankers long. Meet way north as 101 is tardy.
Anita and Caboose

FEC202 Jul 29, 2014 vid link:
http://youtu.be/KmCUtBSzEKc

FEC101 Jul 28, 2014

101 by mp216 at 5:54 with 717, Hertwig 703 & 428 lhf.  Conan with melodic toots, plus waving white out the cab to my fusees. ECH waving double white from the tread and shirt flying up to show us those "ABS"!!  Racks up front with a P & W for  Noel, a bill board,  a MSC, which reminds me of MC squared, a  Cronos, Schneider IM and UPS in addition to EMP doubles.  Think meet with 202 in Fo.
Anita and Caboose.

FEC101 Jul 28, 2014 vid link:
http://youtu.be/nIc61qjFogk

TRAINS,TRAINS,TRAINS 2014

Some clips of set-up on Friday. As Station-Master on Saturday, I never had a moment to pull out the little camera.




finishing touches for the Ntrak at the  library event
part 5 vid link:

first train running down the line at TRAINS,TRAINS,TRAINS 2014
part 4 vid link:

part 3 vid link:

part 2 vid link:

part 1 vid link:



FEC101 Jul 23, 2014

104,100,708
EoT past MP216 at 6:13PM.

FEC101 Jul 23, 2014 vid link:
http://youtu.be/_5VD1p2-Z1o

FEC202 Jul 23, 2014

EoT past MP216 at 5:44PM.

FEC202 Jul 23, 2014 vid link:
http://youtu.be/8PtzRdEjGzg

FEC101 Jul 19, 2014

Pair of RPBs 104 and 106 with tonight's IM. No sign of FEC202 on the train genie.
EoT past MP216 at 7:43PM.

FEC101 Jul 19, 2014 vid link:
http://youtu.be/ctY-s6zghuo

FEC202 Jul 18, 2014

202 by mp216 at 6:05 with 104 & 106. Crew with toots and waves to my fusees. Lots of rock up front,  IM, pair of AgMark, freight and tanks on the rear.  Too early by us to know where meet will be,  with 101 late.  Beautiful evening with no rain or storms today
Anita and Caboose

FEC202 Jul 18, 2014 vid link:
http://youtu.be/SNpU17Z-Nqs

FEC202 Jul 17, 2014

202 by mp216 at 4:41 with 103 & 140.  Due to a motor cyclist running around the gates, poor Jim and ECH were still in a shock going by us.  Think ECH was trying to give him a piece of his mind as cyclist now along side of train and us.  Rock up front,  a Yang Ming, 3 sets of AgMark, IM and a lonely center beam on the rear. Dispatcher said meet in Pineda with 101.  Safe trip fellas.
Anita and Caboose

FEC202 Jul 17, 2014 vid link:
http://youtu.be/wzcZd2cy__Q

FEC202 Jul 16, 2014

Os202 by mp216 at 5:55 with 102 and 142. Tommy tooting away melodious toots and Tony waving from the cab to my "sparklers" tonight.  Changed from the fusees,  as too much smoke.  A very short train with rock up front followed by riff raff.  ;-).
Anita and Caboose

FEC202 Jul 16, 2014 vid link:
http://youtu.be/heiAc3zZ8KA

FEC101 Jul 16, 2014

101 by mp216 at 5:28 with 101, 100 & 421. Jim toots away and waving with ECH waving double white from the tread.  All IM with two Ashley's up front,  some new Scott and lots of UPS.  Meet in Gifford with 202.
Anita and Caboose

FEC101 Jul 16, 2014 vid link:
http://youtu.be/CJBdwpEGURk

FEC101 Jul 14, 2014

Os 101 by mp216 at 6:16 with 709 & 719 going at 25mph for slow order for ballast work done today. Jim leaning out the window with grins and waving, while ECH waving, Cheshire grins and rubbing his tummy with dinner warming on the manifold from the tread. Lots of racks up front and full for this time of year. Rest all IM with two brand new bright Haapag Lloyd containers. Meet in FO with 202, who is picking up.
Anita and Caboose

FEC101 Jul 14, 2014 vid link:
http://youtu.be/waSCmhus1OI

Spreader at Sebastian team Jul 14, 2014

Just moments after the 920Local has cleared up, the surfacing machine is let out of the team  track at MP215 to begin grooming the ballast down to the 215.4 block signal.

Spreader at Sebastian team Jul 14, 2014:
http://youtu.be/9MJVBkgiD2A

FEC 920 Jul 14, 2014

The Pineda Turn is past the junction at 9:19am with 708LHF leading about 22 loads of rock to the north.

FEC 920 Jul 14, 2014:
http://youtu.be/N_3Iv-XMMjs

FEC202 Jul 11, 2014

Os 202 by mp216 at 6:36 with 101 & Hertwig 703.  Ray with  nice set of staccato toots and waving white from the cab to my fusees. All rock up front followed by long string of IM and some freight on the with blue center beams.  Noticed a "SENATOR" container in a well half way back.  Have not seen one before.  Meet at Palm Bay with 101.
Anita and Caboose

FEC202 Jul 11, 2014 vid link:
http://youtu.be/at1QfBRpZk4

FEC202 Jul 10, 2014

Os 202 by mp216 at 6:07 with 102 & 142. Jim with S and H and ECH waving double white from the cab with that Cheshire grin. After pick up in FO, Difco dumpers up front, covered hoppers, Wal-Mart, Arnolds, followed by rock , sandwiched with IM, some freight and racks on the bottom with two TTX articulated.
Meet in Palm Bay with 101. No storm brewing, yet at mp216.
Anita and Caboose

FEC202 Jul 10, 2014 vid link:
http://youtu.be/o-nBT6HRWqY

FEC101 Jul 9, 2014

101 by mp216 at 5:40 with 107, 103 & 717lhf.  Jim toots and waving from the cab w ECH waving double white from the tread.  I never tire of this beautiful scene and may us rail fans continue in to the future.  What a great hot train full of more UPS than seen in a  long time.  Ditto with Arnold and a  nice block of Hamburg/Sud. One Ashley Towards the rear and a rain storm brewing.
Anita and Caboose

FEC101 Jul 9, 2014 vid link:
http://youtu.be/xGlwTsvpQcI

FEC101 Jul 8, 2014

101 by mp216 at 5:31 with 710, 441 & 435 lhf in the rain. Caboose in the bed on truck and I got out long enough for fusees.  All IM with one Ashley and rather short train.  Two trains this evening and quite pleased even with the weather.
Anita and Caboose

FEC101 Jul 8, 2014 vid link:
http://youtu.be/afYzCEegeQA

FEC202 Jul 8, 2014

202 by mp216 at 4:25 with 107 & 103. Jim toots away and ECH waving double white from the cab window to us in the rain.  I got out long enough for my fusees and ducked back in our cab while Caboose stood in the tread of the bed!  Rock up front,  5 tubs followed,  IM,  freight and two lonely racks pretending to be the caboose!  Meet in Palm Bay with 101.  Will sit for awhile to determine this next round of black sky and the direction it is heading.
Anita and  Caboose

FEC202 Jul 8, 2014 vid link:
http://youtu.be/52TrNHM827k

FEC101 Jul 7, 2014

101 by mp216 at 5:44 with 102,  142 and 427 lhf.  Jim shaving and a cutting with ECH waving in circles southward from the tread to my fusees.  Rather short train of IM with an Ashley up front and new Horizon container.  Rain held off.
Anita and Caboose

FEC101 Jul 7, 2014 vid link:
http://youtu.be/J5_INI00K3s

FEC101 Jul 3, 2014

101 by mp216 at 6:26 with 102, 100 & Hertwig 711. Lots of pre holiday toots from the Double T's, that is Tony and Tommy to my 4th of July fusees. An absolutely beautiful train of IM with a bunch of Hamburg Sud, followed by two Tropical's and one shorty Gold and one TTX brand new deep well.
Happy Rail's to all for the 4th. Anita and Caboose

FEC101 Jul 3, 2014 vid link:
http://youtu.be/xZ1nlPaOX4A

FEC101 Jul 2, 2014

101 by mp216 at 6:49 with 107 & 103 and Jim with toots, waving white from the cab and ECH
flapping his white from both hands trying to signal us a direction we are confused with!  All
IM with one shorty, Toumax and a Tiger Cool Express.  Left meet in Palm Bay with 202.
Anita and Caboose

FEC101 Jul 2, 2014 vid link:
http://youtu.be/xkKiCwmLd7E

FECRS library display case 2014

FECRS has set up a month long display in the lobby of the Central Brevard Regional Library
in historic Cocoa leading up to our 9th Annual TRAINS, TRAINS, TRAINS event on July 26, 2014.

FECRS library display case vid link:
http://youtu.be/3mvB92AL9Ko