Yes, this is a working railroad! US Sugar's immaculately-restored ALCO Pacific #148 runs southbound past one of the many sugar cane loading facilities which dot this industrial railroad. ... (more)
Southbound over Fisheating Creek. Less than a mile south of the little town of Palmdale, Florida, US Sugar's ALCO Pacific charges southbound across the timber trestle at Fisheating Creek, h... (more)
Model A meets model 4-6-2. This is just one of those things that happened during Trains Magazine's first charter with #148.
David Welch paces the 1920-built US Sugar 148 in his 1930-built Ford Model A, along US highway 27 near Palmdale, Florida, at a steady 40 miles-per-hour.
Wildfire danger was especially low with all the foam trackside....today is part of a special Trains Magazine charter of #148, the first of its kind. 2022 will see a lot of special service with the... (more)
Holy smoke. Wow. This is what we get up early and travel for. US Sugar & Trains Magazine hosted a small charter for #148 which has essentially put the cane field operations on "the railfan map"... (more)
The northbound US Sugar Sebring Turn crosses Fisheating Creek in Palmdale, Florida.
USSC 148 hauls the very first Lake Placid Limited Excursion over Fisheating creek in Palmdale, FL
USSC #148 crosses a small trestle in Palmdale.
USSC #148 runs around its train at Palmdale Siding.