Bridges are synonymous with the FEC and Stuart is by far my favorite. FEC is still a pioneer in railroading, being the only railroad to successfully utilize LNG as a diesel fuel.
I only photographed one train on my Honeymoon. Our 10 Year Anniversary trip was approximately a repeat of that trip, including photographing the same train at the same location crossing the same ... (more)
FEC 109 rolls into Stuart on a beautiful sunny morning.
FEC train 109 rumbles over the troubled waters of St Lucie River. Toxic algae has infected the river as a result of run off into the waterways around Lake O. FEC is using LNG fuel on most trains.
FEC 920 rolls through Stuart Florida
Following, 109 FEC 920 works south. This local works Mon - Fri with Tue / Thu trips south of Ft. Pierce and northward the other three days.
FEC 109 trundles across the water at Stuart. 109 is an easy shot here most days, turning up between 8-9 AM give or take.
FEC 109 rolls under a rainbow as tropical showers move ashore.
The blue hour, FEC style... with the red channel marker lights reflecting off second generation locomotives. This is extra train 242, running from Miami to Jacksonville with exactly 100 wells & 7... (more)
Neck deep in the St. Lucie River. I cut my feet multiple times on mussels, oysters or some other bivalve, but it was worth it.
434 crosses the St Lucie River at Stuart whilst working a local freight from Fort Pierce, 18 July 2017
Mixed traction on FEC109-18... 810, 720 & 425 cross the draw bridge at Stuart as they head south from Bowden Yard to Hialeah, 19 July 2017
New and old lead train 109 across the brackish waters of the St Lucie River.
Not very many places you can see a solo GP40 leading an intermodal.
The farthest south I've ever shot 101.