The Desoto Turn heading northward to be positioned for the night crew to take it to Arcadia. It has been close to 30 years since I shot this train right here at this spot.

SGLR 593 (ex-LMX 8562) pauses between switching moves in Ft. Myers, FL. The unit had been painted about three months prior.

Seminole Gulf Railway's DeSoto turn heads north out of Ft. Myers, heading for the CSX interchange in Arcadia, FL on a beautiful Spring morning in Southwest Florida. The lead unit was recently rep... (more)

Seminole Gulf's DeSoto Turn heads north for the CSX interchange at Arcadia shortly after departing Ft. Myers. The train is crossing the Caloosahatchee River on one of several trestles that lead t... (more)

The Seminole Gulf Murder Mystery Dinner Train sits in the yard a few hours before starting their journey north for the evening.

The Dinner ?Mystery Theater sits in Ft Myers as passengers board. The 502 lives a life far different from its days on Long Island!

The "Murder Mystery Dinner Theater" on wheels, rolls north towards Punta Gorda.

A local SGLR crew has run into town from their yard to spot two empty gondolas for loading on a nearby siding. The siding in question is just out of sight to the right, across Evans Ave. It was ... (more)

A local SGLR crew has finished work at Rosen Materials where loaded centerbeam cars were swapped for empties. Here the crew is shoving back north toward the yard with two empties, shortly after c... (more)

The Seminole Gulf Railway Dinner train makes a run a few times a week between Fort Myers and a location south of Punta Gorda feeding and entertaining passengers through Southwest Florida. On t... (more)

Another day of vacation winds down to an end but not before one last shot of Seminole Gulfs 'Murder Mystery Dinner Train' crossing the Caloosahatchee River. F7A #502 once again does the honors of ... (more)

The Murder Mystery dinner train crosses the Caloosahatchee River on a hot summer evening

While my home in the Northeast was enduring 10-20 degree freezing temperatures, I was enjoying sunny skies, warm temperatures and relaxing railroading - riding the Murder Mystery Dinner Train on t... (more)

While my home in the Northeast was enduring 10-20 degree freezing temperatures, I was enjoying sunny skies, warm temperatures and relaxing railroading - riding the Murder Mystery Dinner Train on t... (more)

The Seminole Gulf's Murder Mystery Dinner Train is pushed slowly along by a Paducahbilt GP10. Unfortunately the E7 on the front end is just a cab car.