What appears to be a "caboose hop" is actually a storage move with a shoving platform heading into Eustis to begin sorting out box cars from Tool World and Fort Mason to bring south.
FCEN ran north of Eustis towards Fort Mason to pick up RailBox cars and take them out. The only moves north of Eustis these days are these storage moves.
Orlando Northwestern crosses SR 441 returning to Tavares and then to Mt Dora. The ONW has suspended operations and the future is uncertain.
Headed up by the recently restored Clinchfield 800 and ex-L&N/Seaboard System GP30 1030 (both of which are on loan from the Southern Appalachia Railway Museum), an Orlando & Northwestern ‘Golden... (more)
The Polar Express gets ready!
The "Polar Express" has just magically popped back to Florida from the "North Pole" heading back to Tavares.
Operating over Florida Central Railroad trackage, Clinchfield 800 leads Orlando & Northwestern Railway's 7pm "Polar Express" south out of Eustis, Florida, headed back to the station in Tavares.
ACL inspired paint job.
The ACL lives! Sort of... new start up Orlando and Northwestern 1510 got an ACL inspired pain job back in 2017. Sadly this operation is no more.
The Orlando & Northwestern is gone! Seen here in Eustis for the first trip of the day operations sadly did not survive 2020.
The very first steam train in Eustis since the 1950's slides past the old Eustis depot as Maryann and Julie get their the pictures.
The first steam powered train to stand in Eustis since the 1950's sits adjacent to Farren Park in downtown. This historic trip will be the first of many on the rebuilt tracks.
