Back in April a business trip took me to Florida, and since I'd never railfanned the Sunshine State I tacked on a couple vacation days and met a friend for a 4 day epic 1000 mile tour of the state... (more)
CSX local O854, the first leg of the Tropicana "Juice train", passes Yeoman yard with the Tampa skyline in the background- and the Outback Steakhouse blimp overhead.
A train for Bradenton crosses the Alafia River draw with a remote equiped unit leading. Note the added nose access door for the remote equipment.
Northbound loaded juice with ex-D&H power. Fuji Provia 100, Minolta X700, Rokkor 200mm f4
The Tropicana Juice train makes its run between the Tropicana plant in Bradenton and Yeoman yard in Tampa as a local, hence the O854 designation. At Yeoman, a through freight crew will board and t... (more)
As soon as those two 2500-series GP38-2s get the train together, ex-D&H GP39-2s 4311 and 4313 will depart with the northbound juice. Fuji Provia 100, Minolta X700, Rokkor 35-70mm f3.5
