CN power is now very common in Tampa with regular ethanol and potash trains. Sometimes a rare bird flies south, such as the BC Rail "heritage" unit. BC Rail lasted long enough into &qu... (more)

Instead of running to Baldwin for recrew, this potash train was taken to West Jax in Jacksonville. They put unit trains in there regularly, but this was a bit irregular, likely due to a full hous... (more)

"That's The BC Spirit!" Wearing the short-lived "Hockey Stick" variant of BC Rail's red-white-blue paint introduced in 1985 (sometimes called "Expo86"), a loaded CN p... (more)

Well, this one got people trackside. A loaded potash train for export in Tampa, the second such train in two days. 3115 leading was a treat. It's one of the rare heritage units that actually rep... (more)