Miami Canal is one of the more popular photo locations along this route, but most traffic now goes around on company-owned bypass rails. This portion remains part of the FEC-owned K-Branch.
FPT has come back from dropping at the mill and will take these cars and put them in the wye instead of the siding because there is active steam this weekend. Cane 4 is creeping up behind them as... (more)
Morning eastbound run of the FPT to Fort Pierce. There is no "rule" keeping six axles on the Turns, usually depends on tonnage, but it keeps the four axles free to run cane in season. ... (more)
Ex-UP 3776 leads interchange back from Fort Pierce with the as-named Turn, known on the railroad as FPT. Also known on the railroad is this being Port Mayaca, but a few local addresses show Canal... (more)
With 1 gon loaded with rip-rap and 5 empty sugar cars, the SCFE heads back to Clewiston after interchanging with FEC.
South Central Florida's Fort Pierce Turn casts a perfect reflection.