In early April, I made my final outing to U.S. Sugar for the foreseeable future as college graduation and a move to the other side of the country was imminent. However, this 2 day trip went out in the best way, with an awesome variety of sugarcane, manifest, and passenger operations that run on the tracks of U.S. Sugar. Notable catches include the leased SD40 that USSC had for a few months, cane trains on both the USSC and SCFE mainlines, and of course, steam engine 148 on a variety of passenger excursions throughout the weekend.
Part 1 covers day 1 of this trip, so I hope you enjoy the video!
Train Info:
SCFE Cane 1:
USSC engine 410 (GP38-2) running lite
SCFE Ft. Pierce Turn:
USSC engine 506 (GP40-2) pulling 11 loaded covered hoppers
SCFE Cane 3:
USSC engine 503 (GP40-2) running lite
SCFE Sebring Turn:
USSC engines 409 (GP38-2) and 6341 (SD40R) pulling 31 cars of mixed freight
SCFE Cane 1
USSC engine 410 (GP38-2) pulling 60 cars of loaded sugarcane
148 Excursion:
USSC engine 148 (ALCO 4-6-2) and 304 (GP11) with the excursion consist
SCFE Cane 2:
USSC engine 505 (GP40-2) pulling 55 cars of loaded cane
SCFE Cane 3:
USSC engine 503 (GP40-2) pulling 55 cars of loaded cane
SCFE Cane 4:
USSC engine 506 (GP40-2) pulling 15 cars of cane empties
SCFE Sebring Turn:
USSC engines 6341 (SD40R) and 409 (GP38-2) running lite
SCFE Cane 2:
USSC engine 503 (GP40-2) pulling 55 cars of loaded cane