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Tuesday started off the same as Sunday and Monday... at the Ponce Hotel in St. Augustine, FL. But, what wasn't normal was the EMD GP40-2 that was leading the first train I saw that morning, 103-04. Tuesday would be the busiest day, with me seeing 8 FEC trains in total. The next morning, Wednesday the 5th, I awoke to the news that FEC 204 had GP38-2 #510 in the lead, which was still in Hurricane Paint. This would be the train of the trip! Both Tuesday and Wednesday were filled with fun, and amazing weather.
A FEW CORRECTIONS
FEC431 is a GP40-2 (not a GP38-2 as stated)
FEC510 is a GP38-2 (not a GP40-2 as stated)
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Dates:
- April 4th, 2023
- April 5th, 2023
Location:
- St. Augustine, Florida
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Time Stamps:
0:00 Introduction
April 4th, 2023
0:17 FEC 103-04 South - FEC431 (GP40-2), FEC720, FEC714, FEC803 & FEC439
2:46 FEC 905-04 South - FEC430 (GP40-2) & One Hopper
3:16 FEC 204-04 North - FEC816, FEC304 (LNG Tender) & FEC814
5:11 FEC 105-04 South - FEC812, FEC312 & FEC804
6:49 FEC 905-04 North - FEC430 (Long Hood Forward)
7:58 FEC 107-04 South - FEC819, FEC301 & FEC813
9:24 FEC 206-04 North - FEC801, FEC305, FEC810 & FEC821
10:56 FEC 109-04 South - FEC809, FEC306 & FEC806
April 5th, 2023
12:32 FEC 202-04 North - FEC807, FEC300 & FEC808
14:59 FEC 204-05 North - FEC510 (GP38-2 - Hurricane Paint Scheme) & FEC714 (SD40-2)
18:00 Drive along the beach
18:17 FEC 107-05 South - FEC802, FEC307 & FEC820
20:12 FEC 109-05 South - FEC800, FEC309 & FEC805
21:49 Outro and Pictures