New Beginnings - On a chilly November I ventured out to Bartow, FL to get a look at Florida Central Railroad GP7u #57. FCEN 57 had just been repainted into a brand new SCL inspired paint scheme. The scheme looks identical to the SCL scheme, just with Florida Central lettering. Florida Central is starting to paint some if its newer units into this new scheme, to get away from the Pinsly red after Regional Rail bought out Pinsly's Florida Central, Florida Midland, and Florida Northern Railroads back in 2020. Two refurbished GP15-1s will also arrive to FCEN in this new SCL scheme in the near future. These new GP15's will replace aging CF-7 #50, and SW1200 #94. FCEN 94 was recently sold off to LOSX, and now carries the reporting mark "LOSX 150."
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Florida Central Railroad
Class
GP7u
Road Number
FCEN 57
Line/Subdivision
Eagle Lake Division
Location
Bartow, Florida, United States
Date Taken
November 01, 2023
Date Uploaded
November 26, 2023
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New Beginnings - On a chilly November I ventured out to Bartow, FL to get a look at Florida Central Railroad GP7u #57. FCEN 57 had just been repainted into a brand new SCL inspired paint scheme. The scheme looks identical to the SCL scheme, just with Florida Central lettering. Florida Central is starting to paint some if its newer units into this new scheme, to get away from the Pinsly red after Regional Rail bought out Pinsly's Florida Central, Florida Midland, and Florida Northern Railroads back in 2020. Two refurbished GP15-1s will also arrive to FCEN in this new SCL scheme in the near future. These new GP15's will replace aging CF-7 #50, and SW1200 #94. FCEN 94 was recently sold off to LOSX, and now carries the reporting mark "LOSX 150."
FCEN 57 is a class GP7u and is pictured in Bartow, Florida, United States. This was taken along the Eagle Lake Division on the Florida Central Railroad. Photo Copyright: Logan C uploaded to Railroad Gallery on 11/26/2023. This photograph of FCEN 57 was taken on Wednesday, November 01, 2023. All Rights Reserved.
