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FEC 822, a Liquid Natural gas car, and FEC 811 bring their power into the diesel facility at Jacksonville yard. The ES44AC units sport the new "FloraMex" paint scheme. Similar to the Ferromex units in Mexico.

The Florida East Coast converted SD40-2 719 into a new Autonomous Track Inspection Vehicle FEC 2414. The unit is placed behind the head end power consist to inspect the rails on the journey south to Miami and return. The unit also sports the new Grupo Mexico paint scheme. The locals call it a "FloraMex" unit.

FEC GP40-2 412 shows off a new Grupo Mexico paint scheme at the Jacksonville yard.

After a long chase of M442 up to Baldwin, FL in the morning, I decided to set up camp at the northern end of CSX's Moncrief Yard in Jacksonville, FL. Arriving there, I found 2 trains, NS 287 arriving into NS's Simpson yard in the distance and CSX L795 building his train for his return trip north. After seeing Amtrak train #98 was close enough, I drove to the other side of the tracks and within minutes up came Amtrak P098 slowly racing L795 towards its Jacksonville, FL station stop. Leading was a P42 which was a nice treat to end the day.

NS 287 heads north on the FEC transfer line through downtown Jacksonville with a low ditchlight leader.

Amtrak P097 does all of track speed through Orange Park with double ALC-42's leading.

FEC 431, One of FEC's many GP40-2's on the roster, rests quietly at FEC's Bowden yard. A little less than a month rolls by after this photo was taken, 431 was headed up to Patterson, GA for rebuilding.

A GP60 and an ex Conrail GP38-2 bring a local into NS's Simpson yard on 12/21/22. A combination of Geeps have been in charge of the locals around Jacksonville, 7120 sticking around longer than others.

NS 26C sits tied down just north of Simpson yard on 2/4/23. The other headlight belongs to a UP C44ACM that likely went north on a different outbound train later that night. Note the two pieces of rolling stock that have left the rails.

A Norfolk Southern Transfer train slowly creeps out of their Simpson yard whilst transporting a cut of Manifest towards CSX's Moncrief Yard outside Jacksonville, FL

Norfolk Southern's "Southern" heritage unit leads NS 287 through the backways of Jacksonville, Florida.

Another photo from the Jacksonville chronicles. At the North end of Norfolk Southerns Simpson Yard sits one of Norfolk Southerns heritage units, this one happening to be NS 8114 the "Original Norfolk Southern". NS 8114 had came into Simpson Yard about a day or 2 ago when this photo was taken and it just so happened to still be there when I went up so thats pretty neat.

On a gloomy, May Day. A couple of friends and I ventured out for the Jacksonville area. After stopping by Simpson, Baldwin, and many other places, one of my friends had found the Jax Port switcher switching out cars for customers. As soon as he found it, we rushed over to grab a couple of photos, this being my favorite.

A GP38-3 acts as the Simpson yard switcher during the annual Jax Train Show weekend. Always nice to see Geeps still serving major terminals.