tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47379016602398579482024-03-13T13:57:39.878-07:00Caboose Junction FEB 2015Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4737901660239857948.post-30120831536175150722015-03-06T12:04:00.000-08:002015-03-06T12:04:23.642-08:00NEW Pacific steam engineAt Ridge on Feb 27, 2015 watching Richard Benjamin's shiny new Pacific steamer take her first steps.<br />
Congrats Richard!<br />
<br />NEW Pacific steam engine vid link:<br /><a href="http://youtu.be/toOG6ICyyfc">http://youtu.be/toOG6ICyyfc</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4737901660239857948.post-34020277818211444802015-02-26T09:45:00.002-08:002015-02-26T09:45:21.932-08:00FEC101 Feb 25, 2015101 by mp216 at 5:44 with 801 & 817. Jim waving away from the cab window and his partner this day tooting to my sparklers. Nice trainof IM, with racks up front, King Ocean, 3 Raven's, USA Truck, Tiger Cool Express, MC SQUARED, another Dong in the well, UPS but no Ashley tonight.<br />Anita and Caboose<br />
<br />FEC101 Feb 25, 2015 vid link:<br /><a href="http://youtu.be/9xLti5u8KSc">http://youtu.be/9xLti5u8KSc</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4737901660239857948.post-51222013088090169172015-02-26T09:44:00.002-08:002015-02-26T09:44:31.259-08:00FEC202 Feb 25, 2015202 by mp216 at 5:20 with 802 & 805. Tommy hamming it up with waving from the cab window and Tony tooting away to my sparklers. A long train of miss mash with odd cars not normally seen. A Dong something with freight, tanks, center beams, stack sided flats, tanks in a row with 28865 orange graffiti and racks on the bottom. <br />Meet in Micco with 101.<br />Anita and Caboose<br />
<br />FEC202 Feb 25, 2015 vid link:<br /><a href="http://youtu.be/EQoxaK0Hge0">http://youtu.be/EQoxaK0Hge0</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4737901660239857948.post-89237727820477515662015-02-25T05:22:00.002-08:002015-02-25T05:22:58.176-08:00FEC101 Feb 24, 2015101 by mp216 at 5:44 with 814, 812 & 441 lhf. Tommy and Tony tooting and waving to my sparklers with rock rainbow overhead. A nice long train of IM, double stacks, lots of UPS, an AgMark, Raven, RBI, 2 pair of Ashley's and lots and FEC blue containers.<br />Anita and Caboose<br />
<br />FEC101 Feb 24, 2015 vid link:<br /><a href="http://youtu.be/cIgF2TDTjYA">http://youtu.be/cIgF2TDTjYA</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4737901660239857948.post-81741214130611743132015-02-25T05:21:00.003-08:002015-02-25T05:21:47.086-08:00FEC202 Feb 24, 2015202 by mp216 at 5:13 with 809 & 803. Crew waving and toots to my sparklers. Still too dry for fusees. Rock up front, tubs, a long wall of double stacks CSX, IM, 3 beer cars, tanks, a lone center beam followed by racks on the bottom. <br />
Meet in Micco with 101.<br />Anita and Caboose<br />
<br />FEC202 Feb 24, 2015 vid link:<br /><a href="http://youtu.be/DsFJ3nxpH5E">http://youtu.be/DsFJ3nxpH5E</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4737901660239857948.post-68137157514205191452015-02-23T17:22:00.002-08:002015-02-24T06:21:28.019-08:00FEC101 Feb 23, 2015101 by mp216 at 5:45 with 821, 819 & 801 lhf. The relief crew was fantastic with toots and <br />
waves to my sparklers. Have a feeling it was Conan and or Billy M. A nice long hot train of IM <br />
with double stacks, more Raven's than usual, lots of UPS and two Ashley's towards the bottom. <br />
Foreman Mr Hunter has the main @Bougard so 101 is taking the siding and heading to meet in FO with 202.<br />
Anita and Caboose<br />
<br />
FEC101 Feb 23, 2015 vid link:<br />
<a href="http://youtu.be/-hkg-un-IWM">http://youtu.be/-hkg-un-IWM</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4737901660239857948.post-36120995919393992772015-02-22T18:20:00.002-08:002015-02-22T18:20:22.321-08:00FEC101 Feb 22, 2015101 by mp216 at 7:46 with 814 & 812. Tommy and Tony tooting and waving from the cab to my sparklers. A beautiful long train of IM with three Ashley's up front and a shiny new EggLand Best.<br />Anita and Caboose <br />
<br />FEC101 Feb 22, 2015 vid link:<br /><a href="http://youtu.be/UOibdtjasCc">http://youtu.be/UOibdtjasCc</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4737901660239857948.post-29459171126459180192015-02-21T06:16:00.002-08:002015-02-21T06:16:31.256-08:00FEC202 Feb 20, 2015202 by mp216 at 5:57 with 801 & 821. Ray's crew with toots and waving from the cab window to <br />
my sparklers. IM up front with UPS, large block of Schneider doubles, several short shirts of <br />
Maersk, freight, racks and NS coal train going back with one labeled NW. <br />No idea of meet with 101 as they just left very late. <br />Did I mention it is rather cool out this evening?!!<br />Anita and Caboose<br />
<br />Feb 20, 2015 vid link:<br /><a href="http://youtu.be/IIyDOCKJS-s">http://youtu.be/IIyDOCKJS-s</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4737901660239857948.post-73939687708778728002015-02-20T06:53:00.002-08:002015-02-20T06:53:22.120-08:00FEC101 Feb 19, 2015101 by mp216 at 6:41 with 818, Pink Lady 425 and 429 lhf. Nice bop bops from Tommy and Tony. <br />
What a long at least it felt long in this very brisk (cold) evening. All IM with double stacks and <br />
an Ashley up towards the front. A great celebration of double trains with birthday and some <br />
exciting news to follow!<br />Anita and Caboose<br />
<br />FEC101 Feb 19, 2015 vid link:<br /><a href="http://youtu.be/GHc6sbGkqD0">http://youtu.be/GHc6sbGkqD0</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4737901660239857948.post-81375571819467779802015-02-20T06:52:00.002-08:002015-02-20T06:52:16.502-08:00FEC202 Feb 19, 2015202 by mp216 at 6:14 with 802 & 803 with birthday toots to my sparklers and ECH waving double <br />
white from the cab window. A beautiful special birthday for this rail fan. First half with FO pick <br />
up of the West Palm hot stuff and stuff have never seen, but about to change that. Then comes <br />
rock, IM, an AgMark, long string of tanks, a difco dumper labeled FEC 4004, bulk head and two <br />
hoppers on the end. <br />Meet in Micco 101.<br />Anita and Caboose<br />
<br />FEC202 Feb 19, 2015 vid link:<br /><a href="http://youtu.be/wayEJaGzge0">http://youtu.be/wayEJaGzge0</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4737901660239857948.post-28676417303340454822015-02-19T06:49:00.002-08:002015-02-19T06:49:30.935-08:00FECW501 Feb 17, 2015Scampering for home past MP236 at 2:01PM.<br />
<br />FECW501 Feb 17, 2015 vid link:<br /><a href="http://youtu.be/n47eVrvHV80">http://youtu.be/n47eVrvHV80</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4737901660239857948.post-17655114447094559042015-02-19T05:31:00.002-08:002015-02-19T05:31:40.300-08:00FEC101 Feb 18, 2015101 by mp216 @ 5:45 with 820, 809 & 816. Billy M toots with ECH waving double white from the tread to my sparklers and the famous grin. A long hot train of IM with lots of double stacks, including a nice sequence of FEC blue containers, 1 Ashley and a couple of Cronos on the bottom. Three Crowley's and quite a few building materials, but not as near what they had last night. <br />Meet was in Palm Bay with 202.<br />Anita & Caboose<br />
<br />FEC101 Feb 18, 2015 vid link:<br /><a href="http://youtu.be/a0LH5ciby_A">http://youtu.be/a0LH5ciby_A</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4737901660239857948.post-63372903415769608142015-02-18T06:04:00.002-08:002015-02-18T06:04:09.720-08:00FEC101 Feb 17, 2015814, 812, 823 with EoT past MP216 at 5:48PM.<br />cabooseMikey.<br />
<br />FEC101 Feb 17, 2015 vid link:<br /><a href="http://youtu.be/zNQa0bNdxsc">http://youtu.be/zNQa0bNdxsc</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4737901660239857948.post-11726478146521492352015-02-18T06:03:00.002-08:002015-02-18T06:03:29.121-08:00FEC202 Feb 17, 2015820, 809, 816 with EoT past MP236 at 4:45PM.<br />cabooseMikey.<br />
<br />FEC202 Feb 17, 2015 vid link:<br /><a href="http://youtu.be/VYjvCEL_eKg">http://youtu.be/VYjvCEL_eKg</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4737901660239857948.post-12989222322613213572015-02-17T05:41:00.001-08:002015-02-17T05:41:19.426-08:00FEC101 Feb 16, 2015101 by mp216 at 5:48 with 821, 801 & 435 lhf. Jim and ECH waving and grinning from the cab to <br />
my unlit sparklers as the wind too much!! All IM with two Ashley's up front instead of on the rear <br />
and a long string of newly renamed deep wells bringing up the bottom, business on the south end <br />
looks to be expanding. Meet in FO with 202.<br />Anita and Caboose<br />
<br />FEC101 Feb 16, 2015 vid link:<br /><a href="http://youtu.be/tyA-m1NcfiU">http://youtu.be/tyA-m1NcfiU</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4737901660239857948.post-40663059356798169422015-02-16T05:38:00.002-08:002015-02-16T05:38:21.991-08:00FEC101 Feb 15, 2015101 by mp216 at 7:12 with 811, 822 & 434 lhf. Tommy and Tony tooting and waving as their rather short train flew by. All IM with double stacks and one Ashley on another cool breezy evening.<br />Anita and CabooseUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4737901660239857948.post-31669050564971899972015-02-14T07:02:00.002-08:002015-02-14T07:02:28.754-08:00FEC202 Feb 13, 2015202 by mp216 at 7:12 with 818 & 803. Ray giving toots and waves from crew and the cab to my sparklers on a very windy cold evening. Rock up front with a long train of IM and a duke's mix of freight the last half. Many center beams, bulk heads, box and tanks. <br />Meet in Palm Bay with 101.<br />Anita and Caboose<br />
<br />FEC202 Feb 13, 2015 vid link:<br /><a href="http://youtu.be/echc9jlCokw">http://youtu.be/echc9jlCokw</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4737901660239857948.post-72607707816453487042015-02-13T07:20:00.000-08:002015-02-13T07:24:47.028-08:00FEC101 Feb 12, 2015101 by mp216 at 6:16 with 821, 820 & 802 lhf. Tommy and Tony tooting and waving to my sparklers on this cool evening with temps dropping fast. Racks up front, IM, building materials, a RBI, a very bright white FEC frig container, UPS and an Egglands Best, the second one we have seen.<br />
Anita and Caboose<br />
<br />
FEC101 Feb 12, 2015 vid link:<br />
<a href="http://youtu.be/09vz8mNt8gQ">http://youtu.be/09vz8mNt8gQ</a><br />
<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4737901660239857948.post-3192740475085737442015-02-13T07:19:00.000-08:002015-02-13T07:23:08.445-08:00FEC202 Feb 12, 2015Saw 202 with 823 and 801 at mp236 but JIm and ECH did not see us. Lots of tanks on the bottom with EOT at 4:19.<br />
Anita and Caboose<br />
<br />
FEC202 Feb 12, 2015 vid link:<br />
<a href="http://youtu.be/2oKVRXzZQj4">http://youtu.be/2oKVRXzZQj4</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4737901660239857948.post-68131645540747614392015-02-12T07:35:00.000-08:002015-02-12T07:35:05.941-08:00FEC202 Feb 11, 2015202-11 by mp216 at 6:07 with 818, 802 & Pink Lady 425 lhf with Tommy andTony waving from the cab as the 6:05 space shot streaks into the sky in front of them. Rock up front, IM with lots of double stacks, 2 pair of AgMark, freight on the bottom with final two bulk heads and EOT.<br />Anita and Caboose<br />
<br />FEC202 Feb 11, 2015 vid link:<br /><a href="http://youtu.be/4J8PEtMQgoU">http://youtu.be/4J8PEtMQgoU</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4737901660239857948.post-20544594581037276202015-02-12T07:34:00.002-08:002015-02-12T07:34:18.653-08:00FEC101 Feb 11, 2015EoT past MP216 at 5:31PM and Anita's report is lost in space. <br />Sorry.<br />cabooseMikey.<br />
<br />FEC101 Feb 11, 2015 vid link:<br /><a href="http://youtu.be/OhZBY3WRGt4">http://youtu.be/OhZBY3WRGt4</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4737901660239857948.post-14353050510299118002015-02-11T05:56:00.000-08:002015-02-11T05:56:02.968-08:00FEC101 Feb 10, 2015101 by mp216 at 5:59 with 822, 811 & 805 lhf. Tommy tooting and waving with Tony to my sparklers. A long hot train of IM, doubles, 1 Tiger Cool Express in the well, up popped two Tropical, a Raven and lots of UPS. Weather getting quite chilly in the wind too.<br />Anita and Caboose<br />
<br />FEC101 Feb 10, 2015 vid link:<br /><a href="http://youtu.be/ROJ4EMBZMo4">http://youtu.be/ROJ4EMBZMo4</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4737901660239857948.post-20054197098265499812015-02-11T05:55:00.002-08:002015-02-11T05:55:11.202-08:00FEC202 Feb 10, 2015202 by mp216 at 5:34 with 816 & 809. Tooting from crew and either dispatch trainee or extra board conductor waving and practicing ECH's Cheshire grin! Tubs w/rock up front, IM double stacks, lots of UPS pigs, a pair of Yang Ming, 3 UP racks and a few freight on the bottom. <br />Meet in Micco with 101.<br />Anita and Caboose<br />
<br />FEC202 Feb 10, 2015 vid link:<br /><a href="http://youtu.be/ln7zw_i3Geg">http://youtu.be/ln7zw_i3Geg</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4737901660239857948.post-35626521192136526322015-02-09T17:18:00.000-08:002015-02-09T17:18:07.556-08:00FEC101 Feb 9, 2015101 by mp216 at 5:41PM with 821, 820 & 823 lhf. Toots from crew with ECH waving and grinning from the cab window to my lonely sparkler from our window of the truck cab in the rain. A rather short train of IM, with racks up front. Some seldom seen, Raven, Carmichael, Crowley, Tiger Cool Express and three Ashley's getting ready for President's Day Sales. <br />Meet in FO with 202. A nasty evening of rain and wind. Feel sorry for my crews.<br />Anita and Caboose<br />
<br />FEC101 Feb 9, 2015 vid link:<br /><a href="http://youtu.be/h2tqdpH7P2o">http://youtu.be/h2tqdpH7P2o</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4737901660239857948.post-61141592429861741272015-02-09T05:19:00.003-08:002015-02-09T05:19:30.725-08:00FEC101 Feb 8, 2015101 by mp216 at 7:14 with 818, 802 & 411 lhf. Tommy and Tony tooting away to my sparklers with a rather short train and IM with double stacks and two Ashley's in the mix towards the bottom.<br />Anita and Caboose<br />
<br />FEC101 Feb 8, 2015 vid link:<br /><a href="http://youtu.be/kLL7I5RZqcw">http://youtu.be/kLL7I5RZqcw</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0