FEC101 Mar 31, 2015

101 by mp236 at 6:22 with 810 & 817. Tommy and Tony tooting and waving to Caboose, foreman Gitto and myself. Hoping the numbers are correct as we were so busy jabbering away. All IM with lots of Raven's, FEC blue containers, UPS, a pair of Ashley's and interspersed with empty wells.
Anita, Caboose & Tony

FEC101 Mar 31, 2015 vid link:
http://youtu.be/kGuTFea0LlY

FEC202 Mar 31, 2015

202 by mp236 at 4:49 with 803 & 814. Jim toots away and ECH waving double white with famous grin from the cab window to us and a surprise visitor, Foreman Tony Gitto!  Rock up front, IM with lots of Schneider, freight and string of center beams with racks on the bottom. Meet in Micco with 101.
Anita and Caboose and Tony

FEC202 Mar 31, 2015 vid link:
http://youtu.be/4rIqW4DA6FE

FEC202 Mar 30, 2015

202 by mp236 with 817 & 811 with Tommy and Tony tooting and waving to my sparklers after FO pick up of lots of Wal-Marts, Scneiders , IM with double stacks, racks with TTX articulated two pair and two tanks on the bottom.
Anita and Caboose

FEC202 Mar 30, 2015 vid link:
http://youtu.be/Zt0DERXGkTY

FEC101 Mar 30, 2015

101 by mp236 with 807, 809.  & 434. Jim toots away with ECH on the tread waving double white to my sparklers. Long train of IM with lots of double stacks FEC, EMP reminding me of Xmas with their green and red, a Tiger Cool Express on top of double stacks and two Ashley's back to back towards the end.
Meet in FO with 202.
Anita and Caboose

FEC101 Mar 30, 2015 vid link:
http://youtu.be/VruFsIQxqK0

Ridge Lines SPRING MEET Mar 27-29, 2015

Ridge Live Steamers
Ridge Lines SPRING MEET Mar 27-29, 2015 PART 1
VID00671 raw vid:
http://youtu.be/VkpMif6Jqtc

Ridge Lines SPRING MEET Mar 27-29, 2015 PART 2
VID00672 raw vid:
http://youtu.be/tvqdwtTbka8

Ridge Lines SPRING MEET Mar 27-29, 2015 PART 3
VID00673 raw vid:
http://youtu.be/DY4AfSIMTXw

Ridge Lines SPRING MEET Mar 27-29, 2015 PART 4
VID00674 raw vid:
http://youtu.be/3oDh9IFr-H0

Ridge Lines SPRING MEET Mar 27-29, 2015 PART 5
VID00675 raw vid:
http://youtu.be/1G-VUBI1QFw

Ridge Lines SPRING MEET Mar 27-29, 2015 PART 6
VID00676 raw vid:
http://youtu.be/tsHVOCfk9og

Ridge Lines SPRING MEET Mar 27-29, 2015 PART 7
VID00677 raw vid:
http://youtu.be/2ceEOIACwgg

Ridge Lines SPRING MEET Mar 27-29, 2015 PART 8
VID00678 raw vid:
http://youtu.be/Ue53IrpExnM

Ridge Lines SPRING MEET Mar 27-29, 2015 PART 9
VID00680 raw vid:
http://youtu.be/OwTL9_mCA3U

Ridge Lines SPRING MEET Mar 27-29, 2015 PART 10
VID00681 raw vid:
http://youtu.be/8FKAwwWoSA0

Ridge Lines SPRING MEET Mar 27-29, 2015 PART 11
VID00682 raw vid:
http://youtu.be/SqhYJ3IbxJY

Ridge Lines SPRING MEET Mar 27-29, 2015 PART 12
VID00683 raw vid:
http://youtu.be/GgN_u6ZCVQ4

Ridge Lines SPRING MEET Mar 27-29, 2015 PART 13
VID00684 raw vid:
http://youtu.be/0A2Z9PYd4Hc

Ridge Lines SPRING MEET Mar 27-29, 2015 PART 14
VID00685 raw vid:
http://youtu.be/0RVWlF4BHMo

Ridge Lines SPRING MEET Mar 27-29, 2015 PART 15
VID00686 raw vid:
http://youtu.be/_g4sykWdSH0

Ridge Lines SPRING MEET Mar 27-29, 2015 PART 16
VID00687 raw vid:
http://youtu.be/htb1zIG6S5s

Ridge Lines SPRING MEET Mar 27-29, 2015 PART 17
VID00688 raw vid:
http://youtu.be/uhqAsh9HBXo

Ridge Lines SPRING MEET Mar 27-29, 2015 PART 18
VID00689 raw vid:
http://youtu.be/tntm13do-Ac

FEC101 Mar 26, 2015

101 by mp236 @ 6:59 with 822 & 812. Tony tooting and Tommy waving and blowing kisses to my Mary Poppin's umbrella as still raining. Very long train of IM with lots of UPS, FEC blue containers and white ones, Raven's and a couple of AgMark's and a red SeaStar.
Meeting 950 in Port Sewell.
Anita and Caboose

FEC101 Mar 26, 2015 vid link:
http://youtu.be/4c_uu4TJz_o

FEC202 Mar 26, 2015

202 by mp236 @ 5:15 with 800 & 804 in the rain. Jim toots away and ECH waving white from the cab window to my Mary Poppin's umbrella waving up and down. After FO pick up had all sugar, a Potash corp in pinkish salmon, long string of rock, IM,.racks with the last one a TTX articulated, freight and a hopper on the bottom. Meet with 101 at Palm Bay.
Anita and Caboose

FEC202 Mar 26, 2015 vid link:
http://youtu.be/4OnPT8Xt41Y

FEC930 Mar 26, 2015

429 bringing nine empty hoppers back to FO.
EoT past MP236 at 1:09PM.

FEC930 Mar 26, 2015 vid link:
http://youtu.be/n3H11eA5I3g

FEC930 Mar 26, 2015

429 light engine move from FO to Gifford.
EoT past MP236 at 12:09PM.

FEC930 Mar 26, 2015 vid link:
http://youtu.be/0MA7JzVJIS8

FEC109 Mar 26, 2015

803 + 805 heading toward FO.
EoT past MP236 at 9:56am.

FEC109 Mar 26, 2015 vid link:
http://youtu.be/EJ5_UmnCJPg

FEC101 Mar 25, 2015

EoT past MP236 at 7:01PM.

FEC101 Mar 25, 2015 vid link:
http://youtu.be/XhpFesGSpvw

FEC202 Mar 25, 2015

EoT past MP236 at 5:30PM.

FEC202 Mar 25, 2015 vid link:
http://youtu.be/1B4ptmzhaRA

FEC920 Mar 25, 2015

EoT past MP236 at 4:11PM.

FEC920 Mar 25, 2015 vid link:
http://youtu.be/i0NzsLIbivU

FEC101 Mar 24, 2015

101 by mp236 at 6:20 with 803 & 805. Tommy and Tony tooting and waving to my sparklers on this
gorgeous evening by the tracks from our new house. A long train of IM, lots of UPS, several
Ravens, FEC blue containers, one of my MC SQUARED and an Ashley towards the bottom.
Anita and Caboose

FEC101 Mar 24, 2015 vid link:
http://youtu.be/t_bEzdyj_p4

FEC202 Mar 24, 2015

202 by mp236 at 4:20 with 810 & 817. ECH tooting and Aaron waving from the cab window to my
sparklers. Long string of rock up front, IM with 20 UPS neat In a row as all the IM was and long
string of racks on the rear led by three TTX articulated.
Meet with 101 not sure as a distance away.
Anita and Caboose

FEC202 Mar 24, 2015 vid link:
http://youtu.be/3qVPJPmum_A

FEC202 Mar 23, 2015

202 by mp236 @ 7:36 with 806 & 814. Tommy and Tony tooting away from the cab to my sparklers after pick up in FO of tanks, Wal-Mart, hoppers & Schneiders to go with IM, with lots of Ravens, double stacks and two Ashley's towards the bottom.
Anita and Caboose

FEC202 Mar 23, 2015 vid link:
http://youtu.be/qUY0DuLjxYs

FEC101 Mar 23, 2015

101 by mp236 at 6:39 with 819, 816 & 426 lhf.  ECH waving double white from the cab window
and toots away to my sparklers lit this dark over cast evening.  All IM with several Ravens, UPS
and two Ashley's towards the bottom. Meet in FO with 202.
Anita and Caboose from our prestige FEC trackside with our newest neighbor.

FEC101 Mar 23, 2015 vid link:
http://youtu.be/1Jedq1Jorpk

FEC920 Mar 23, 2015

411 leading empty rock hoppers toward home at 3:01PM.

FEC920 Mar 23, 2015 vid link:
http://youtu.be/TrSGQqXkYXc

FEC101 Mar 21, 2015

202 by mp236 at 8:13 with 803, 805, 715 lhf & 415. Meet in Gifford but for some reason a switch
in FO with relief crew.
Anita and Caboose

FEC101 Mar 21, 2015 vid link:
https://youtu.be/YVM8GX7uz5Q



link to PRIVATE unedited vid:
FEC101 Mar 21, 2015 vid link:
https://youtu.be/qz9EoOg1bbY

FEC202 Mar 20, 2015

202 by mp236 at 5:36 with 808, 816 & 801. Ray toots to my sparklers with IM up front and few
doubles if any, freight, center beams, 2 blocks of tanks and 2 blocks of freight, work cars on
end. Meet at least Palm Bay if not further north as 101 quite late. Another beautiful evening
from our new digs by the Indrio team track. Can't wait till we can finally move in and all the
work is done.
Anita and Caboose

FEC202 Mar 20, 2015 vid link:
http://youtu.be/clG7SuXxoeA

FEC920 Mar 20, 2015

920 by mp236 at 3:20 with 435 scooting to FO. 29 rock and a tank on the rear.
Anita and Caboose

FEC101 Mar 19, 2015

101 by mp236 at 6:37 with 800, 804 & 438 lhf & on line smoking away. Tommy and Tony tooting
and waving to my unlit sparklers! Trying to figure out how to get them lit in the wind from our
new digs! A very long train of IM with a Raven, 3 Tritons, a Crowley, UPS,lot of building
materials with FEC blue and green tarps and two short shirts on the bottom.  A beautiful
evening from our new  Caboose Train Junction South!!!
Anita and Caboose

FEC101 Mar 19, 2015 vid link:
http://youtu.be/g17XEIm5b_w

FEC202 Mar 19, 2015

202 by mp236 at 5:34PM with 806 & 814. Jim toots away while ECH waving double white from the
cab window to my sparklers. Sure they were not happy campers having to pick up in FO, as already
had 9000 feet. Meet in Gifford with 101. Consist was a dukes mixture of rock, tanks, IM, center
beams, freight, sugar and Gregg's covered rocket motor car.
Anita and Caboose

FEC202 Mar 19, 2015 vid link:
http://youtu.be/oH0yp3K_rGY

FEC101 Mar 18, 2015

101 by mp216 at 6:04 with 802 & 820. What fun with double crews on each engine. Waving, tooting, & 2 sentries on the tread waving double white to my sparklers, infamous ECH and Eric from the two engines!  What a treat and thrill for this fan. A very long neat and tidy train of IM, double stacks , a new FFE, 2  NFI's and two  back to  back. Just left meet with 202 in Micco. Anxious to see how full the house is tomorrow.
Anita and Caboose

FEC101 Mar 18, 2015 vid link:
http://youtu.be/QSH9bO_RMjA

Sebring System Spring Mar 13-15, 2015

Sebring System Spring 2015 Meet Part 1
VID00625
http://youtu.be/CmHxiIGD7h0

Sebring System Spring 2015 Meet Part 2
VID00626
http://youtu.be/L-YL0r1Jqq4

Sebring System Spring 2015 Meet Part 3
VID00627
http://youtu.be/K6H-DVJbRac

Sebring System Spring 2015 Meet Part 4
VID00629
http://youtu.be/iq5VuJinDlM

Sebring System Spring 2015 Meet Part 5
VID00630
http://youtu.be/tRCgtV_DJyo

Sebring System Spring 2015 Meet Part 6
VID00631
http://youtu.be/MkiIuWrUhvE

Sebring System Spring 2015 Meet Part 7
VID00632
http://youtu.be/t-DbpU2dLNs

FEC101 Mar 17, 2015

101 by mp236 @ 6:42 with 819 &.816. Tommy and Tony tooting away with a large train of IM and
double stacks. Three Ravens, an AgMark not in a well and two Ashley's towards the rear.
Let's see,  that's a total of five trains within five hours from our front yard.
Anita and Caboose

FEC101 Mar 17, 2015 vid link:
http://youtu.be/8FE4YHmrEhs

FEC202 Mar 17, 2015

202 by mp236 at 5:39 with 802 & 820. Tooting and waving from the entire crew with ECH
flapping double white from second engine on the nose. Very long string of rock, 9 tubs, shirt
pile of racks, rest IM with double stacks and UPS pigs of four on the bottom. Slow orders in
Gifford with meet in Micco with 101.
Anita and Caboose

FEC202 Mar 17, 2015 vid link:
http://youtu.be/x5Q4q6V22X4

FECWORK411 Mar 17, 2015

435 with 2 gons past MP236 at 3:37PM.

FECWORK411 Mar 17, 2015 vid link:
http://youtu.be/4Ej_4sQtHT8

FEC930 Mar 17, 2015

438LHF with 11 hoppers past MP236at 1:30PM.

FEC930 Mar 17, 2015 vid link:
http://youtu.be/4p1qYJvJzEI

FEC202 Mar 16, 2015

202 by mp236 @ 7:40 with 812 & 805. Tommy & Tony tooting and waving to my sparklers from our
new digs at Indrio team track. Picked up a shirt pile of 6500 feet in FO. Covered hoppers with
sugar, Wal-Mart, Schneider and rest IM.
Anita and Caboose

FEC202 Mar 16, 2015 vid link:
http://youtu.be/aIC5pdWC-K4

FEC101 Mar 16, 2015

101 by mp236 @ 6:04 with 818 & 817.  Jim toots and waves from the cab window with ECH waving
double white from the tread and grinning his Cheshire grin to us at our new digs at Indrio team
track and Jerry Groothouse joining!!! All IM with nice blocks of FEC blue containers, RBI, 2 pair
of AgMark's, 1 Tiger Cool Express, an Ashley fourth from the end and an Ashley on the bottom.
Meet in FO with 202.
Anita, Caboose and Jerry

FEC101 Mar 16, 2015 vid link:
http://youtu.be/8dPv1K_Ek_w

FEC920 Mar 16, 2015

FEC920 past MP236 heading home to FO.

FEC920 Mar 16, 2015 vid link:
http://youtu.be/Aq-pCNwQEwk

FECWORK411 Mar 16, 2015

Pink Lady 425 work train heading home to FO yard @4:07 by mp236 from our new digs by the
Indrio team track. :-)


FECWORK411 Mar 16, 2015 vid link:
http://youtu.be/84pHdD3XA3M

FEC101 Mar 15, 2015

101 by mp216 at 7:31 with 812 and 805. Tommy and Tony tooting away to my sparklers. All IM with NFI, 2 Ashley and a lot of double stacks.
Anita and Caboose

FEC101 Mar 15, 2015 vid link:
http://youtu.be/c_FC7wTRgAM

FEC202 Mar 14, 2015

202 by mp216 at 6:36 with 812, 815 & 411. Toots and Mark waving white from the cab window to
my sparklers under very brisk winds. Rock, tubs, rock, tubs up front followed by racks with one
P&WE for Noel, some freight, tanks, center beams and actually a short train for 202. For some
reason left the main in FO, but did not pick up.  No clue to meet with 101 as they just came out
around 6:10.
Strange evening and guessing Tim will be late too.
Caboose still in Sebring with Live Steamers and his 813.

Nite and Happy Rails
Anita caboose

FEC101 Mar 13, 2015

101 by mp216 at 7:25 with 819 & 816. Did not see Mark or his blue light.  A nice string of racks up front followed by IM with a large block of OOCL,  a block of China Shipping, block of FEC blue containers, one Raven and a lonely short shirt Crowley in the well on the bottom.
Meet in FO with 202.
Caboose at meet in Sebring with his FEC #813 this weekend.
A beautiful evening!
Anita caboose

FEC202 Mar 12, 2015

202 by mp216 at 8:06 with 802 & 800. The usual rock with IM, but more than 20 UPS. Feel sorry for them heading north after a rough day.
Anita and Caboose

FEC101 Mar 12, 2015

101 by mp216 at 7:27 with 814, 801 & 813 lhf. Tommy and Tony waving, tooting and a special salute from the tread. A very long hot train of IM with a RBI, an Ashley, EggLand Best, Cronos full-size, FEC blue containers and UPS. Meet in Gifford with 202.
Anita and Caboose

FEC930 Mar 12, 2015

413LHF running light past Indrio Team.
EoT past MP236 at 12:05PM.

FEC930 Mar 12, 2015 vid link:
http://youtu.be/UKAsgXi1c3U

FEC202 Mar 11, 2015

202 by mp216 at 6:44 with 822 & 814. Tommy waving from the cab  and a larger  crew aboard waving also to my sparklers, after meet in Gifford with 101.  Sugar in covered hoppers up front, tanks, Wal-Marts ahead of rock,  freight, center beams, IM and a mixed bag on the bottom.
Anita and Caboose

FEC202 Mar 11, 2015 vid link:
http://youtu.be/SOpX68zTbZg

FEC101 Mar 11, 2015

101 by mp216 at 6:13 with 811, 810 and Pink Lady 425. Jim toots and waves while ECH waving double white from the tread with his infamous Cheshire grin to my sparklers. Long string of racks up front with some unique tagging, short EggLand directly behind, IM with lots of double stacks FEC blue containers, a Raven frig,  building materials, Cronos,  a yellow Seaboard, one Ashley and one cute UPS  pup trailer on the rear.
Anita and Caboose

FEC101 Mar 11, 2015 vid link:
http://youtu.be/BWGh1mKDn4s

FEC101 Mar 10, 2015

Tommy bringing FEC101 through the slow order and past the surfacing equipment tied down
for the night on the Indrio team track at 6:08PM. Neat looking train with three gevos leading
balancing IM.

FEC101 Mar 10, 2015 vid link:
http://youtu.be/6IdKxRqgmcA

FEC202 Mar 10, 2015

ECH yelling from the window of 811,810 for Anita Caboose as FEC202 crosses the Indro team
switch at 4:25PM.

FEC202 Mar 10, 2015 vid link:
http://youtu.be/25v9oECtLEY

Surfacing gang Mar 10, 2015

Tamper and spreaders scurrying to tie up on Indrio team track in the face of FEC202 at 3:51PM.

Surfacing gang Mar 10, 2015 vid link:
http://youtu.be/n9CILvWlIAo

FEC930 Mar 10, 2015

438 light past MP237 into the work zone at 12:59PM.

FEC930 Mar 10, 2015 vid link:
http://youtu.be/_6E6ZyqmD-I

FEC101 Mar 8, 2015

Tommy bringing 101 out of a slow order from Stanley Hunter's work gang and toward us across Michigan Street and the Indrio Team switch as darkness settles in. NEAT!
EoT past MP236 at 7:40PM.
cabooseMikey and Jerry.

FEC101 Mar 8, 2015 vid link:
http://youtu.be/n8H1dZ4pUgw

Undercutter at MP236.3

The big white undercutter is moving onto the Indrio team track to tie up at noon time on Sunday.

Undercutter at MP236.3 vid link:
http://youtu.be/LIDQMZz8Pok

FEC101 Mar 4, 2015

101 by mp236 @ 6:55 with 814 & 807. ECH waving blue and a surprising set of toots for our new digs on team track of Indrio. Long hot train with several Cosco, Tiger Cool Express, one Ashley with UPS bringing up the rear. A very Happy 87th birthday to my mother who loves our new digs and got to watch 920 go by. You can definitely hear the train cross over the frog.
Fun days ahead!!!
Happy Rails!
Anita and Caboose

FEC101 Mar 4, 2015 vid link:
http://youtu.be/1O6NmHfO2kA

FEC202 Mar 4, 2015

Tommy and Tony on 808 and 802 with the afternoon train.
EoT past MP236 at 4:57PM.
cabooseMikey.

FEC202 Mar 4, 2015 vid link:
http://youtu.be/fCQ9anhD19I

FEC101 Mar 2, 2015

101 by mp216 at 6:44 with 810 & 821. Jim toots and waves with ECH waving blue light special. A very short train with lots of UPS and the meet in FO with 202, picking up. A major fog bank has settled in, making it hard to discern.
Anita and Caboose

FEC101 Mar 2, 2015 vid link:
http://youtu.be/b0MPE0bHa6Y

Ridge LiveSteamers WINTER MEET 2015

A ride behind Don Saeger's steamer with Kevin Hollahan at the throttle toward the end of the meet on Sunday afternoon.
Love that steam in the sun!


Ridge LiveSteamers WINTER MEET 2015 vid link:
http://youtu.be/coqwiYtw97s