Helm Financial (HLCX) 6341 - EMD SD40-2

An ex-SP SD40 rebuild sits in Clewiston.

Less of a wide shot of the US Sugar Cane job crossing the St Lucie River lift bridge.

The US Sugar Cane job crosses the St Lucie River lift bridge after holding for over an hour for one boat to cross. @ 15:30 hrs

After a brief stop the US Sugar Cane job is at full throttle again going southbound by Larrimore Road @ 16:06 hrs

Crossing State Road 98 heading back southward toward Clewiston along Lake Okeechobee @ 15:37 hrs

After holding for over an hour by the signal, the train creeps closer as the bridge alarms go off and it sets!

After interchanging and dropping/picking up cars in FEC's yard, the USSC Fort Pierce turn job comes back west by Savannah Road. @ 12:41 hrs

Coming back over the Marcy/Indiantown CSX diamond returning with cars for Clewiston, FL. @ 13:41 hrs

After sitting for a little while the US Sugar Cane RR after getting permission to cross the CSX diamond by State Road 710 @ 10:52 hrs

The Fort Pierce job curves going northbound along State highway 98 by Old Vandergrift Road @ 09:21 hrs

Going track speed the train crosses NW and NE 1st avenues leaving town for Ft. Pierce @ 08:47 hrs

Coming track speed by Miami Canal Road after picking up more railcars along the way for Fort Pierce @ 08:30 hrs

An ex-Southern pacific unit being tested on the US Sugar Cane RR is hauling a decent sized train after working the plant crossing through the Florida plantations @ 08:00 hrs

After picking up cars off the wye, the Fort Pierce job starts its journey the Sugar Cane plant to grab more cars by Davidson Road @ 07:27 hrs

WAMX 4033 rests in OKC with HLCX 6341

HLCX 6341, the last HLCX owned former SD40R in SP paint, albeit regrettably painted over now, spends the night in Oklahoma City on lease to SLWC

Ex SP 7336.

CSX 5473, HLCX 6341, and CSX 5281 going through switches to track 1 to go through Frontier Yard

CSX 5473, HLCX 6341, and CSX 5281 going through switches to track 1 to go through Frontier Yard

CSX 5473, HLCX 6341, and CSX 5281 going through switches to track 1 to go through Frontier Yard

CSX 5473, HLCX 6341, and CSX 5281 going through switches to track 1 to go through Frontier Yard

CSX 5473, HLCX 6341, and CSX 5281 going through switches to track 1 to go through Frontier Yard

HLCX 6341

HLCX 6341

CSX 5473, HLCX 6341, and CSX 5281 tied down at Depew Station

CSX 5473, HLCX 6341, and CSX 5281 tied down at Depew Station

CSX L542-13 in Tyrone, GA

This is my second time seeing this engine!

On my way back to drop off my friend in St. Elmo we would run into CSXT L579-06 along the way with a nice surprise trailing!

CSX 8939 leads a mixed freight train that includes two new locos being delivered to the MBTA. Caught at West 25th Street in Anderson, IN.

ex southern pacific

X336

An SD40-2R which was originally built as Southern Pacific #8436 a SD40.

Back end of HLCX 6341.

CSX 5281 is on K-074 at Ridgefield Park, NJ 10/11/2014

Very noisy trailing unit