FEC101 Oct 29, 2014 at the GHOST TOUR

At 6:51PM the East Coast Ghoul is across Ave A in fort Pierce as Ghost Tour members stop to see Jerry Groothouse's fantastic railroad memorabilia collection and ask questions over the din of the train. There was a ghost between the camera and the ghoul, too.

FEC101 Oct 29, 2014 vid link: IN TWO PARTS
http://youtu.be/z0Xyd4551ZM
http://youtu.be/Jakvs-3zoyA


edited final:
http://youtu.be/3LXbB7aYdT4

FEC920 Oct 29, 2014

While setting up the FECRS train stop on the Main Street GHOST TOUR at Ave A in Fort Pierce, I am surprised by the FEC920 local scampering for home behind 439.

FEC920 Oct 29, 2014 vid link:
http://youtu.be/ky6uNhZ2tqg

FEC101 Oct 28, 2014

101 by mp216 at 6:31 with 105, Hertwig 715 & 432 lhf.  Tony and Tommy bop,  bop to bops
to my sparklers In the dusk.  long train of IM, double stacks a plenty, one Premier
container, 4 Ashleys,  blue FEC and UPS.  Gorgeous evening!
Anita and Caboose

FEC101 Oct 28, 2014 vid link:
http://youtu.be/tuLJJeeteLA

FEC202 Oct 28, 2014

202 by mp216 at 5:41 with 702 & 708 with Billy and some toots to my sparklers and ECH
half hanging out the cab window blowing kisses my way. Small amount of rock up front,
some tubs, IM with a cazillion UPS(unusual for 202), tanks, racks and one lonely scrap
car.  Tanks were SHQX, never seen before and with no tagging. Meet in Micco with 101.
Anita and Caboose

FEC202 Oct 28, 2014 vid link:
http://youtu.be/2gr95w2WqTo

FEC101 Oct 27, 2014

101 by mp216 at 6:10 with 101 & 104.  Bop to the bop,  bop from the cab with ECH waving
and bowing from the tread. Love that Cheshire grin and blowing kisses to my sparklers.
Still sparklers as too dry for fusees.  All IM with lots of Yellow, YRC, UPS, FEC blue
containers, 2 Tiger Cool Express with meet in FO with 202. Nice humid free evening and
clear skies.  Fall in the air.
Anita and Caboose

FEC101 Oct 27, 2014 vid link:
http://youtu.be/ZzyDRGT8eKs

Ridge Lines Railroad Oct 26, 2014

Take a ride on the Ridge Lines during the Fall 2014 Meet on the point of cabooseMikey's
8222 Plum Cove box cab.

Ridge Lines Railroad Oct 26, 2014 vid link:
http://youtu.be/oRmh8mDOC4w

Night run on the Ridge Lines Oct 25, 2014

Running in the dark around the Ridge Lines.

Night run on the Ridge Lines vid link:
http://youtu.be/0__gUB4wBNs

Ridge LiveSteamers Oct 24, 2014

A ride behind Bruce Raykiewicz's steamer during the Fall Meet at the Ridge Lines railroad.

Ridge LiveSteamers Oct 24, 2014 vid link:
http://youtu.be/YKI9zM0AhHU

FEC202 Oct 23, 2014

202 by mp216 on 6:43 with 708 & 419 lhf. Jim toots awayand ECH waving double white from the cab to my sparklers. Rock up front, followed by IM, bunch of center beams and freight with the FEC 4000 dumper carrying the EOT.
Anita and Caboose

FEC202 Oct 23, 2014 vid link:
http://youtu.be/4slDhZjB8xE

FEC101 Oct 23, 2014

101 by mp216 at 6:13 with 106 & 140. Tony and Tommy tooting and waving to my sparklers (still too dry for fusees).  IM with lots of Yellow, Werner, YRC, blue FEC containers & some old white ones. Surprise of a long string of loud empty hoppers on the end with a pair of tubs. Meet in Gifford with 202
Anita and Caboose

FEC101 Oct 23, 2014 vid link:
http://youtu.be/sHfrMAtBAv8

FEC K Branch Oct 23, 2014

A look at MPK14.5 two minutes after the office car special cleared the Defect Detector
at MPK14.5 with the track gang equipment tied safely on the tiny spur at C24 drainage
canal and Glades Cut-off Road.
cabooseMikey.

FEC K Branch Oct 23, 2014 vid link:
http://youtu.be/GVdo2T9_jG4

FEC101 Oct 22, 2014

101 by mp216 at 7:05 with 102, 141 & 702 lhf. Jim toots away, lights flashing and ECH waving double white from the tread, even though it is getting dark.  What a beautiful hot train of IM with two large blocks of the FEC blue containers on double stacks and a huge gaggle of UPS. Dispatcher said to put on third engine to make it on time.
Anita and Caboose

FEC101 Oct 22, 2014 vid link:
http://youtu.be/Bont0RUViwY

FEC202 Oct 22, 2014

202 by mp216 at 6:40 with Hertwig 713 & 710. Tony and Tommy tooting and waving with a third party in the cab. Rock up front kicking up dust, IM with a large block of Ned Lloyd, string of tanks, freight and some center beams. Meet in Micco with 101.  Dusk setting in, so probably dark thirty when ECH gets here.
Anita and Caboose

FEC202 Oct 22, 2014 vid link:
http://youtu.be/N4dbTFNX8Hk

FEC202 Oct 21, 2014

202 by mp216 at 4:50 with Hertwig 711 & 717.  Jim with toots and lights a flashing.  ECH waving arms out the cab window and blowing them kisses my way as sparklers blazed.  Rock up front,  some IM,  Racks and freight on the rear of a rather short train.  101 late enough that the meet not known for certain.

Happy day for AAF for the favorable  vote in Brevard.  We were two of a fairly large
group in support.
Anita and Caboose

FEC202 Oct 21, 2014 vid link:
http://youtu.be/0txxrNas9xw

FEC101 Oct 20, 2014

101 by mp216 at 6:16 with 101, Hertwig 713 & 439. Jim toots,  waving from the cab
window & ECH waving arms with his signature Cheshire grin from the tread.  Beautiful
hot train of IM,  lots of double stacks,  quite a few Maersk for 101, many UPS,  EMP and
an Ashley towards the bottom.  Meet in FO with 202.
Anita and Caboose

FEC101 Oct 20, 2014 vid link:
http://youtu.be/wj9k9ZaRCgI

FECRS visits NMRA SSR 2014 Convention

The nifty trains of fecNtrak and Jerry Groothouse's fabulous FEC memorabilia
collection visited the SunShine Region of National Model Railroaders Assn during
October 17 + 18, 2014 at the Hilton-Rialto in Melbourne, FL.

Below are raw vid links:
PART 1
vid00309 00:31
http://youtu.be/7oobl4AVPDg

PART 2
vid00310 00:39
http://youtu.be/kk0H2Pwhd2M

PART 3
vid00311 01:14
http://youtu.be/Q9yOIrzjcJ4

PART 4
vid00312 01:01
http://youtu.be/zVPbLi5iwLs

PART 5
vid00313 00:18
http://youtu.be/Uz-EcDRBJbs

PART 6
vid00314 00:40
http://youtu.be/3KXJUXuUsvs

PART 7
vid00315 00:43
http://youtu.be/umahlFQ-fv8

PART 8
vid00316 01:11
http://youtu.be/pOIy5wXPM_M

PART 9
vid00317 00:07
http://youtu.be/lvLwKakbWW0

PART 10
vid00318 00:16
http://youtu.be/weUGXDOOc98

PART 11
vid00319 02:21
http://youtu.be/LKnH8pnkAQ8

PART 12
vid00320 01:41
http://youtu.be/4fCTzZlk0k0

PART 13
vid00321 01:03
http://youtu.be/_rpJ7aaMLf0

PART 14
vid00322 00:11
http://youtu.be/8fL77plvnvo

PART 15
vid00323 00:33
http://youtu.be/XIFXDknpSek

PART 16
vid00324 00:55
http://youtu.be/2ZriXC5o1VA

PART 17
vid00325 00:23
http://youtu.be/w4EIYUGVht4

PART 18
vid00326 00:32
http://youtu.be/RbHJ48bIXY4

PART 19
vid00327 00:54
http://youtu.be/Ci4NGxb_Dy4
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FEC101 Oct 15, 2014

101 by mp216 at 6:42 with Hertwig 101, Hertwig 713 & 720.  Jim finally back,  waving and
toots with ECH on the tread waving and blowing kisses to my fusees,  which worked
tonight after rain.  A hot  loaded train of IM with many FEC containers,  UPS and two
Ashley.  Meet was Pineda.  Sky not looking too good at the moment,  so heading home.
Anita and Caboose

FEC101 Oct 15, 2014 vid link:
http://youtu.be/V8OE4y68dvA

FEC101 Oct 14, 2014

101 by mp216 at 5:43 with 103, 140 & 710.  Tony and Tommy tooting and waving to my sparklers after meet with 202 in Micco.  Racks up front followed by all IM.  There was two Tropical's, lots of UPS,  lots of Fec containers,  Tiger Cool Express and a pair of Ashley' s.
Anita and Caboose

FEC101 Oct 14, 2014 vid link:
http://youtu.be/D8qM-9lCKrw

FEC202 Oct 14, 2014

202 by mp216 at 5:02 with Hertwig's 720 & 713.  ECH waving and blowing them melodic toots to my sparklers.  Fusees set aside with this wind and dry grass!  Lots of Rock up front,  followed the IM with three Yang Ming's, one UPS,  Many center beams,  tanks  and freight on the rear.  A Gold Medal large box car.  Not sure about meet as scanner quiet.  Did go by us at a rather slow pace.
Anita and Caboose

FEC202 Oct 14, 2014 vid link:
http://youtu.be/jo4KmErNaeA

FEC101 Oct 13, 2014

101 by mp216 at 5:35 with 102, 105 & Hertwig 713.  Tooting,  waving,  lights flashing,  ECH grinning and welcome aboard Billy M.       An over size box car behind the 713,  followed by two racks,  rest IM with a Tropical,  some empty deep wells and an Ashley towards the bottom.  Believe meet to be in FO with 202.  We figure 202 doing a pick up in FO as they only had ten racks going by Doug in Ft Lauderdale.  Nice  breeze tonight with less humidity,  so very pleasant.
Anita and Caboose

FEC101 Oct 13, 2014 vid link:
http://youtu.be/VPptCgJqDQ0

FEC101 Oct 11, 2014

101 by mp216 at 7:03 with 105 & 101. Ray giving me nice toots to my sparklers and empty  hoppers up front with some slag in the dusk, IM and long hot train,  but hard to see as getting too dark.
Anita and Caboose

FEC202 Oct 11, 2014

202 by mp216 at 7:03 with 141,  711 & 717 lhf.  Nice toots to my sparklers and Mark waving his blue light special from the cab window.  Cement tubs up front with a few rock,  then a mile + of tanks, few racks, as ECH says,  junk on the rear with three center beams holding the eot.  Meet in Micco with 101.
Anita and Caboose

FEC202 Oct 11, 2014 vid link:
http://youtu.be/I8jplxoXqZA

FEC202 Oct 10, 2014

202 by mp216 at 5:47 with 105 & Hertwig 713.  Ray and crew toots away to us,  but my fusees would not light.  Bummed.  Rock up front with sand & rock,  3 ancient Fec gons heading to the graveyard,  a couple freight,  a center beam,  IM and a very short train for Fri.  Not sure of meet with 101,  but think Pineda.
Anita and Caboose

FEC202 Oct 10, 2014 vid link:
http://youtu.be/akCyXZb-3o0

FEC202 Oct 9, 2014

202 by mp216 with 104 & 141.  Toots like I have never heard before,  oh what a joy. The cab was full with one fella waving away from the window and ECH waving and tooting from the 141. Rock up front, one lonely rack, IM,  more racks and bottom.  Meet in Pineda with 101.
Anita and Caboose

FEC202 Oct 9, 2014 vid link:
http://youtu.be/72QIlMe5I0Y

FEC202 Oct 8, 2014

202 by mp216 at 6:25 with 103 & 106 gasping for air.  Tommy waving from the cab and
Tony tooting up a storm to my fusees.  What a odd train tonight with cement cars up
front,  followed by a half miler+ of tanks,  1 lonely TTX box car, lots of pigs with a pile
of those orange Schneiders and bazillion racks on the rear.  BTW, let me clarify that my
previous post said Osprey and it was not, but a red-tailed hawk.
Anita and Caboose

FEC202 Oct 8, 2014 vid link:
http://youtu.be/i7iiv0eXLgE

FEC101 Oct 8, 2014

101 by mp216 at 5:47 with a pair,  102 & 100. Love those toots from Eric W,  waving out
the cab window and ECH waving and blowing me kisses from the tread.  All IM with three
flavors of FEC containers,  lots of UPS and a whopping five Ashley's. Guess they are
gearing up for Columbus Day sale I have seen ads for on tv.
Meet in Gifford with 202 and 920. Go figure. Oh yeah and a pair of Osprey screeching
away.
Anita and Caboose

FEC101 Oct 8, 2014 vid link:
http://youtu.be/MiuG3z_RJ18

FEC101 Oct 7, 2014

101 by mp216 at 6:15 with 103, 140 & 702 lhf. Tony and Tommy tooting up a storm and
waving from the window to my fusees.  Long string of empty deep wells followed by a
long train of IM.  Many UPS,  but many more FEC containers,  older and the newer ones.
Thanks and safe trip fellas.
Anita and Caboose

FEC101 Oct 7, 2014 vid link:
http://youtu.be/M1NJbc0Cp2k

FEC202 Oct 7, 2014

202 by mp216 at 5:47 with 102 & 434.  Love those beautiful combination of toots from
Eric W and ECH waving and grinning his Cheshire impressions from the cab. Rock up
front with IM following and lots of UPS.  Lost all the junk,  so a very fast and short
train.  Meet in Micco with 101.
Anita and Caboose

FEC202 Oct 7, 2014 vid link:
http://youtu.be/v7nIIdrLZm4

FEC101 Oct 6, 2014

101 by mp216 at 5:48 with 100 & 142.  Eric W toots and waves from the cab while ECH
pounds his chest from the tread like the "Tarzan" he is! !!  My fusees lit and working this
evening.  Racks up front,  followed by all IM, lots of UPS,  Xmas with EMP red & greens
and two Ashley's near the bottom.  Rather short train and meeting 202 in FO which came
out late.  Caboose stuck in a meeting himself tonight.  Not sure if going to wait for 202.
Anita caboose loving this weather change.

FEC101 Oct 5, 2014

101 by mp216 at 7:12 with 106, Hertwig's 716 & 714.  Tommy and Tony tooting away to my fusees in this beautiful cooler weather and a Tim Walker fall evening. A long train of IM,  doubles stacks with  China Shipping,  a Gold Coast container and lots of FEC  new containers.  Again,  sadly getting dark early.
Anita and Caboose

FEC101 Oct 5, 2014 vid link:
http://youtu.be/wBxBUKqCfZc

FEC101 Oct 4, 2014

101 by mp216 at 7:07 with 100 & 142.  Ray giving a nice set of toots and his engineer running to wave out the cab window  too towards my fusees.  A long train for only two engines.  Rock up front with some empty and some full of slag, rest all IM with a couple of Ashley' s towards the bottom.  Time changing and getting dark early.
Anita and Caboose.

FEC101 Oct 4, 2014 vid link:
http://youtu.be/QQEMbKIcxlo

FEC202 Oct 4, 2014

202 by mp216 at 6:39 with 103, 140 & 511.  Tooting away with melodic notes and Mark waving and grinning like ECH from the cab to my fusees.  Damp evening making lots of smoke.  Rock up front,  tanks,  lots of center beams,  wide array of freight cars,  4 or 5 lonely IM with one a Yang Ming and dukes mixture on the rear.  Meet in Micco with a long 101.
Anita and Caboose

FEC202 Oct 4, 2014 vid link:
http://youtu.be/8WmlEfcyLCU

FEC101 Oct 3, 2014

101 by mp216 at 7:18 with 106, 107 & 704.  Ray giving great toots to my fusees and waves from the cab.  Racks up front,  then all IM with an Ashley towards the bottom.  So lucky that poured rain after 202 and stopped for 101.
Anita and Caboose

FEC101 Oct 3, 2014 vid link:
http://youtu.be/USEb7lLVpV0

FEC202 Oct 3, 2014

202 by mp216 at 6:52 with 104 & 702.  Ray giving a nice set of melodic toots with waves from the cab & Caboose thinking three in there.  Rock up front piled high,  followed by a long string of tanks and rest of train all IM with several Hamburg Sud on the rear.  A very unusual 202, now meeting with 101 in Micco.  Rain set in again and hope stops to see Mark on 101.
Anita and Caboose

FEC202 Oct 3, 2014 vid link:
http://youtu.be/TJDr6H_-hKM

Fellsmere Railroad

vid00288
http://youtu.be/raBycAM8p0Y
vid00289
http://youtu.be/Cfu4m3o5B9E
vid00290
http://youtu.be/RcnMvs8pAqo
vid00291
http://youtu.be/WDix-CWdg48

FEC101 Oct 2, 2014

101 by mp216 at 6:50 with 101,105 & Hertwig 716 with Tommy tooting away and Tony starting third engine in front of us.  What a beautiful long train of IM with lots of FEC containers,  new and older. Business hopefully improving and just delighted to see that FEC logo,  whether "Going Places" or "Hurricane" on so many cars.
Anita and Caboose

FEC101 Oct 2, 2014 vid link:
http://youtu.be/a1lSy48CPUQ

FEC202 Oct 2, 2014

202 by mp216 at 5:47 with 106 & 107.  Jim toots his s and h, while ECH waving double white from the cab window to my fusees.  Lots of Rock heaped over the top,  IM with a Yang Ming & an,  APL Logistics,  racks, tanks, freight and 2 difco dumpers on the rear with last one a new looking FEC.  Meet in Palm Bay with 101.
Anita and Caboose

FEC202 Oct 2, 2014 vid link:
http://youtu.be/SODVX1pac2c

FEC202 Oct 1, 2014

202 by mp216 at 6:25 in the pouring rain.  Tony and Tommy tooting away,  no fusees,  but put the window down to wave, with 105 & Hertwig 716.  Rock up front, IM,  lots of box cars.  No pick up in Titusville.  932 & 920 still working in Gifford or above.
Anita and Caboose

FEC202 Oct 1, 2014 vid link:
http://youtu.be/gGtRJ7KuB_k

FEC101 Oct 1, 2014

101 by mp216 at 5:48 with 102, 141 & 708 lhf. Jim toots away and ECH waving double white from the tread to my fusees.  Racks up front followed  by all IM with lots of UPS,  double stacks and two Ashley towards the bottom.  Everyone is meeting in Gifford,  including 101, 202, 932 & 920.  How this works,  we are not sure.  It appears 920 derailed at Airlight or mp222.  Talk about your mumble jumble.  We saw Gregg make the same maneuver during fecNtrak ops session on Sunday at the convention! !  Waiting on 202 to come through the maze.
Anita and Caboose

FEC101 Oct 1, 2014 vid link:
http://youtu.be/vtOI32BEaEk