South Central Florida Express Fort Pierce Turn

A chase of the South Central Florida Express' Fort Pierce turn with catches in Fort Pierce and Port Mayaca.

I start as the train departs the Florida East Coast Railway's Fort Pierce yard and turns onto the railroad's K branch to head west.

The rest of the video is in Port Mayaca. This is the location of a 1923 lift bridge that the train needs to cross. I include a full look at the bridge lowering followed by the train crossing it.

This was filmed on April 15, 2021.

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[limbandtreeremoval]

Amazing!!!
Truly breathtaking... For me

[TheDafxf]

Hi buddy. You make fantastic videos with great commentary so we understand what’s going on 👍🏻 Cheers Stevie 😎🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[Den-sdhn]

fantastic. Slow and smooth along this nice places. It brings serenity. Top

[andrewpalm]

Great drone shots that show the train in its landscape context, and excellent production values. Thanks for sharing. Cheers from Wisconsin.

[michaellinder]

Notice the supports are at an angle at the Port Mayaka bridge! I was on the Lake Harbor turn in the late ‘80’s. FECc dispatcher lowered and raised it using telephone line serviced by Indiantown Telephone Company.

[ronsantiago]

I heard that Brightline wants to build a highspeed train between Los Angeles and Las Vegas. I cannot wait cause it takes 3 hours to get there right now.

[vindictivegrind]

*”Slow and steady, T, slow and steady.”*

[zachhaase]

Nice job. Really love your channel. Any chance you can do a video on why the FEC typically runs two locomotives with a tank car in between? Not something you typically see. I assume it is fuel for extra endurance or a long round trip. Maybe lack of fueling at one end? Keep up the great work, especially the Brightline updates!

[johnkoetting]

Great video thanks for posting. Thought they only ran sugar cars.

[mariosonicaviationrailroad]

You should catch their steam engine 148 whenever it runs.

[davidlipscombe]

Has the lift bridge ever had any damage caused by Hurricanes or have they just passed by ? .

[MrSkylightOffical]

That is the slowest moving draw bridge I have ever seen.

[AppalachiaRRlover]

I use to rail fan the K line all the time in fact I use to work for Thies distribution Now j Taylor and watch them work the herzog spur behind us and se eagle

[zacharyberger]

What time does the central Florida express depart at