FEC101 Apr 30, 2015

FEC101 by mp236 at 6:24PM with 815 & 822. Tony and Tommy waving and blowing toots to my
sparklers on this cool evening with gorgeous weather and Yes, cooler!!  How refreshing. A
beautiful long train of IM with lots of FEC blue containers, a Tiger Cool Express, more and
more Ravens, UPS and an Ashley towards the bottom.
Anita and Caboose

FEC101 Apr 30, 2015 vid link:
http://youtu.be/8HbSt24uDI8

FEC202 Apr 30, 2015

FEC202 by mp236 at 4:46PM with 814 & 802.  Jim with nice sequence of toots.  Lots of rock up
front followed with a very long string of IM including a Crete billboard which we have not seen
for a long time. Nice string of racks with mixed freight on the bottom, even a scrap gon.
Meet will be in Micco with 101.
Anita and Caboose

FEC202 Apr 30, 2015 vid link:
http://youtu.be/fXCGpKXakGE

FEC101 Apr 29, 2015

FEC101 by mp236 at 6:38PM with 803 & 820. Bless his heart, Jim toots away and waves to my
sparklers. Just heard him announcing hot rail and 40mph at St Lucie. Rather short for 101 but
loaded with hot stuff. Many more Raven's, UPS, blue FEC containers and an Ashley.
Anita and Caboose

FEC101 Apr 29, 2015 vid link:
http://youtu.be/UD-Qx0wMJRE

FEC202 Apr 29, 2015

FEC202 by mp236 at 5:38PM with 818 & 816. Tony and Tommy with melodic toots and Tony waving in the window. Rock up front followed by lots of IM, racks and lots of freight with work cars, 5 empty wells carrying pigs, tanks and actually a rather long train.
Looks like meet will be Micco with 101.
Anita and Caboose

FEC202 Apr 29, 2015 vid link:
http://youtu.be/DJcqixCVWfs

FEC101 Apr 27, 2015

FEC101 by mp236 at 7:41 with 808 & 812.  Crew acknowledged my sparklers on this damp evening, racks, IM, 2 Tiger Cool Express, 2 Ashley, UPS, 2 UND short shirt tanks, Egglands Best and we are checking dispatcher as to a stop in FO.
Anita and Caboose

FEC101 Apr 27, 2015 vid link:
http://youtu.be/pBd9V4WD0Fw

FEC202 Apr 27, 2015

FEC202 by mp236 at 6:46 with 801 & 821. Sugar 790 feet picked up at FO, IM and a bunch of racks. Due to rain and storm watching from our front porch. Did light a sparkler to Tommy and Tony.
Meet in Gifford with 101 and still raining.
Anita and Caboose

FEC202 Apr 27, 2015 vid link:
http://youtu.be/lyDys6gNIug

FEC212 Apr 26, 2015

FEC212 by mp236 at 6:30 with 415 & newly painted 434.  Crew acknowledged my sparklers and
very short, Caboose thinks 14 juice cars moving at a fast pace.
Dispatcher says meet in Micco with 101.
Anita and Caboose

FEC212 Apr 26, 2015 vid link:
http://youtu.be/Wu3mr9YB5xE

FEC202 Apr 25, 2015

FEC202 by mp236 at 6:32PM with 801 & 821. Tooting from the crew with Mark waving white out
the window to my sparklers. Rock, tubs, rock, tubs, rock and tubs in three segments, IM, 1 lonely
UPS, work cars, freight, racks of 25 & 36 tanks with two box cars on the rear. Heard dispatcher
tell Mark that 101 at mp155 and looking at ATCS meet will be Micco. With two long trains guess
the best spot but 202 having to wait awhile.
Anita and Caboose

FEC202 Apr 25, 2015 vid link:
http://youtu.be/lZ56RKx9pxI

Fellsmere Elementary Kindergarten April 24, 2015

Fellsmere Elementary Kindergarten April 24, 2015




In conjunction with the Indian River County Historical Society, the School Board of Fellsmere,
FL invited cabooseMikey to address six kindergarten classes on Friday April 24, 2015.


It was a field trip for the students as they walked across North Cypress Street to the Marian
Fell Library which is celebrating its 100th anniversary this week.


Each student received a plastic token outside the door with which they purchased a ticket
validated by antique dater from the station master. They then took seats on our imaginary train
car and conductor cabooseMikey punched each ticket. An interactive discussion of signaling (up
and down means go forward, who knows what red means?) followed; and then the most
important part: a SAFETY lesson. All the children promised cabooseMikey that they would always
stay back a safe distance from the tracks!


Show-and-tell was very popular as the children were allowed to touch the railroad artifacts
including spikes, lock and key, rail section, and a brake handle. All including the teachers were
fascinated that the scent of kerosene was still in the Adlake lantern.


Teachers Aide Connie Ward read a story about 'the little engine who could' to some of the
groups and others sang the song 'the wheels on the train (go round and round)' before leaving.


Happy children filed out of the little library, none happier than cabooseMikey himself.


If it keeps just one child from making a mistake on the railroad tracks ...




Best regards, cabooseMikey.

FEC202 Apr 23, 2015

202 by mp236 @ 4:21 with 818 & 816. .Aaron with nice toots and ECH waving white out the window to my sparklers. Rock up front followed by IM with lots of FEC blue containers double stacked, mix of freight and a rather short train today. Caboose hopefully finishing up with el dentist so missed his train. Will now have to check ATCS for 101 and the meet.
Anita caboose

FEC101 Apr 22, 2015

101 by mp236 @ 6:03 with 820 & 819.  Aaron with nice toots and the Great ECH flapping his neon green vest from the tread just like a pairie chicken.  Short train for 101 with all IM, including a Tiger Cool Express, lots of FEC blue containers, Raven's, 3 Ashley's in a row with two others spaced out towards the bottom. Must be planning on one heck of a sale. Forgot to mention that just before 202 reached us, a gorgeous Bald eagle flew by north bound with a fish in tow. Looks like he landed in the closest sanctuary where we hear the crossing bells and can see the block signal. Just another plus for our new digs. Can not get in fast enough!
Anita and Caboose

FEC101 Apr 22, 2015 vid link:
http://youtu.be/lue7aIrLv1M

FEC202 Apr 22, 2015

202 by mp236 @ 5:13 with 812 & 813. Tommy tooting and Tony waving from the cab to my sparklers. Small amount of rock up front and no tubs. Lots of IM with mostly singles. A short shirt Cronos and a Cosco. Pair of AgMark's, racks with TTX articulated, lots of empty wells, bulk heads, dumpers, gons, box and center beams on the rear. Meet at Bougard with 101.
Anita and Caboose

FEC202 Apr 22, 2015 vid link:
https://youtu.be/Vu7Wn4xcZBU

http://youtu.be/xSaBld71ls4
http://youtu.be/9oKp0eOrYbY
http://youtu.be/O1Tl_3FiUao

FEC101 Apr 21, 2015

FEC101 by mp236 @ 7:30 with 801 & 821 with a box car right behind. Tony and Tommy tooting and waving to my sparklers with IM, lots of UPS, Raven's, FEC blue containers, surprise of different sections of empty pigs and wells. A very long almost 13,000 and met 202 in Palm Bay.
Anita and Caboose

FEC101 Apr 21, 2015 vid link:
http://youtu.be/fu7_92ZlEUc

FEC202 Apr 21, 2015

FEC202 by mp236 @ 4:16 with 820 & 819.  Toots from the cab and ECH waving white out the window to my sparklers. Lots of rock and tubs up front, IM with double stacks, 3 short shirt Cosco's & 1 large, a pair of AgMark, racks with a P&W for Noel with freight on the bottom. One tank was tagged "Forever Young". We missed our trains yesterday as poor Caboose underwent a root canal. Not sure of meet as 101 quite a distance north.
Anita and Caboose

FEC202 Apr 21, 2015 vid link:
http://youtu.be/pfOVjHjTj68

FEC212 Apr 19, 2015

FEC212 by mp236 @ 6:36 with 810 and short string of Tropicana's.
Meet in Micco with 101.
Anita and Caboose

FEC212 Apr 19, 2015 vid link:
http://youtu.be/NHWKYz8N7GI

FEC202 Apr 18, 2015

202 by mp236 at 6:57 with 812, 813 & 511. Mark waving white from the cab window and xxx's to my sparklers. Talk about rock and tubs up front, IM,  double stack Yang Ming, single Dong Fang, racks and two freight cars with UP herald, fallen flags. Assume meet in Micco with 101.
Anita and Caboose

FEC202 Apr 18, 2015 vid link:
http://youtu.be/tZQbIz8RGrU

FEC202 Apr 17, 2015

202 by mp236 at 7:06 with 820 & 819. Ray and crew with toots to my sparklers. Many rock up
front, followed by long string of IM with mainly single stacks, some empties, four maybe five
racks and freight with tanks and boxes on the bottom. Meet in Micco with 101.
Anita and Caboose

FEC202 Apr 17, 2015 vid link:
http://youtu.be/pl9xQz1oijU

FEC920 Apr 17, 2015

413 with a couple covered hoppers and a couple gons ahead of Big Willie's penquins.
EoT past MP236 at 2:47PM.
cabooseMikey.

FEC920 Apr 17, 2015 vid link:
http://youtu.be/GBOdFW7JBQo

FEC101 Apr 16, 2015

101 by mp236 at 6:20 with 815 & 822.  Tony and Tommy tooting and waving to my sparklers. IM,
several empty BNSF wells, double stacks, a bunch of FEC blue containers, Raven's, 2 sad
looking Seaboard with one spelled "Mraine" just for you Kovalsky.
Anita and Caboose

FEC101 Apr 16, 2015 vid link:
http://youtu.be/Sgg9-nzjHQM

FEC202 Apr 16, 2015

202 by mp236 @ 4:21 with 812 & 813. Toots from Jim and ECH flapping double white with some
xxx's. Long string of rock, IM, freight, few empties, racks with two articulated and center beams.
Not sure where meet will be, but will guess Palm Bay or Pineda.
Anita and Caboose

FEC202 Apr 16, 2015 vid link:
http://youtu.be/1DtWSXAMWn4

FEC101 Apr 15, 2015

101 by mp236 at 6:25 with 823 & 817. Jim toots and ECH waving from the tread to my sparklers. What a long train of racks up front with a P&W for Noel, IM of Raven's, ABCO, pair of Ashley's and six or eight brand spanking new FEC chassis going into service. Took a lil over four minutes to go by and heard Jim on scanner telling FO 43mph.
Anita and Caboose

FEC101 Apr 15, 2015 vid link:
http://youtu.be/3Mvk74ZajCI

FEC202 Apr 15, 2015

202 by mp236 @ 4:50 with 820 & 819. Tony and Tommy a toot to Caboose as he barely made it out the door on time. Me again, not so much. Beside the tracks and not getting the timing figured out after years of driving, plus working very hard to move in!  Rock up front and heaped way up which I could make out from my window. IM, some freight and of course the BIZ cars on the bottom.
Meet in Micco with 101.
Anita and Caboose

FEC202 Apr 15, 2015 vid link:
http://youtu.be/0jUJd3MDCFw

FEC920 Apr 15, 2015

920 by mp236 at 3:46 with 415 & scooting to FO with 20 empties.  I watched from dining window and Caboose made it out on time.
Anita and Caboose

FEC920 Apr 15, 2015 vid link:
http://youtu.be/leFsSzYYYQ4

FEC101 Apr 14, 2015

101 by mp236 @ 6:07 with 806 & 804. Tony and Tommy tooting and waving to my sparklers with a long train of IM. Doubles and more doubles, UPS, Raven, EMP, FEC blue containers, a Dong Fang, 1 Ashley then 2 following towards the end.
Anita and Caboose

FEC101 Apr 14, 2015 vid link:
http://youtu.be/-TaLLEeEBp0

FEC202 Apr 14, 2015

202 by mp236 at 5:07 with 823 & 807. Jim with melodic toots while ECH waving double white from the nose to my sparklers. Going by at a turtle pace towards Gifford to meet 101.  Lots of rock and tubs up front, IM with a double Seaco tanks hidden under a stack. FEC blue containers, some empty wells, no freight and a long string of racks with a P&W just for Noel. Took over 8 minutes to go by our Caboose Junction South. Instead of going by slow and waiting in Gifford, they should have stopped at the Junction and then sped towards Gifford!  BTW, the first rack was a BNSF pumpkin.
Anita and Caboose

FEC202 Apr 14, 2015 vid link:
http://youtu.be/c-G8pzf5p5A

FEC930S Apr 14, 2015

416LHF with eight empty hoppers from the work zone past MP236 at 2:47PM.

FEC930S Apr 14, 2015 vid link:
http://youtu.be/PKL15DJ0F8A

FECHiRail Track Supv Apr 14, 2015

HiRailer past MP236 at 1:55PM in a narrow window.

FECHiRail Track Supv Apr 14, 2015 vid link:
http://youtu.be/Lh_gNvE4wUc

FEC930N Apr 14, 2015

Light engine 416 move to Gifford past MP236 at 1:38PM.

FEC930N Apr 14, 2015 vid link:
http://youtu.be/m0voUOIZQyM

FECBIZ14 Apr 14, 2015

The President by mp236 at 10:39 with 715 & 711 and nice acknowledgement from the crew.  Cars and engines looked very spiffy.  Heading into FO with 928 finishing their work to make room. 
Fantastic from our Caboose Junction South!!!
Anita and Caboose

FECBIZ14 Apr 14, 2015 vid link:
http://youtu.be/fAPJv7wv2Nc

FEC202 Apr 13, 2015

202 by mp236 at 7:25 with 807 and 806. Tony and Tommy tooting and waving to my sparklers big
time!  Picked up Wal-Mart with Raven's at FO. Rest of consist with more single and double stacks
of EMP's than we have ever seen, an Ashley and six racks on the bottom.
Anita and Caboose

FEC202 Apr 13, 2015 vid link:
http://youtu.be/8am-mJZiL58

FEC101 Apr 13, 2015

101 by mp236 at 6:43 with 802 & 816. Jim toots and waves from the cab window as ECH flapping
and waving double white from the tread. What a long string of racks and all loaded. Rest IM with
lots of FEC blue containers, triple Tiger Cool Express, triple Ashley, triple Raven, double
AgMark and meet in FO with 202.
Anita and Caboose

FEC101 Apr 13, 2015 vid link:
http://youtu.be/Vhcfh4sf4Wo

FEC920 Apr 13, 2015

412 with the empty hoppers heading for the yard.
EoT past MP236 at 3:42PM.
cabooseMikey looking out the window!

FEC920 Apr 13, 2015 vid link:
http://youtu.be/jlpbw4kl5Rc

FEC101 Apr 12, 2015

101 by mp236 at 8:12 with Jim and ECH waving and blowing towards swap in White City with 202. 
Four dozen racks on the front, following with two EggLand's, Raven's  and two Ashley's.
Anita and Caboose

FEC212 Apr 12, 2015

212 by mp236 at 6:33 with 433 & 415 back to back. New run, job and crew getting adjusted, so
did not catch us, but my sparklers were lit for them.  FO pick up with juice up front, some junk
and four sugar on the bottom.
Just heard dispatcher tell them meet in Micco with 101.
Anita and Caboose

FEC212 Apr 12, 2015 vid link:
http://youtu.be/Mgm1kBPpDNs

FEC101 Apr 11, 2015

101 by mp236 @ 7:51 with 812 & 818.  Ray and crew waving and blowing to my sparklers.  Nice
long train of IM, double stacks with a triple Ashley.
Anita and Caboose

FEC101 Apr 11, 2015 vid link:
http://youtu.be/8NUmON258Uc

FEC202 Apr 11, 2015

202 by mp236 at 6:27 with 819 & 815. Tooting and Mark waving from the cab window with white
and looks like someone waving right beside him to my sparklers!  Rock, tubs, rock up front, IM
with newbies Frontier and Seaco, Crowley & various freight on the bottom. 
Dispatcher just said meet in Micco with 101.
Anita and Caboose

FEC202 Apr 11, 2015 vid link:
http://youtu.be/-Xh3ZHnR_Dc

FEC101 Apr 10, 2015

101 by mp236 at 7:43 with 809 & 805. Mark and crew with nice toots, waving from the cab to my
sparklers. Nice train of IM with quite a few empty wells.
Anita and Caboose

FEC101 Apr 10, 2015 vid link:
https://youtu.be/P5rgcGGjtis

FEC202 Apr 10, 2015

202 by mp236 at 6:57 with a pair of 800's and Ray giving a tonsorial Brian to my sparklers and
our new digs. After pick up in FO, rock up front, lots of Wal-Mart, Raven's and then long string
of IM with freight mixed towards the end and center beams on the bottom.
Meet in Bougard with 101.  Poor Caboose's camera acting up.
Anita and Caboose

FEC101 Apr 9, 2015

101 by mp236 at 6:55 with 808 & 817. Tony tooting and Tommy waving his arms off out the cab
window to my sparklers. Talk about a long hot train of IM with almost 14000 feet. Many UPS,
EMP, lots of FEC blue containers doubles and in wells, Raven's, Schneider's and plus! 
Simply wonderful to see trains from our new Caboose Junction South location.
Anita and Caboose

FEC101 Apr 9, 2015 vid link:
http://youtu.be/dZ6ziRH3xPU

FEC202 Apr 9, 2015

202 by mp236 @ 4:32 with 819 & 815. Yes Brian, a tonsorial from ECH and we think Billy M waving from the cab window. Rock and tubs up front, lots of IM with a pair of AgMark, freight, row of center beams with three sand cars on the bottom.
Just heard scanner say meet in Pineda with 101.
Anita and Caboose

FEC202 Apr 9, 2015 vid link:
https://youtu.be/e59Mq2Zctww

FEC101 Apr 8, 2015

101 by mp236 @ 6:07 with 800 & 803. ECH in the window waving to my sparklers and the birthday Caboose. Long train of IM with lots of FEC containers, a couple of Raven's, UPS, ABCO, FECZ fridge pig and two Ashley's. What flavor of icing did you want Caboose?
Anita and Caboose

FEC101 Apr 8, 2015 vid link:
http://youtu.be/lOkKknk9Gkg

FEC202 Apr 8, 2015

202 by mp236 at 5:24 with 818, 808 & 817. Tony and Tommy tooting, waving to my sparklers.
Rock, IM with lots of double stacks, racks with two articulated & a special surprise P&W for
Noel and miss mash of freight with several center beams, tanks with one tagged like a purple
bird. Meet in Gifford with 101.
Birthday Caboose jumping up and down waiting for the icing of ECH  and Jim!
Anita and Caboose

FEC202 Apr 8, 2015 vid link:
http://youtu.be/O84ZPEljZKM

FEC920 Apr 8, 2015

920 by mp236 @ 4:37 with 411 and a pair of toots seeing us up in our yard!  Usual with a center
beam acting as a caboose.  May I extend Huge Birthday Wishes to Caboose Mikey and he will get to see three trains from our beautiful rail fanning home. :-)
Anita caboose

FEC920 Apr 8, 2015 vid link:
http://youtu.be/fLp5bCgDdJQ

FEC101 Apr 7, 2015

101 by mp236 at 7:48 with 814 and 801 with Tony and Tommy with a great train of IM in the dusk.
Anita and Caboose

FEC101 Apr 7, 2015 vid link:
http://youtu.be/LDFvTPJzjnc

FEC202 Apr 7, 2015

202 by mp236 @ 4:27 with 804 & 800. Jim toots and ECH waving double white from the cab window to my sparklers @ Caboose Junction South. Lots of rock, tubs, IM with many UPS, UMAX, 3 empty work cars and racks on the bottom. Looks like 101 in Spruce Creek so ? the meet.
Anita and Caboose

FEC202 Apr 7, 2015 vid link:
http://youtu.be/_JstzuOfuTw

FEC101 Apr 6, 2015

101 by mp216 @ 5:41 with 802 & 816. Jim a tooting and ECH flapping arms skyward from the
tread just like he was conducting the band!  Long string of racks on the front with a couple of
articulated. Rest all IM with a pair of Ashley's.
Think meet in FO with 202.
This report is coming to you from Caboose Junction North as the transition to the South will take awhile and even the Caboose and I never know where we will be located! In fact, Caboose at a meeting in Sebastian as I man this post.
Anita caboose

FEC202 Apr 4, 2015

202 by mp236 at 6:02 with 822 & 812. Mark waving his arms off as Caboose pointed to the "Sold"
sign and towards the house. We got a "thumbs up"!!!! What a very long string of rock and tubs, 3
separate cuts! Rest all IM and double stacks.
Meet north ? Last I saw 101 in Spruce Creek.
Anita and Caboose

FEC202 Apr 4, 2015 vid link:
http://youtu.be/mF45IVuXGAA

FEC101 Apr 3, 2015

822,812 with IM under the nearly full moon way after dark.
FEC240 will depart FO as soon as FEC101 is in the clear.
EoT past MP236 at 8:15PM.
cabooseMikey.

FEC101 Apr 3, 2015 vid link:
http://youtu.be/delJrzhimSE

FEC202 Apr 3, 2015

202 by mp236 at 5:57 with 819 & 441. Ray with toots to my sparklers. No rock, IM with lots of
Pacer stacks, Estes, 2  beer  cars sandwiched with racks and one P&W for Noel, center beams
and  not sure of meet with 101.
Anita and Caboose

FEC202 Apr 3, 2015 vid link:
http://youtu.be/yN8qXVidHkE

FEC920 Apr 3, 2015

920 by mp236 at 4:23 with 416 lhf and we  believe Dennis waving away as they scamper to FO and weekend. Had two covered hoppers up front and their usual empty rock.

FEC920 Apr 3, 2015 vid link:
http://youtu.be/9BXgeFxNou8

FEC101 Apr 1, 2015

101 by mp236 at 6:29 with 809  & 805. Jim and ECH waving and toots to my sparklers with racks
up front with a PW & E for Noel. Otherwise all IM, UPS, HanJin  and no Ashley tonight.
Anita and Caboose

FEC101 Apr 1, 2015 vid link:
http://youtu.be/JdzMSR0mbWA

FEC202 Apr 1, 2015

202 by mp236 at 5:05 with 813 & 802. Tommy and Tony tooting away to my sparklers. Rock up
front, IM, a Yang Ming, racks, tanks, freight, scrap and center beams.
Meet in Micco with 101.
Anita and Caboose

FEC202 Apr 1, 2015 vid link:
http://youtu.be/5r4iYU33m1E