Classic Florida Rails Vol. 2 Preview

[@tommythomason6187]

Looks like Seaboard Coast Line had clean passenger trains. Those cab units are shiny.

[@herronrailvideo1169]

That shines look didn't last very long.

[@BenBensonStudios]

Any plans for a DVD featuring ACL steam footage? I’d love to see that someday.

[@herronrailvideo1169]

I wish we could but ACL steam is almost impossible to find as they dieselize very early.

[@BenBensonStudios]

Understandable. ACL retired their last steam locomotive (K-14 4-6-0 250) in 1952, so there likely isn’t any footage from before that unless it’s in some private collection or archive.

[@tommythomason6187]

From what I read in an ancient Trains magazine, upon Amtrak taking over the private railroads' passenger service, is that Amtrak liked the E units enough to approach EMD about the manufacture of something like an E10. Unfortunately, the carbody blueprint had been done away with - thrown away - which made building costs for the new unit, prohibitive. This is why there were no new E units

[@andrewc1199]

I LOVE those Mars Lights on those old EMD E7s!!! Why can't we have trains like that today???

[@sheilasembly-crum8447]

Green And Orange Line Productions I totally agree with you! Those trains had character and style!

[@vw4444vw]

Very nice!