Railfanning Jacksonville, FL! Amtrak Auto Train, CSXT 1852, & More!

One very productive few days! I wound up completely across the country in Jacksonville, FL. Jacksonville happens to be the headquarters of the CSX transportation company, so as expected, they run a lot of trains through. However other railroads have a presence too here. Such as NS and Amtrak as well as the class 2 Florida East Coast Railway.

This video was shot primarily on my first full day in the city, with the first clip having been shot on the second day. Among the neat sights to see are yard jobs for both NS and CSX meeting each other, the incredible St. John’s River drawbridge, and Amtrak’s famous Auto train. I also managed to spot one of CSX’s new specially painted locomotives moving around Moncrief yard. It is interesting noting how long the freight trains get out here with comparatively little power compared to the west. However with Florida being nearly completely flat, it’s not unexpected.

Train 1: Amtrak 97 “The Silver Meteor”
Consist:
AMTK 364 (ALC-42)
AMTK 312 (ALC-42)

Train 2: CSXT 1852 (Western Maryland Heritage)

Train 3: CSX Moncrief Yard Job
Consist:
CSXT 4057 (SD40-3)

Train 4: NS Simpson Yard Job
Consist:
NS 1161 (SD70ACe)

Train 5: Amtrak 97
Consist:
AMTK 327 (ALC-42)
AMTK 45 (P42DC)

Train 6: NS 29F
Consist:
NS 4706 (AC44C6M)
NS 4452 (AC44C6M)

Train 7: NS Simpson Yard Job
Consist:
NS 1161 (SD70ACe)

Train 8: CSX C013 31
Consist:
CSXT 3427 (ET44AH)
Rear DPU:
CSXT 5303 (ES44DC)

Train 9: Amtrak 98
Consist:
AMTK 152 (P42DC)
AMTK 44 (P42DC)

Train 10: Amtrak 52 “The Auto Train”
Consist:
AMTK 357 (ALC-42)
AMTK 346 (ALC-42)

Hope you enjoyed!