Sunday Morning Train Ride to Hialeah 8/23/09 Part I

Well... It's Sunday in South Florida and as a railfan I know there ain't much train action except for Amtrak and Tri-Rail. That is.... until O721, the Stirling switcher, which works Conrad Yelvington, goes on duty at 12:00. But that's down in SW Miami and I'm in Hollywood. What should I do? I know, I'll take a ride on Tri-Rail down to Hialeah to get a look CSX's yard there. Maybe I can get an idea of what to expect by observing what power they have ready.

Category:

Travel & Events

Tags:

• Tri-Rail
• Hollywood
• Golden_Glades
• Opa-locka
• Hialeah
• SFRTA
• I-95

[brickbuilder711]

Awesome video, Ted! I wonder why they honk for Snake Creek, would it be for anyone that is on the bridge, whether it be a person or an animal?

[SFLRailFan]

I suppose it is , Tolga. You may remember some years ago when a kid was struck by a train on that bridge. I believe the rule went into effect after that event.

[FloridaTrainKid]

Well done Ted! Nice shot of the covered hoppers in Golden Glades.

[SFLRailFan]

Thanks, Tim. I know there are railfans to our north who are interested in where those cars are stored.

[murjax]

I like how Tri-Rail parallels I-95 a lot. The only other place the CSX A Line does this is northern Virginia.

[SFLRailFan]

Actually, the Miami Sub is an extension of the S-line (SX). Thanks for the comment. ;-)

[vazzykiller]

You need to come to the Caracas Metro... that's crazy dude... check some vids on YouTube

[brickbuilder711]

Q453 had 123 cars that day, even I saw it for myself since I was at Hollywood that day. It had an untold amount of hoppers for storage, and that was a freight siding at Golden Glades. Ted was on track 1 the whole time.

[AmtrakFlorida]

Nice! Just a few questions- why were the covered hoppers left in the station, were they left on a bypass track, and how do you know that they came down on Q453 on 6/12? Thanks