Night Railfanning at the Jupiter Bridge, November 2, 2010

Trains 101 and 240 on the Jupiter Bridge, along with a nice view of the Jupiter Lighthouse. Train 101 had an interesting consist with SD40 720 leading two SD70Ms. Apparently a mechanical problem prevented one of the SD70s from starting.
Train 240, run by our own East Coast Nick lumbered by with two GP40s doing their best to pull 121 cars -- 119 loaded rock, one lone tank in the middle, and a single empty hopper on the end.
My camera is not especially happy with night shots, so the video is not the best I've ever posted, but I think the content makes it worthwhile.
Between the trains you'll see why I love to railfan this bridge -- you also get a great view of the 150 year old Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse!

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Travel & Events

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• FEC Railway
• jupiter
• drawbridge
• jupiter lighthouse
• east coast Nick

[MrIncredible1965]

Too blurry and the automobile headlights made it difficult to see but the concept was good.

[Honestware]

@MrIncredible1965 Yeah, I'm not happy with focus either... And if I could get the traffic to stop using the bridge when there's a train, it would be much easier. ;)

[Honestware]

@hankflagler Yep, the view is better during the day. Of course, there aren't many trains, but the lighting is better.

[kenjr29mfl]

Great video.