Luckily, while I was on top of the viaduct, 2 speeding southbound trains raced by at the same time. First a coal train appeared around the sharp curve north of the Old Dixie Hwy. grade crossing followed by a speeding Intermodal bound for the Jax Intermodal yard in Dinsmore. I will update further if I see or hear more on the CSX construction project in Callahan.
Workers build a construction road on the western bank of CSX's main line just south of the Old Dixie Highway (CR 115) grade crossing in Callahan.
A southbound coal train rounds the bend and speeds across the Old Dixie Highway headed for one of Florida's numerous coal-hungry power plants.
Just as the coal train crosses the Alligator Creek Trestle and approaches the signals for the Baldwin turnout, an Intermodal train rounds the curve.
CSX engine 928 heads leads a trio of locomotives and its heavy load of coal cars through the CR 108 grade crossing with the Intermodal in hot pursuit.
Not to be out done, A duo of CSX engines lead by #314 races past the Baldwin turnout and one by one passes the coal-laden cars.
The US 301 viaduct shakes as both southbound trains thunder on the CSX main line below. Soon more freight trains will opt for the Baldwin turnout as the Orlando commuter trains come online in the near future.
As both trains disappear underneath the viaduct, I step across the roadway to the south side of the bridge. I caught the rear end of both trains disappear into the fog of the late summer morning. The FRED of the Intermodal finally passed the FRED of the coal train as they crossed the Pickett Road grade crossing south of Callahan.
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