by Spdfile1
I've taken the task of recording the Defect Detectors on the FEC line from North Miami to Sebastian. Thanks to Brightline I've been successful in recording the 6 southern most detectors (North Miami-MP356.9, Dania Beach-MP346.3, Pompano Beach-MP330.0, Delray Beach-MP319.1, Hypoluxo-MP309.0 & West Palm Beach-MP300.1). The purpose is to add the recordings to the following page https://wiki.radioreference.com/index.p ... _Detectors. Now I'm up to the Palm Beach Gardens Detector (MP290.1) and I have to rely on FEC freight trains as Brightline doesn't go north of WPB yet. Yesterday I sat at the PBG DD from 10am to 3pm with not one single train going over the detector. Felt very defeated but not deterred. I went on FEC's website and found a train schedule but it seems a bit difficult to interpret. This is what I gathered & please anyone that can shed light on if it's correct or not the goal is not spend another 8 hours wasted with no trains.
For southbounds I have Train #117 which runs Su,M,Tu,W,Th & Sa leaves Charlotte,NC sometime after 19:00 on the first day, arrives at Atlanta,GA sometime around 21:00, leaves Jacksonville sometime after 16:45 the second day and arrives in Ft. Lauderdale the third day around 8 in the morning.
Train #121 runs Su,M,Tu,W,Th & Sa leaving Charlotte sometime after 19:00 the first day, leaves Atlanta sometime after 21:00, leaves Jacksonville sometime after 19:15 the second day, arrives in Ft. Lauderdale the third day around noon & Miami around 12:30.
Train #107 runs everyday leaving Charlotte sometime after 19:00 on the first day, leaves Jacksonville sometime after 16:00 the second day and arrives in Miami 06:00 the third day and at 11:00 on Saturdays. Train #109 runs everyday but Friday leaving Charlotte sometime after 19:00 on the first day, leaves Jacksonville sometime after 20:30 on the second day and arrives on the third day in Ft. Pierce at 11:00 & Ft. Lauderdale @ noon.
Train #101 runs several schedules from what I gather. We have Su,M,Tu,W,Th & F leaving Atlanta sometime after 21:00 on the first day, arriving in Jacksonville the second day around 10:00, arriving in Miami the third day around 01:30. On Saturday it leaves Atlanta sometime after 18:00 the first day, arrives in Ft. Pierce the second day around 17:00 & arrives in Miami the third day around noon.
Train #127 runs Sundays only and leaves Jacksonville sometime after 19:15 the first day and arrives the next day in Ft. Pierce around 11:00, Ft. Lauderdale around noon & Miami around 15:00.
For northbounds I have Train #202 which runs everyday leaving Miami sometime after 04:00 on the first day and arriving in Cocoa Beach around 08:30.
Train #210 runs M,Tu,W,Th,F,Sa leaving Miami at around 17:00 (noon for the local) on the first day & arrives in Atlanta the third day around 05:00.
Train #218 leaves Ft. Lauderdale Su,M,Tu,W & Th sometime after noon on the first day, arrives in Cocoa Beach around 11:30 the second day, arrives in Charlotte the third day around 06:00. Also everyday it leaves Ft. Lauderdale around 20:00 the first day, arrives in Jacksonville around 11:30 the second day, arrives in Atlanta the fourth day around 05:00.
Train #222 leaves Miami everyday sometime after 15:00 & arrives in Jacksonville the second day around 08:00. It leaves Ft. Pierce M,Tu,W,Th,F sometime after 17:00 (13:00 on Saturday) on the first day & arrives in Jacksonville around 09:00 the second day.
Train #226 leaves Miami M,Tu,W,Th & F sometime after 21:00 on the first day, arrives in Jacksonville around 12:30 the second day, arrives in Charlotte the third day around 06:00. It also leaves Miami on Sa & Su sometime after 15:00 on the first day, arrives in Jacksonville around 12:30 the second day, arrives in Charlotte around 06:00 the third day.
Train #335 runs M,Tu,W,Th & F leaving Ft. Pierce sometime after 17:00 on the first day and arrives in Miami the next day around 12:30
For southbounds I have Train #117 which runs Su,M,Tu,W,Th & Sa leaves Charlotte,NC sometime after 19:00 on the first day, arrives at Atlanta,GA sometime around 21:00, leaves Jacksonville sometime after 16:45 the second day and arrives in Ft. Lauderdale the third day around 8 in the morning.
Train #121 runs Su,M,Tu,W,Th & Sa leaving Charlotte sometime after 19:00 the first day, leaves Atlanta sometime after 21:00, leaves Jacksonville sometime after 19:15 the second day, arrives in Ft. Lauderdale the third day around noon & Miami around 12:30.
Train #107 runs everyday leaving Charlotte sometime after 19:00 on the first day, leaves Jacksonville sometime after 16:00 the second day and arrives in Miami 06:00 the third day and at 11:00 on Saturdays. Train #109 runs everyday but Friday leaving Charlotte sometime after 19:00 on the first day, leaves Jacksonville sometime after 20:30 on the second day and arrives on the third day in Ft. Pierce at 11:00 & Ft. Lauderdale @ noon.
Train #101 runs several schedules from what I gather. We have Su,M,Tu,W,Th & F leaving Atlanta sometime after 21:00 on the first day, arriving in Jacksonville the second day around 10:00, arriving in Miami the third day around 01:30. On Saturday it leaves Atlanta sometime after 18:00 the first day, arrives in Ft. Pierce the second day around 17:00 & arrives in Miami the third day around noon.
Train #127 runs Sundays only and leaves Jacksonville sometime after 19:15 the first day and arrives the next day in Ft. Pierce around 11:00, Ft. Lauderdale around noon & Miami around 15:00.
For northbounds I have Train #202 which runs everyday leaving Miami sometime after 04:00 on the first day and arriving in Cocoa Beach around 08:30.
Train #210 runs M,Tu,W,Th,F,Sa leaving Miami at around 17:00 (noon for the local) on the first day & arrives in Atlanta the third day around 05:00.
Train #218 leaves Ft. Lauderdale Su,M,Tu,W & Th sometime after noon on the first day, arrives in Cocoa Beach around 11:30 the second day, arrives in Charlotte the third day around 06:00. Also everyday it leaves Ft. Lauderdale around 20:00 the first day, arrives in Jacksonville around 11:30 the second day, arrives in Atlanta the fourth day around 05:00.
Train #222 leaves Miami everyday sometime after 15:00 & arrives in Jacksonville the second day around 08:00. It leaves Ft. Pierce M,Tu,W,Th,F sometime after 17:00 (13:00 on Saturday) on the first day & arrives in Jacksonville around 09:00 the second day.
Train #226 leaves Miami M,Tu,W,Th & F sometime after 21:00 on the first day, arrives in Jacksonville around 12:30 the second day, arrives in Charlotte the third day around 06:00. It also leaves Miami on Sa & Su sometime after 15:00 on the first day, arrives in Jacksonville around 12:30 the second day, arrives in Charlotte around 06:00 the third day.
Train #335 runs M,Tu,W,Th & F leaving Ft. Pierce sometime after 17:00 on the first day and arrives in Miami the next day around 12:30
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