Matt K Dettman wrote:brickbuilder711 wrote:ichogger wrote:It seves the power plant close to the airport. It comes off the Sanford Sub at Taft, Florida. They use it for unit coal drags.
I don't think you are correct, as the coal spur is down south a few miles. You pass over the Auto Rack/Intermodal spur aside from Taft Yard then the yard. The last bridge is a single track spur served by either CSX or trackage rights to FCEN. If need be, feel free to correct me. I don't live in Orlando, but know the action there.
FCEN doesn't come off the line that splits off the south end of Taft Yard; that branches off towards the industrial parks over by Florida Mall on OBT and John Young. I know FCEN picks up and sets out in Taft Yard, but their line takes off in downtown Orlando north of Church St, but south of SR 50 (EW Colonial Drive).
*A note to the moderator Golden Arm, I think this should be in the CSXT forum.*
If you're wondering, I spent quite of bit of time railfaning the area and checking it against Google Maps.
I stand corrected. I never saw the action on the spur. I was just mixed up with the locals FCEN Runs. I was taking it as if he went 528 west, but maybe yeah, it'd be the coal line in the case he went down 417. Not to forget the A Line.
Regarding traffic, my guess is that the spur sees about 10 per day.
EDIT: I agree to thinking that it fits with CSX. FEC runs quite a ways east of OIA.