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South Central
Florida Express
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SCFE
GP 9023 and 9025 powers north near Belle Glade, FL, November 12th
2002. |
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SCFE
GP 9023 and 9025 nears Pahokee, FL, with their train of old wooden
sugar cane cars, November 12th 2002. |
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SCFE
GP 9023 and 9025 rolls across highway 441 in Pahokee, FL, November
12th 2002. |
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Nestled amid
the cane fields and citrus groves of South Florida is Florida's largest
and busiest short line railroad, the South Central Florida Express, Inc.
Since its purchase on Sept. 17, 1994, by its largest customer, United
States Sugar Corporation, USSC, the railroad's traffic has grown 32% from
41,000 carloads to 54,000, while operated track miles grew from 103 to
174, a 69% increase. Gross revenues jumped from $4.6 million in 1994 to
$8.4 million in 1998-almost a twofold increase. SCFE serves customers
at 26 locations along its line. Principal commodities hauled are cut cane,
bulk raw sugar, packaged and bulk-refined sugar, all types of fertilizers,
molasses, LPG, pulpwood logs, rolled paper, farm equipment, and various
other products.
There are
5 photos in this section.
Latest update: 09/10/2003.
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