CSX 7 Jacksonville to Plant City, Florida

Producer: Green Frog

Timeframe: 1990s

Locations: Jacksonville to Plant City

Length: 1 hour

Source: Rob McCormack

Volume 7 promises that, Florida shall deliver interesting CSX Railroading. This tour begins at the Northern yard. Proceeds southbound, until conclusion at Plant City.

The show has a choice of on/ off narration. No Chapter Menu, maps or on-screen graphics. There is a Chapter Search function. Bob Carrera performs the narration. Also, in CSX Special set.

A basic assortment of CSX locomotives. Second and third generation power. Almost no Pre-Merger paint. Florida plant life.

Videographer is excellent. A tendency to focus on the front ends. Much of the Florida sunshine gets bouncing around, at times. Digitally processed. Everything looks and sounds excellent!

Limited off road units are seen. This Florida East Coast GP38-2, with some NASA cars. At CSX yard at Jacksonville.

At busy Baldwin Tower. A Seaboard System rolls through the crossing.

Southern Pacific lash-ups are running off mileage. Proving the terrain is not flat.

Here is a Tropicana Orange Juice train. Would have preferred more detail on these.

Amtrak makes a couple of appearances.

Several night scenes are within this show.

Several brief switching scenes, are included.

A side view is good to see. This SD40 and GP38 pair.

Friendly CSX Engineer!

End up in Plant City. A map would have made much more sense of the small towns.

A Chessie System painted caboose is parked. Some local switching. Not a better view available.

CSX 7. Jacksonville to Plant City, Florida.

Meets the advertised. Not a great episode. A map would have been helpful. Script is a bit thin. A middle of the road entry. Yet, little of Florida is available. Pick it, if you like one.

Rating: 4 Stars