Working alongside U.S. Sugar, FMW Solutions planned, marketed, and operated the first public passenger excursion of the Sugar Express - the only mainline, steam-powered passenger operation in the state of Florida. The special roundtrip excursion, named "The Lake Placid Limited," welcomed visitors from six states to ride between Clewiston and Lake Placid, Florida on December 12th, 2021. This video features the return leg of the trip with 148 conducting the reverse move back to Clewiston.
Steam locomotive No. 148 was built in 1920 by the American Locomotive Company for use on the Florida East Coast Railway. In 1952, the locomotive was sold to U.S. Sugar to haul sugarcane trains from field-to-mill for processing raw sugar. As diesel locomotives became popular, No. 148 was sold by U.S. Sugar into private ownership in the 1960s. The steam engine spent a few years hauling passenger excursions, then it was moved across the country, finally landing in Monte Vista, Colorado. The locomotive was re-acquired by U.S. Sugar in 2016 and its restoration was completed by FMW Solutions in April, 2020. Learn more at sugarexpress.com.
While steam locomotives are some of the higher-profile projects that we work on, FMW Solutions is a railroad contractor and consulting firm that offers mechanical and engineering design, diesel locomotive servicing and repair, rail operations, strategic planning support, marketing, public relations, safety compliance administration, and training, as well as alternative fuel technology and research to the railroad industry at-large. As 148 and the Sugar Express show, FMW is also an accomplished rail preservation resource, with expertise in the restoration and operation of historic equipment and steam locomotives. Learn more about our railroad services at: www.fmwsolutio....
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4 янв 2022
