UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, DC 20549

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

~~SECURITIES~~ Date ~~EXCHANGE~~of ~~ACT OF~~report ~~1934~~(Date of earliest event reported) January 6, 2006

~~Date~~FLORIDA ofEAST ~~report~~COAST INDUSTRIES, INC. (~~Date~~Exact Name of ~~earliest~~Registrant ~~event~~as ~~reported~~Specified in Its Charter) ~~September~~ 7,Florida ~~2005~~ (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

FLORIDA EAST COAST INDUSTRIES, INC.

001-08728		59-2349968
(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

One Malaga St., St. Augustine, FL		32084
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

~~(Exact~~ 904-829-3421 ~~Name of~~ (Registrant’s asTelephone ~~Specified~~Number, inIncluding ~~Its~~Area ~~Charter~~Code)

Florida		001-08728		59-2349968
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

One Malaga St., St. Augustine, FL		32084
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

904-829-3421

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions ( see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

On ~~September~~January ~~7 & 8~~6, ~~2005,~~2006 ~~Adolfo~~the ~~Henriques,~~Company ~~Chairman,~~issued ~~President~~a ~~and~~press ~~Chief~~release ~~Executive~~announcing ~~Officer,~~an ~~Daniel~~agreement H.for ~~Popky,~~a ~~Executive~~newly-created ~~Vice~~holding ~~President~~company ~~and~~to ~~Chief~~acquire ~~Financial~~Codina ~~Officer~~Group and ~~Bradley~~ D.related ~~Lehan,~~interests ~~Vice~~a ~~President~~copy ~~and~~of ~~Treasurer~~which ofis ~~Florida~~attached ~~East~~hereto ~~Coast~~as ~~Industries,~~Exhibit ~~Inc~~99.1. ~~(NYSE:~~On ~~FLA)~~the ~~intend~~same today, ~~speak~~the toCompany ~~various~~held ~~investors~~a onweb ~~certain~~cast ~~consolidated~~/ ~~and~~conference ~~subsidiary~~call ~~accomplishments,~~to ~~business~~discuss ~~opportunities,~~the ~~markets and financial results~~agreement. The ~~presentation~~ ~~confirms~~conference ~~prior~~call ~~guidance~~announcement ~~given~~is onattached ~~expected~~as ~~results~~Exhibit ~~on July 28, 2005~~99.2 ~~The~~and the information contained in the presentation is presented below as Exhibit 99.3. The presentation isand press releases are also available on the Company’s website at www.feci.com.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(cd) Exhibits

Exhibit No.		Description
99		Presentation Documents
99.1		Transaction Press Release
99.2		Conference Call Press Release
99.3		Presentation Documents

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Florida East Coast Industries, Inc. BY: /S/ HEIDI J. EDDINS Heidi J. Eddins Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary

	Florida East Coast Industries, Inc.


	BY:	/s/ Heidi J. Eddins

		Heidi J. Eddins
		Executive Vice President,
		General Counsel & Corporate Secretary
Dated: January 6, 2006

Dated: September 7, 2005

INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Exhibit No.		Description
99		Presentation Documents
99.1		Transaction Press Release
99.2		Conference Call Press Release
99.3		Presentation Documents

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