X0201 4/A2003-08-272003-08-29 0000740796 FLORIDA EAST COAST INDUSTRIES INC FLA 0001013679 SMITH RICHARD G ONE MALAGA STREET ST. AUGUSTINE FL 32084 0100EVP, CFOClass A Common Stock2003-08-274A0675030.75A19707DClass A Common2003-08-294F0127630.82D19857DVests ratably over 4 years.Surrender of shares to the issuer in satisfaction of tax withholding obligations.Includes 1,426 shares of FLA Class A common stock acquired through FECI's Employee Stock Purchase Plan. The information in this report is based on a Plan statement date of June 30, 2003.6,750 shares were inadvertently shown as a disposition rather than an acquisition.by: Power of Attorney2003-09-04