POWER OF ATTORNEY







 Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby

constitutes and appoints each of Heidi J. Eddins and Brian J.

Nicholson, signing singly, the undersigned's true and lawful

attorney-in-fact to:



1. Execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the

2. undersigned's capacity as an officer and/or director of

3. Florida East Coast Industries, Inc. (the "Company"),

4. Forms 3, 4, and 5 in accordance with Section 16(a) of

5. the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder;



2. Do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the

undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to complete

and execute any such Form 3, 4, or 5, complete and execute

any amendment or amendments thereto, and timely file such form

with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and

any stock exchange or similar authority; and



3. Take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection

with the foregoing which, in the opinion of such

attorney-in-fact may be of benefit to, in the best interest of,

or legally required by, the undersigned, it being understood

that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf

of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be

in such form and shall contain such terms and conditions as such

attorney-in-fact may approve in such attorney-in-fact's discretion.





The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact

full power and authority to do and perform every act and

thing whatsoever requisite, necessary, or proper to be done

in the exercise of any of the rights and powers herein granted,

as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might

or could do if personally present, with full power of

substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming

all that such attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact's

substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be

done by virtue of this power of attorney and the rights and

powers herein granted.  The undersigned acknowledges that the

foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at

the request of the undersigned, are not assuming, nor is the

Company assuming, any of the undersigned's responsibilities

to comply with Section 16 of the Securities and Exchange

Act of 1934.



This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and

effect until the undersigned is no longer required to file

Forms 3, 4, and 5 with respect to the undersigned's holdings

of the transactions in securities issued by the Company, unless

earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered

to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.



IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this

Power of Attorney to be executed as of this 26th day of

August 2002.





Signature: /s/

Print Name: Adolfo Henriques