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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10(a)

                      FLORIDA EAST COAST INDUSTRIES, INC.

                           1998 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN

                        (ADOPTED EFFECTIVE JUNE 1, 1998)

                        (AMENDED EFFECTIVE MAY 19, 1999)

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                               TABLE OF CONTENTS

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ARTICLE 1. INTRODUCTION..............................................   A-4

ARTICLE 2. ADMINISTRATION............................................   A-4
    2.1  Committee Composition.......................................   A-4
    2.2  Committee Responsibilities..................................   A-4

ARTICLE 3. SHARES AVAILABLE FOR GRANTS...............................   A-5
    3.1  Basic Limitations...........................................   A-5
    3.2  Additional Shares...........................................   A-5

ARTICLE 4. ELIGIBILITY...............................................   A-5
    4.1  Non-statutory Stock Options.................................   A-5
    4.2  Incentive Stock Options.....................................   A-5
    4.3  Prospective Employees.......................................   A-5
    4.4  Restricted Stock............................................   A-5

ARTICLE 5. OPTIONS...................................................   A-5
    5.1  Stock Option Agreement......................................   A-5
    5.2  Number of Shares............................................   A-6
    5.3  Exercise Price..............................................   A-6
    5.4  Exercisability and Term.....................................   A-6
    5.5  Effect of Change in Control.................................   A-6
    5.6  Modification or Assumption of Options.......................   A-6
    5.7  Buyout Provisions...........................................   A-6

ARTICLE 6. PAYMENT FOR OPTION SHARES.................................   A-6
    6.1  General Rule................................................   A-6
    6.2  Surrender of Stock..........................................   A-7
    6.3  Exercise/Sale...............................................   A-7
    6.4  Exercise/Pledge.............................................   A-7
    6.5  Promissory Note.............................................   A-7
    6.6  Other Forms of Payment......................................   A-7

ARTICLE 7. PROTECTION AGAINST DILUTION...............................   A-7
    7.1  Adjustments.................................................   A-7
    7.2  Dissolution or Liquidation..................................   A-7
    7.3  Reorganization..............................................   A-8

ARTICLE 8. LIMITATION ON RIGHTS......................................   A-8
    8.1  Retention Rights............................................   A-8
    8.2  Stockholders' Rights........................................   A-8
    8.3  Regulatory Requirements.....................................   A-8
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ARTICLE 9. WITHHOLDING TAXES.........................................   A-8
    9.1  General.....................................................   A-8
    9.2  Share Withholding...........................................   A-9

ARTICLE 10. FUTURE OF THE PLAN.......................................   A-9
   10.1  Term of the Plan............................................   A-9
   10.2  Amendment or Termination....................................   A-9

ARTICLE 11. RESTRICTED STOCK.........................................   A-9
   11.1  Restricted Stock Grants.....................................   A-9
   11.2  Transferability.............................................   A-9
   11.3  Rights as a Stockholder.....................................   A-9
   11.4  Terms and Conditions of Award...............................  A-10
   11.5  Modifications of Restricted Stock Awards....................  A-10

ARTICLE 12. DEFINITIONS..............................................  A-10

ARTICLE 13. EXECUTION................................................  A-12

SCHEDULE A...........................................................   A-1
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                      FLORIDA EAST COAST INDUSTRIES, INC.

                              STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN

                                   ARTICLE I

                                  INTRODUCTION

     The Plan was adopted by the Board effective March 26, 1998. The purpose of
the Plan is to promote the long-term success of the Company and the creation of
stockholder value by (a) encouraging Employees and Outside Directors to focus on
critical long-range objectives, (b) encouraging the attraction and retention of
Employees and Outside Directors with exceptional qualifications and (c) linking
Employees and Outside Directors directly to stockholder interests through
increased stock ownership. The Plan seeks to achieve this purpose by providing
for Awards in the form of Options and Restricted Stock.

     The Plan shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws
of the State of Florida (excluding their choice-of-law provisions).

                                   ARTICLE II

                                 ADMINISTRATION

     2.1 Committee Composition.  The Plan shall be administered by the
Committee. The Committee shall consist exclusively of two or more Directors of
the Company, who shall be appointed by the Board. In addition, the composition
of the Committee shall satisfy:

          (a) Such requirements as the Securities and Exchange Commission may
     establish for administrators acting under plans intended to qualify for
     exemption under Rule 16b-3 (or its successor) under the Exchange Act; and

          (b) Such requirements as the Internal Revenue Service may establish
     for Outside Directors acting under plans intended to qualify for exemption
     under Section 162(m)(4)(C) of the Code.

     2.2 Committee Responsibilities.  The Committee shall (a) select the
Employees and Outside Directors who are to receive Awards under the Plan, (b)
determine the type, number, vesting requirements and other features and
conditions of such Awards, (c) interpret the Plan, and (d) make all other
decisions relating to the operation of the Plan. The Committee may adopt such
rules or guidelines as it deems appropriate to implement the Plan. The
Committee's determinations under the Plan shall be final and binding on all
persons. The Committee may make any other provision in individual Awards,
including provisions for dispute resolution, that the Committee deems
appropriate.

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                                  ARTICLE III

                          SHARES AVAILABLE FOR GRANTS

     3.1 Basic Limitations.  Common Shares issued pursuant to the Plan may be
authorized but unissued shares or treasury shares. The aggregate number of
Options awarded under the Plan shall not exceed 1,600,000. The limitations of
this Section 3.1 shall be subject to adjustment pursuant to Article 7.

     3.2 Additional Shares.  If Awards are forfeited or terminated for any
reason, then the corresponding Common Shares shall again become available for
the grant of Awards under the Plan.

                                   ARTICLE IV

                                  ELIGIBILITY

     4.1 Non-statutory Stock Options.  Only Employees and Outside Directors
shall be eligible for the grant of NSOs.

     4.2 Incentive Stock Options.  Only Employees who are common-law employees
of the Company, a parent, or a subsidiary shall be eligible for the grant of
ISOs. In addition, an Employee who owns more than 10% of the total combined
voting power of all classes of outstanding stock of the Company or any of its
parents or subsidiaries shall not be eligible for the grant of an ISO unless the
requirements set forth in Section 422(c)(6) of the Code are satisfied.

     4.3 Prospective Employees.  For purposes of this Article 4, the terms
"Employee" shall include a prospective Employee who receives an Award after
accepting a written offer of employment from the Company, a parent or a
subsidiary. If an ISO is granted to a prospective Employee, the date when his or
her service as an Employee commences shall be deemed to be the date of grant of
such ISO for all purposes under the Plan (including, without limitation, Section
5.3). No Award granted to a prospective Employee shall become exercisable or
vested unless and until his or her service as an Employee commences.

     4.4 Restricted Stock.  Only Employees and Outside Directors shall be
eligible for the grant of Restricted Stock.

                                   ARTICLE V

                                    OPTIONS

     5.1 Stock Option Agreement.  Each grant of an Option under the Plan shall
be evidenced by a Stock Option Agreement between the Optionee and the Company.
Such Option shall be subject to all applicable terms of the Plan and may be
subject to any other terms that are consistent with the Plan. The Stock Option
Agreement shall specify whether the Option is an ISO or an NSO. The provisions
of the various Stock Option Agreements entered into under the Plan need not be
identical. Options may be granted in consideration of a cash payment, or in
consideration of a reduction in the Optionee's other compensation.

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     5.2 Number of Shares.  Each Stock Option Agreement shall specify the number
of Common Shares subject to the Option and shall provide for the adjustment of
such number in accordance with Article 9. Options granted to any Optionee in a
single fiscal year of the Company shall not cover more than 500,000 Common
Shares, except that Options granted to a new Employee in the fiscal year of the
Company in which his or her service as an Employee first commences shall not
cover more than 750,000 Common Shares. The limitations set forth in the
preceding sentence shall be subject to adjustment in accordance with Article 7.

     5.3 Exercise Price.  Each Stock Option Agreement shall specify the Exercise
Price; provided that the Exercise Price shall in no event be less than 100% of
the Fair Market Value of a Common Share on the most recent trading day before
the date of grant. In the case of an NSO, a Stock Option Agreement may specify
an Exercise Price that varies in accordance with a predetermined formula while
the NSO is outstanding.

     5.4 Exercisability and Term.  Each Stock Option Agreement shall specify the
date or event when all or any installment of the Option is to become
exercisable. The Stock Option Agreement shall also specify the term of the
Option; provided that the term of an Option shall in no event exceed 10 years
from the date of grant. A Stock Option Agreement may provide for accelerated
exercisability in the event of the Optionee's death, disability or retirement or
other events and may provide for expiration prior to the end of its term in the
event of the termination of the Optionee's service.

     5.5 Effect of Change in Control.  The Committee may determine, at the time
of granting an Option or thereafter, that all or part of such Option shall
become exercisable as to all Common Shares subject to such Option in the event
that a Change in Control occurs with respect to the Company.

     5.6 Modification or Assumption of Options.  Within the limitations of the
Plan, the Committee may modify, extend or assume outstanding Options or may
accept the cancellation of outstanding Options (whether granted by the Company
or by another issuer) in return for the grant of new Options for the same or a
different number of shares and at the same or a different exercise price. The
foregoing notwithstanding, no modification of an Option shall, without the
consent of the Optionee, alter or impair his or her rights or obligations under
such Option.

     5.7 Buyout Provisions.  The Committee may at any time (a) offer to buy out
for a payment in cash or cash equivalents an Option previously granted, or (b)
authorize an Optionee to elect to cash out an Option previously granted, in
either case at such time and based upon such terms and conditions as the
Committee shall establish.

                                   ARTICLE VI

                           PAYMENT FOR OPTION SHARES

     6.1 General Rule.  The entire Exercise Price of Common Shares issued upon
exercise of Options shall be payable in cash or cash equivalents at the time
when such Common Shares are purchased, except that the Stock Option Agreement
may specify that payment may be made in any form(s) described in this Article 6.
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     6.2 Surrender of Stock.  To the extent that this Section 6.2 is applicable,
payment for all or any part of the Exercise Price may be made with Common Shares
which are already owned by the Optionee. Such Common Shares shall be valued at
their Fair Market Value on the most recent trading day before the date when the
new Common Shares are purchased under the Plan. Except as otherwise provided in
an Award, the Optionee shall not surrender Common Shares in payment of the
Exercise Price if such surrender would cause the Company to recognize
compensation expense with respect to the Option for financial reporting
purposes.

     6.3 Exercise/Sale.  To the extent that this Section 6.3 is applicable,
payment may be made by the delivery (on a form prescribed by the Company) of an
irrevocable direction to a securities broker approved by the Company to sell
Common Shares, and to deliver all or a part of the sales proceeds to the Company
in payment of all or part of the Exercise Price and any withholding taxes.

     6.4 Exercise/Pledge.  To the extent that this Section 6.4 is applicable,
payment may be made by the delivery (on a form prescribed by the Company) of an
irrevocable direction to pledge Common Shares to a securities broker or lender
approved by the Company, as security for a loan, and to deliver all or part of
the loan proceeds to the Company in payment of all or part of the Exercise Price
and any withholding taxes.

     6.5 Promissory Note.  To the extent that this Section 6.5 is applicable,
payment may be made with a full-recourse promissory note.

     6.6 Other Forms of Payment.  To the extent that this Section 6.6 is
applicable, payment may be made in any other form that is consistent with
applicable laws, regulations and rules.

                                  ARTICLE VII

                          PROTECTION AGAINST DILUTION

     7.1 Adjustments.  In the event of a subdivision of the outstanding Common
Shares, a declaration of a dividend payable in Common Shares, a declaration of a
dividend payable in a form other than Common Shares in an amount that has a
material effect on the price of Common Shares, a combination or consolidation of
the outstanding Common Shares (by reclassification or otherwise) into a lesser
number of Common Shares, a recapitalization, a spin-off or a similar occurrence,
the Committee shall make such equitable adjustments as it, in its sole
discretion, deems appropriate in one or more of (a) the number of Common Shares
available for future Awards under Article 3, (b) the limitations set forth in
Section 5.2, (c) the number of Common Shares covered by each outstanding Option
or (d) the Exercise Price under each outstanding Option. Except as provided in
this Article 7, a Participant shall have no right by reason of any issue by the
Company of stock of any class or securities convertible into stock of any class,
any subdivision or consolidation of shares of stock of any class, the payment of
any stock dividend, or any other increase or decrease in the number of shares of
stock in any class.

     7.2 Dissolution or Liquidation.  In the event of the proposed dissolution
or liquidation of the Company, the Committee shall notify each Optionee as soon
as practicable prior to the effective date of such proposed transaction. The
Committee, at its discretion, may provide for an Optionee to have the right to
exercise his or her Options until 10 days prior to such transaction as to some
or all of the Common
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Shares covered thereby, including Common Shares as to which the Options would
not otherwise be exercisable. In addition, the Committee may provide that any
Company repurchase options applicable to any Shares purchased upon exercise of
an Option shall lapse as to some or all such Shares, provided the proposed
dissolution or liquidation takes place at the time and in the manner
contemplated. To the extent not previously exercised, Options shall terminate
immediately prior to the consummation of such proposed action.

     7.3 Reorganization.  In the event that the Company is a party to a merger
or other reorganization, outstanding Awards shall be subject to the agreement of
merger or reorganization. Such agreement may provide, without limitation, for
the continuation of outstanding Awards by the Company (if the Company is a
surviving corporation), for their assumption by the surviving corporation or its
parent or subsidiary, for the substitution by the surviving corporation or its
parent or subsidiary of its own awards for such Awards, for accelerated vesting
and accelerated expiration, or for settlement in cash or cash equivalents.

                                  ARTICLE VIII

                              LIMITATION ON RIGHTS

     8.1 Retention Rights.  Neither the Plan nor any Award granted under the
Plan shall be deemed to give any individual a right to remain an Employee or
Outside Director. The Company and its parents, subsidiaries and affiliates
reserve the right to terminate the service of any Employee or Outside Director
at any time, with or without cause, subject to applicable laws, the Company's
Certificate of Incorporation and By-Laws and a written Employment Agreement (if
any).

     8.2 Stockholders' Rights.  A Participant shall have no dividend rights,
voting rights or other rights as a stockholder with respect to any Common Shares
covered by his or her Award prior to the time when a stock certificate for such
Common Shares is issued or, in the case of an Option, the time when he or she
become entitled to receive such Common Shares by filing a notice of exercise and
paying the Exercise Price. No adjustment shall be made for cash dividends or
other rights for which the record date is prior to such time, except as
expressly provided in the Plan or in the Award.

     8.3 Regulatory Requirements.  Any other provision of the Plan,
notwithstanding the obligation of the Company to issue Common Shares under the
Plan, shall be subject to all applicable laws, rules and regulations and such
approval by any regulatory body as may be required. The Company reserves the
right to restrict, in whole or in part, the delivery of Common Shares pursuant
to any Award prior to the satisfaction of all legal requirements relating to the
issuance of such Common Shares, to their registration, qualification or listing
or to an exemption from registration, qualification or listing.

                                   ARTICLE IX

                               WITHHOLDING TAXES

     9.1 General.  To the extent required by applicable federal, state, local or
foreign law, a Participant or his or her successor shall make arrangements
satisfactory to the Company for the satisfaction of any

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withholding tax obligations that arise in connection with the Plan. The Company
shall not be required to issue any Common Shares or make any cash payment under
the Plan until such obligations are satisfied.

     9.2 Share Withholding.  The Committee may permit a Participant to satisfy
all or part of his or her withholding or income tax obligations by having the
Company withhold all or a portion of any Common Shares that otherwise would be
issued to him or her or by surrendering all or a portion of any Common Shares
that he or she previously acquired. Such Common Shares shall be valued at their
Fair Market Value on the most recent trading day before the date when taxes
otherwise would be withheld in cash.

                                   ARTICLE X

                               FUTURE OF THE PLAN

     10.1 Term of the Plan.  The Plan, as set forth herein, shall become
effective on June 1, 1998. The Plan shall remain in effect until it is
terminated under Section 10.2, except that no ISOs shall be granted after May
31, 2008.

     10.2 Amendment or Termination.  The Board may, at any time and for any
reason, amend or terminate the Plan. An amendment of the Plan shall be subject
to the approval of the Company's stockholders only to the extent required by
applicable laws, regulations or rules. No Awards shall be granted under the Plan
after the termination thereof. The termination of the Plan, or any amendment
thereof, shall not affect any Award previously granted under the Plan.

                                   ARTICLE XI

                                RESTRICTED STOCK

     11.1 Restricted Stock Grants.  The Committee may make grants of Restricted
Stock to Participants. Whenever the Committee deems it appropriate to grant
Restricted Stock, notice shall be given to the Participant, stating the number
of shares of Restricted Stock granted and the terms and conditions to which the
Restricted Stock is subject. This notice, when accepted in writing by the
Participant, shall become an Award Agreement between the Company and the
Participant. Restricted Stock may be awarded by the Committee at its discretion
without cash consideration.

     11.2 Transferability.  No shares of Restricted Stock may be sold, assigned,
transferred, pledged, hypothecated, or otherwise encumbered or disposed of until
the restrictions on such shares, as set forth in the Participant's Award
Agreement, have lapsed or been removed pursuant to Section 11.4 below.

     11.3 Rights as a Stockholder.  Upon the acceptance by a Participant of an
Award of Restricted Stock, such Participant shall, subject to the restrictions
set forth in the Award, have all the rights of a shareholder with respect to
such shares of Restricted Stock, including, but not limited to, the right to
vote such shares of Restricted Stock and the right to receive all dividends and
other distributions paid thereon. Certificates representing Restricted Stock
shall bear a legend referring to the restrictions set forth in the Plan and
Participant's Award Agreement.

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     11.4 Terms and Conditions of Award.  The Committee shall establish as to
each Award of Restricted Stock the terms and conditions upon which the
restrictions above shall lapse. Such terms and conditions may include, without
limitation, the lapsing of such restrictions as a result of the disability,
death or retirement of the Participant or the occurrence of a Change in Control.
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 11.2 above, the Committee may at any
time, at its sole discretion, accelerate the time at which any or all
restrictions will lapse or remove any and all such restrictions.

     11.5 Modifications of Restricted Stock Awards.  The Committee may modify or
extend Awards of Restricted Stock, or may accept the cancellation of an
outstanding Award in return for the grant of a new Award of Restricted Stock.
The foregoing notwithstanding, no modification of an Award of Restricted Stock
shall, with but the consent of the Participant, alter or impair his or her
rights or obligations under the Award.

                                  ARTICLE XII

                                  DEFINITIONS

     12.1 "Affiliate" means any entity other than a subsidiary, if the Company
and/or one or more subsidiaries own not less than 80% of such entity.

     12.2 "Award" means any award of an Option or Restricted Stock under the
Plan.

     12.3 "Board" means the Company's Board of Directors, as constituted from
time to time.

     12.4 "Change in Control" means that:

          (a) 30% or more of the outstanding vote stock of the Company is
     acquired by any person or group other than The St. Joe Company, except that
     this Subsection (a) shall not apply as long as The St. Joe Company owns
     more voting stock than such person or group; or

          (b) Stockholders of the Company, other than The St. Joe Company, vote
     in a contested election for Directors of the Company and through exercise
     of their votes cause the replacement of 50% or more of the Company's
     Directors (the mere change of 50% or more of the members of the Board does
     not cause a Change in Control unless it occurs as a result of a contested
     election); or

          (c) The Company is a party to a merger or similar transaction as a
     result of which the Company's stockholders own 50% or less of the surviving
     entity's voting securities after such merger or similar transaction; or

          (d) In connection with the execution of an Employment Agreement for
     senior officers of the Company, the Committee may approve an Award which
     defines "Change in Control" to mean:

             (i) Any "person" (as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d)
        of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Act"), other
        than the present majority owner, The St. Joe Company, or any
        majority-owned subsidiary of The St. Joe Company becomes the "beneficial
        owner" (as defined in Rule 13-d under the Act) directly or indirectly,
        of securities

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        representing more than fifty percent (50%) of the total voting power
        represented by the Company's then outstanding voting securities; or

             (ii) A change in the composition of the Board, as a result of which
        fewer than a majority of the Directors are Incumbent Directors.
        "Incumbent Directors" shall mean Directors who either (a) are Directors
        of the Company as of the date hereof, or (b) are elected or nominated
        for election, to the Board with the affirmative votes of at least a
        majority of the Incumbent Directors at the time of such election or
        nomination (but shall not include an individual whose election or
        nomination is in connection with an actual or threatened proxy contest
        relating to the election of Directors of the Company); or

             (iii) The Company merges or consolidates with any other
        corporation, including The St. Joe Company or any subsidiary thereof, or
        the Company adopts, and the stockholders approve, if necessary, a plan
        of complete liquidation of the Company, or the Company sells or disposes
        of substantially all of its assets.

     A transaction shall not constitute a Change in Control if its sole purpose
is to change the state of the Company's incorporation or to create a holding
company that will be owned insubstantially the same proportions by the persons
who held the Company's securities immediately before such transaction.

     12.5 "Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

     12.6 "Committee" means the Compensation Committee of the Board, as further
described in Article 2.

     12.7 "Common Share" means one share of the common stock of the Company.

     12.8 "Company" means Florida East Coast Industries, Inc., a Florida
corporation.

     12.9 "Employee" means a common-law employee of the Company, a parent, a
subsidiary or an affiliate.

     12.10 "Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

     12.11 "Exercise Plan" means the amount for which one Common Share may be
purchased upon exercise of such Option, as specified in the applicable Stock
Option Agreement.

     12.12 "Fair Market Value" means the closing price of Common Shares, as
stated in The New York Stock Exchange Composite Transactions Report and reported
in The Wall Street Journal. If a closing price of Common Shares is not stated in
The New York Stock Exchange Composite Transactions Report, the Fair Market Value
of Common Shares shall be determined by the Committee in good faith on such
basis as it deems appropriate. The determination of Fair Market Value by the
Committee shall be conclusive and binding on all persons.

     12.13 "ISO" means an incentive stock option described in Section 422(b) of
the Code.

     12.14 "NSO" means a stock option not described in Sections 422 or 423 of
the Code.

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     12.15 "Option" means an ISO or NOS granted under the Plan and entitling the
holder to purchase Common Shares.

     12.16 "Optionee" means an individual or estate who holds an Option.

     12.17 "Outside Director" means a member of the Board who is not an
Employee. Service as an Outside Director shall be considered employment for all
purposes of the Plan other than Section 4.2.

     12.18 "Parent" means any corporation (other than the Company) in an
unbroken chain of corporations ending with the Company, if each of the
corporations other than the Company owns stock possessing 80% or more of the
total combined voting power of all classes of stock in one or the other
corporations in such chain. A corporation that attains the status of a parent on
a date after the adoption of the Plan shall be considered a parent commencing as
of such date.

     12.19 "Participant" means an individual or estate who holds an Award.

     12.20 "Plan" means this Florida East Coast Industries' 1998 Stock Incentive
Plan, as amended from time to time.

     12.21 "Stock Option Agreement" means the agreement between the Company and
an Optionee that contains the terms, conditions and restrictions pertaining to
his or her Option.

     12.22 "Subsidiary" means any corporation (other than the Company) in an
unbroken chain of corporations beginning with the Company, if each of the
corporations other than the last corporation in the unbroken chain owns stock
possessing 80% or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of
stock in one or the other corporations in such chain. A corporation that attains
the status of a subsidiary on a date after the adoption of the Plan shall be
considered a subsidiary commencing as of such date.

     12.23 "Restricted Stock" means Common Stock awarded upon the terms and
subject to the restrictions set forth in Article 12.

                                  ARTICLE XIII

                                   EXECUTION

     To record the adoption of the Plan by the Board, the Company has caused it
duly authorized officer to affix the corporate name and seal thereto.

                                         FLORIDA EAST COAST INDUSTRIES, INC.

                                         By:
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                                                                      SCHEDULE A

                              PERFORMANCE CRITERIA

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        Cash Flow                        Expense Reduction
        Earnings                         Revenue Growth
        Earnings Per Share               Stock Price Increase
        Operating Income
        Return on Assets
        Return on Equity
        Return on Invested Capital
        Total Shareholder Return
        Growth in any of the above
          measures
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