A southbound KC to Shreveport freight pulls into the siding at De Queen to do work. The train is working down the Shreveport Sub towards Shreveport still 120 miles ahead. At De Queen the KCS inter... (more)
Some may recognize this photo from March Trains magazine, this was my 1st cover shot!
The Rich Mountain area on the KCS Shreveport Sub is a well known location. The KCS goes up around the Quach... (more)
The Rich Mountain area on the KCS Shreveport Sub is a well known location. The KCS goes up around the Quachita Mountains near the Oklahoma/Arkansas Stateline. Kind of an unusual KCS freight train ... (more)
2 GE's are just beginning the hard shove on the back of this grain train as they dig into the 1% grade towards Rich Mountain. 4 GE's will fight gravity for the next 20 miles as they climb from 538... (more)
The KCS south of Heavener on the Shreveport Sub is some cool railroading!! The railroad makes the 45 mile climb over the Ouachita Mountains along the Oklahoma/Arkansas boarder. Here a 98 car loade... (more)