A northbound empty grain train makes alot of noise as it passes by the beautiful depot at Mena. The Shreveport Sub is pretty slow thru this area, but thru Mena is one of the places where trains ca... (more)

A northbound empty grain train makes alot of noise as it passes by the beautiful depot at Mena. The Shreveport Sub is pretty slow thru this area, but thru Mena is one of the places where trains ca... (more)

A northbound rail train fights the 1.1% grade into Hatton. The train is working north towards the next crew change point at Heavener, OK, 70 miles ahead. The train is only using one of their GE's ... (more)

One of my favorite shots I got on my KCS expeditions was this loaded rail train on the Shreveport Sub. Early morning light gleam on this nice set of power as they pass thru Wicks working north tow... (more)

The CN local out of Jackson Yard comes off the KCS at Switchtender on the southside of Jackson by the Amtrak Depot. She looks pretty beat up, but this tired GTW make short work of the little local... (more)

The CN hot shot Z194 makes a few moves at sunset at Jackson before heading out for the final leg of the trip to Mays Yard in New Orleans. South of Memphis this hotshot intermodal train becomes a f... (more)

I know Amtrak isn't a really importance to many, but the P42 era is starting to come to an end as chargers come online. I try to make an effort to shoot Amtrak trains when possible. Here we have t... (more)

The Vicksburg local out of Jackson scoots across the CN at Switchtender on the south side of Jackson. A CN oil train will be the last to go to the KCS to park for an outbound crew to take to Merid... (more)

With over 13,00 tons of traffic off the VSOR at Vicksburg, these 3 EMDs have a full load dragging out of the Mississippi River Valley at Vicksburg. Here the job pops out of the tunnel under Washin... (more)

With over 13,00 tons of traffic off the VSOR at Vicksburg, these 3 EMDs have a full load dragging out of the Mississippi River Valley at Vicksburg. Here the job pops out of the tunnel under Washin... (more)

The KCS Jackson Local is shoving 108x6 from the Vicksburg Southern out to the main before heading east. Here the crew passes the yard office for the VSOR and their yard. The crew would have their ... (more)

The KCS Gulfport Local is at Hattiesburg. The job had cool set of 4-SD40's. Here the job doubles up to head back to Gulfport at the south end of the CN's Hattiesburg Yard. Unfortunately for us the... (more)

The KCS Gulfport Local is at Hattiesburg. The job had cool set of 4-SD40's. Here the job switches ends after yarding their inbound train. The CN local grabs the KCS train and begins trashing it ou... (more)

A slot rock train is heading west on the Chilli Sub. The train has just crossed the Mississippi River and into Iowa. The train is going to park on 7 track at Fort Madison Yard here in 4 miles. The... (more)

This bridge was built in 1927 and replaced the original combination roadway/single-track bridge completed in 1887. The bridge is owned by the BNSF and logs around 2,000 openings a year. The bridg... (more)