The Shreveport Shops put on these home shop rebuilds. The shop did 5 of these GP32ECOs. Sounds like they mainly work in and around Shreveport, and are a neat looking design with their GP40X carbod... (more)
A local Shreveport Job is stopped at Spring Street Jct on the Shreveport Terminal. The job is heading down to the UP Riverfront Yard along the Red River. The trackage to the river is 1% downhill e... (more)
A westbound oil train from the CN at Jackson, MS, bound to Sulphur Springs, TX, is back on the move after 90 minute delay waiting on traffic in and around Texas Ave. The train will head south on t... (more)
A loaded grain train barely slows up for all the diamonds at Texarkana. The KCS crosses the UP Pine Bluff and the Little Rock Subs along with the shortline TENR. The train passes an old gray SD40 ... (more)
It is kind of surprising how ones steps back in time with the way the KCS still does business. Some of this railroad isn't built for speed. Heavy grades, twisting railroad, and an old signal syste... (more)