The Roodhouse local has just entered the Springfield branch at Murrayville, as they begin the 10 MPH portion of their easterly trek.
Awaiting its turn on the single main beyond Cable, the ILBOAX holds at the Cable X-over as it meets the first of two eastbounds before the dispatcher will again have it headed west. At the time th... (more)
KCS 2971 has the just left Roodhouse for a trip to Springfield. This was the last KCS run to Springfield prior to the merging of operations Canadian Pacific.
Late Morning At Lanagan | Northbound manifest train M261 heads past a field near the community of Lanagan, MO on a beautiful Sunday, April 9, 2023 morning. Two EMD SD70-series locomotives l... (more)
Light power rolls back to their train at Deramus Yard prior to departing for Kansas City.
KCS 3961 leads a westbound mixed train through Sibley Louisiana crossing over one of the many bridges just west of town.
Northbound on Rich Mountain near rich Mountain siding
With the merger becoming official between Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern today (April 14, 2023), it marks the end of an era like no other. Who would've thought we'd see a merger in the ... (more)
Cruising Into The Future Night has fallen over Gravette, AR and just over three hours remain before the CPKC merger goes into effect as a northbound KCS grain train rides off into the nig... (more)
Storm clouds build across eastern Louisiana as this eastbound KCS train crosses the Mississippi River into Vicksburg.
Metro 1 dodger working on the last day of KCS rail operations.
NS train 245 pulls up to swap crews in downtown Birmingham behind KCS #4006 (Veterans Unit) on a beautiful Spring afternoon.
As the sun sets on the KCS, KCS 4058 sits as the DPU of an M-ARSH freight on a cold night. At midnight, a crew is called to start the train on its journey to Shreveport, LA.