Noel is located on the KCS Heavener Sub in far southwestern Missouri. A Kansas City to Shreveport freight rolls south thru the southern Missouri Ozarks. The train is coasting along but will soon c... (more)
Having left the KCS main line over an hour prior, the "Fort Smith Dodger" local train rolls along near Pocola, OK on a gloomy April 4, 2022 morning.
A pair of Southern Belles power a military train in East Saint Louis, passing KCS Willows Tower. The train would tie down up ahead at Rose Lake, before continuing on to Fort Drum, NY.
KCS sand train rear DP motors are bringing up the end on a frac-sand loads passing the Alliance junction switch and heading to Saginaw TX and will be handed off to the FWWR RR to take it to Brownw... (more)
Rear DP locos on frac-sand loads heading to the Texas Pacifico RR in West Texas
Westbound Ft. Madison, IA, to Pearland, TX, auto train has a neat treat for the afternoon Transcon. A pair of KCS units head up this train as they make their way west on the Marceline Sub just wes... (more)
The KC to Shreveport freight train slowly works south towards Heavener and the next crew change point. The train is 2x1 DP. and has just topped the 1st heavy grade south of Neosho in southern Mis... (more)
North of Dalby siding the KCS Heavener Sub has some river running along the Shoal Creek. The tracks and the creek sit in a canyon type layout with a small rock wall and clear greenish water. Here ... (more)
On December 28, 2020, the African Grocery Store burn to the ground around 7am. 6 local fire department responded to the blaze that destroy this 1899 structure in downtown Noel. The investigation c... (more)
A northbound empty grain train has been struggling up the 1.5% grade out of Anderson the past 25 minutes to get 9 miles. Only 1 unit is being used as this train passes thru Goodman on the KCS Heav... (more)
This empty grain train bound for KC passes the beautifully restored City Hall of Anderson. Built in 1910 by the KCS, this railroad depot has served Anderson for many decades as a passenger station... (more)
A Martin Lake empty coal train has a good roll on them as they pass thru De Queen with a KCS leader. The train is at D&E Connection between north and south De Queen. This control point is jacked u... (more)
I believe these Martin Lake BNSF coal trains do not get loop at the plant when they are unloaded? So once in awhile the extra DP power put on at Pittsburg, leads the empties back north. As is the ... (more)
Unfortunately the road was closed back to this bridge over the Little River between Wilton and Horaito on the KCS Shreveport Sub. With seconds to spare I got this 2nd KC to Shreveport freight as t... (more)
KCS 4148 & BNSF 8412 power westbound empties.
A 1x2 powered rock has just arrived at its destination at Hatton on the Shreveport Sub. The train is slowing up to let the conductor off so they can shove around the north leg of the wye. The trai... (more)
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)
The westbound Artesia to Shreveport freight rolls pass the siding at Gibsland. The train is 34 miles to the beginning of the Shreveport Terminal. Gibsland is a 9,466 foot siding at MP 127.2 on the... (more)
Mother Nature definitely let all the moisture out of the sky in heavy lunchtime thunderstorms. There was plenty of water on the ground as this grain empty begins slowly working north on the Beaumo... (more)
The KCS Business Train toured the Beaumont Sub enroute to Shreveport on May 4th. The weather this day made things interesting and train traffic moving slowly. This hotshot would have to meet a loa... (more)
One thing in my KCS travels I hadn't seen yet was a KCS intermodal train. So a nice treat was this Monterrey, MX, to NS stacker northbound on the Beaumont Sub. At Shreveport the train will tune th... (more)
This Monterrey, MX, to NS stacker is northbound on the Beaumont Sub. At Shreveport the train will tune the corner and head east on the Meridian Speedway. For now the train makes good time as it ro... (more)
