KCS 4005 dodges the clouds as it leads a freight through East Saint Louis, IL.

KCS 2023, a GP38-2 in the classic grey ghost scheme, leads the way of a transfer to the Terminal's Madison Yard. KCS 2958, a rebuilt GP40-3 in the Southern Belle scheme, follows.

The Gateway Arch provides the backdrop as KCS 2023 and 2958 lug a lengthy transfer from the Gateway Western Yard to TRRA's Madison Yard. It's been quite a while since I've shot a KCS original gray... (more)

Getting serviced at the fuel racks at Heavener yard

The KCS Veterans unit leading the MKCSH20 past a pond at Ardath, just across the MO-KS border from Arcadia, KS.

The KCS Veterans unit landing in Pittsurg with the southbound MKCSH20.

The Watts Dodger local continues to head north through Siloam Springs, AR midday on a cloudy March 21, 2022. Having left the yard at Watts a couple of hours earlier, worked the siding at the Jet S... (more)

A Kansas City Southern grain train, led by a pair of SD70ACe locomotives, head north across the Illinois River near Watts, OK on a rainy March 21, 2022 afternoon.

Heading back to the yard, the Watts Dodger local crosses the Illinois River near Watts, OK on a cloudy March 21, 2022, shortly before a thunderstorm would roll through.

Having just come out of the siding at Watts, OK, the engineer turns up the throttle on his three EMD switchers leading the Watts Dodger local train northbound in the morning light of March 21, 202... (more)

This loaded grain train has seen the sites at Frierson this morning. Even though Frierson is 8100 feet siding that wasn't enough for them not to have to do a saw-by to meet 2 trains. The grain tra... (more)

This loaded grain train has seen the sites at Frierson this morning. Even though Frierson is 8100 feet siding that wasn't enough for this grainer not to do a saw-by to meet 2 trains. The grain tra... (more)

The weather in Louisiana was interesting on May 4th, 2021. We started out in sun but by the time lunchtime rolled around Mother Nature was wringing the skies out of all the humidity. Heavy thunder... (more)