This unit was released from the Metro East Industries paint shop on March 19, 2007. The logos on the side of the cab are KCS. KCSM 4650 painted in Mexico has KCSM logos. Rumor has it that this uni... (more)
4679 has just been delivered to the KCS sporting its sharp new look. It will be making a trip back to MEI, however, as a KCS shield was applied to the cab rather than the appropriate KCSM shield.
4679 is switched into the Alton and Southern yard the morning after emerging from MEI as the second freight locomotive to wear Southern Belle colors. DMIR 301 was a definite bonus. Making the sc... (more)
2 of the few remaining Gateway Western motors are coupled together at the former GWWR facility.
A long KCS manifest nears the terminal.
Eastbound transfer crosses over the UP Springfield Sub on the High Line
UP 6550 points a Westbound coal train
I'm not sure why this UP power is poking on the KCS, but the St. Louis skyline can be seen in the background. And check out the 3-stack of super high mounted searchlight signals. Canon 350D.
Southbound coal train
Westbound transfer
Southbound freight
The patch over the Cargill logo is due to a corporate name change. The Gateway Arch is in the background.
Transfer to the Alton & Southern
A yard full of coiled steel has a view of the Gateway to the West.
DPU on a Westbound coal train