Couldn't let this one go unremarked. I've always wondered about the purpose of that little door in this 1957-58 built cab. Photo by Gary Zeitler. From my collection.
BNSF 9232 and UP 7009 meet in passing at Old Union Depot Interlocking in the West Bottoms of Kansas City.
Three aging Santa Fe Warbonnets being upgraded to RCO by Mid-America Car in Kansas City.
"Eli" is a full size, 3-foot-gauge steam locomotive built by Crown Metal Products in 1973 for Worlds of Fun in Kansas City, Missouri. The railroad was initially sponsored by Burlington ... (more)
BNSF 7755 leads a twelve-unit consist on an empty grain train through the West Bottoms of Kansas City.
When I lived in Atlanta, used to enjoy catching the NS 732 in the area as it was guaranteed BNSF power in the land of CSX and NS. Now, after moving to Kansas City, I can catch it on home rails. ... (more)
CP + KCS=CPKC CPKC YKK12 is seen making their way west on the KC Metro Sub with a pair of Geeps with traffic for UP.
A rare sight these days. An early three-window SD60M leads the Fort Scott local out of Kansas City heading south.
Kansas City West Bottoms 1415 is working State Line Road in - where else - Kansas City's West Bottoms. The KCRR took over this former Union Pacific trackage in 2024. Incidentally, the train is i... (more)
Kansas City West Bottoms' ex-Canadian National GMD1 - sporting the unique KCRR "noodle" on its nose - is working along State Line Road on a warm November afternoon.
The 2025 edition of CPKC's Holiday Train, led by CP 2246, rounds the curve at Santa Fe Junction in Kansas City as it heads back to CPKC's Knoche Yard to tie down for the night.
The 2025 edition of CPKC's Holiday Train arrives at Union Station via the Kansas City Terminal.
BNSF Power on the UP leading a CPKC trainConfused yet? A pair of BNSF motors lead the CPKC YKK12 on the UP KC Metro Sub heading towardds 18th St Yard.
The Holidays Are Here CP 2246 leads the US CPKC Holiday Train at Union Station in Kansas City, MO.