My favorite MKT units were these oddities. I always wondered how they pulled compared to a straight GP9s. And why did they buy dynamic brakes only on these. Most are pictured from the other en... (more)

Sunrise Steam. Early on the morning of Thursday, August 12, 2021, a lot of people people were already trackside in Parsons, Kansas to await the departure of Union Pacific Railroad's "B... (more)

KCSM 4072 at Parsons, KS.

MKT AS16M 126 at Parsons KS October 1968. Built as MKT 1571 in September 1950 and rebuilt by EMD in November 1958. The MKT sold these EMD/Baldwin hybrids in 1972 and power short CNW picked these u... (more)

Frisco (SLSF) EMD GP7 559; Road Numbers 500-549 and 555-632. Unknown photographer photo.

MKT RS3M 153 switching at Parsons KS May 1970. The 153 was built as MKT 1560 in September 1951 and received a rebuild by EMD in September or October 1959. A new 567C prime mover was installed in t... (more)

C&NW AC4400CW 8803, SP AC4400CW 120 and UP AC6000CW 7006 leads a coal train through Parsons, Kansas.

Set of power MKT Parsons engine facility

MKT SD40-2 No.627 with Conrail SD40-2 No.6506. Photo from my collection, no photographer name on slide.

PARSONS KS April 1977 -- MKT U23B 350 s tied down all alone.

PARSONS KS May 1977 -- Katy GP40 226 is shown at the engine facility.

UP 8761 leads a manifest train out of Parsons, Kansas bound for Englewood, Texas.

Missouri-Kansas-Texas Alco PA-2 No.155A. The Katy owned 6 Alco PA-1 2000hp units built in 1949, and 8 PA-2 2250hp units built in 1950-51. Photo taken from my slide collection, no photographer l... (more)

A Union Pacific Operation Lifesaver Special, brought here for Katy Days, makes its first run of the day.

Switching on the south lead at Parsons, KS