Already looking rather bedraggled this unit has a yard slug to handle the hump. Photo by Dave Petke.

Buttheads were few on KCS and rather hard to find ourside the big yards but worth the effort. This crew is awaiting their next move. No snide comments please.

Built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division in April 1962, Kansas City Southern GP30 101 later became KCS 4101. KCS 4101 and 4119 were found in Shreveport, Alabama, on September 25, 1976. ... (more)

The CPKC 180 flies through the little town of Rodessa Louisiana on Christmas Eve 2025.

CP 7015 and CP 7020 leads the hot CPKC 180 over Caddo Lake during the golden hour.

RLIX 1516 at the Port of Shreveport Bossier.

CP 7034 leads a loaded oil train down the Beaumont Sub in southwest Shreveport.

A pair of KCS units works hard to keep this heavy train moving up the steep grade at Jordan Street in Shreveport Louisiana.

A local sporting all KCS power heads southbound down the Beaumont Sub on its trip down to switch at Ash Grove Shreveport Terminal.

The Big Picture

Yard job shuffling cars

Executive Train arriving Shreveport yard

CPKC executive train rolling westbound to Shreveport

Executive train arriving CPKC Shreveport yard

Old school meets the new boss... same as the old boss!