A pair of matched Phase VII chargers lead the northbound Crescent over the lake.

MoPac F7A 814 leads three more F-units and a GP18 on the T&P near Shreveport, Louisiana on January 4, 1968. MoPac F7A 814 was former International Great Northern (IGN) nos. 595, built 09/49. Ph... (more)

Not the sunny south in this case.

A former IC unit in classic white with that classic southern crud that builds up. Photo by Dave Petke. From my collection.

I like those spark arresters and that horn. The F was slipping away almost 50 years ago.

What a schnoz! Photo by Dave Petke. From my collection.

Every so often you see something that begs the question "What were they thinking?". Actually the white didn't turn out as bad as everyone expected but that road number...............

A Southbound freight train from Shreveport, Louisiana, passing by an original KCS depot built back in 1916. This station served as a train station, crew change point, and freight station back in i... (more)

Two Southern Belle 70Macs and a gray SW1500 leading a NB freight along US 171 just South of Leesville.

Two KCS pups working the yard in Baton Rouge. These SW1500s sounded great working the yard. Even though it is just a yard job pulling down, myself and the guys were thrilled to get a shot of these... (more)

KCS LNO335 heading to Baton Rouge from NOLA across the spillway. This old wooden trestle from the 1930s is 1.8 miles long across the spillway and has been downgraded to only 10mph within the last ... (more)

The original KCS business train is heading west from New Orleans to Shreveport.

A BNSF coal train is about to interchange back to BNSF in Shreveport. Due to southbound directional running on the Rabbit, aka UP Lufkin Sub required to Luminant's Martin Lake Power Plant in Tatu... (more)

A Wylie, TX to Meridian, MS/NS intermodal diverges onto the Meridian Speedway, while the other tracks leads to Lake Charles, or Beaumont and eventually Mexico.

Protect Your Dogs. KCS 4771 was leading a 3-pack of power, including the (sadly) trailing KCS SD70ACe 4006 Veterans Unit, on a manifest train on the New Orleans Public Belt as it crossed Ea... (more)