Screaming through my alma mater town of Drexel is KCS Train XW-KCPB-16 hugging the Kansas State Line through town on the KCS Pittsburg Sub. past the elevator. From here the train will proceed sou... (more)
Now clicking off the KCS Pittsburg Sub. at about a 90 second per mile rate, KCS Train XW-KCPB-16 rolls downhill through East 259th Street just south of Cleveland.
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Looking like something straight out of 1999, KCS Train XW-KCPB-16 makes its way over the 63rd Street Trafficway Bridge behind a pair of EMD standard cabs on the KCS Pittsburg Sub. Just a few mile... (more)
After turning the corner at Southwest Jct., KCS Train XW-ESKC-16 is now headed south over the KCT diamond and under the Sheffield Flyover on the KCS Pittsburg Sub. In a couple miles the train wil... (more)
After talking to KCT Traffic Control East End Dispatcher, KCS Train XW-ESKC-16 slinks down the hill into Rock Creek Jct. on the Ex-GWWR KCS Mexico Sub. with a track gang's equipment on MOW flats. ... (more)
A trio of gray SD50's lead KCS Train XW-KCSH-13 south on the KCS Pittsburg Sub. past the Drexel Elevator after meeting the northbound G-BVKC-06 in the hole. This was a welcome surprise for sure o... (more)
A trio (yes, trio...what year is this again?) of gray SD50's lead KCS Train XW-KCSH-13 south on the KCS Pittsburg Sub. behind my house bound for Shreveport with a load of rock. This was a welcome... (more)
KCS 7009 is on the point of a "scorpion train" moving southbound on the KCS Pittsburg Sub at Drexel. KCS 7009 is an ex-CR SD50 picked up by the KCS in the mid-2000's.
KCS 7009 and 3165 lead a scorpion train south out of KC on the KCS Pittsburg Sub. After a crew change at Blue Valley, the train is highballing for Pittsburg, KS. KCS 7009 is an ex-Conrail SD50 pic... (more)
KCS 7009 and 3165 lead a scorpion train through Sheffield in KC on the KCS Pittsburg Sub. The train will slow roll down to Blue Valley for a crew change before continuing south to Pittsburg, KS. K... (more)
KCS 7009 is the lead motor on a scorpion train moving west on "The Gateway" at Rock Creek Jct in Independence. Once the train reaches KC, it will swing south and head for Pittsburg, KS. KCS 7009 i... (more)