Open spaces, all stretched out. KCSM 4665 and KCS 4139 lead a Brownton, MN to Keyes, CA grain train. On the left of the image you can see all the way back to the Wasatch Mountain range (Salt Lake ... (more)
My favorite shot of the chase, was my final one of the evening. The train is on the grade between Marblehead and Low. They are coming around the big sweeping curve into the straightaway.
Trucking right along. After awhile the crew realized they were celebrities. They were having a good time watching all us crazy railfans giving chase.
What a threat it was to get two KCS units hauling a Union Pacific grain train. Here is the dual out on the EX Western Pacific causeway,
Second shot of the day. I really had my doubts this shot would happen. UP likes to park trains in the Garfield-Smelter area, tie them down, and pull the crews off. But not so, he came flying right... (more)
Some rare visitors to Utah. Two KCS units lead a UP grain train. The leader is actually a Kanas City Southern de Mexico. The grain train is a Brownton, MN to Keyes, CA.
