J42 departs St. Paul Yard with an interesting mix of locomotives. KCS 2003 began life back in 1969 as the Penn Central 7786 and still retains its class lights.
J42 crosses the Mississippi River at Camden with a quad set of EMDs, a pair of GPs from KCS, and a pair of SDs from the Canadian Pacific. This train has always been a fan favorite, and has gotten ... (more)
J42 departs St. Paul Yard for Humboldt with an eclectic set of power.
An elephant style trio of non-ECO standard cabs brings J42 through New Brighton.
J42's head end has just crossed the Mississippi River and is now on the approach to nearby Humboldt Yard. KCS Grey ghost GP38-2 #2022 is in charge.
Shades Of The Milwaukee Road. Since the CPKC came to be, some pretty neat lash-ups have followed. KCS GP38-2 2022, CP SD40-2 6063, CP SD30ECO 5031 and KCS GP40-2 2971 lead J42 over the Miss... (more)
KCS 2003 leads J42 through Van Buren on the return trip to St. Paul. The 2003 was built for the Penn Central as a straight GP38 back in 1969, and continues to earn its keep for the CPKC.
Two KCS GPs and a CP GP20C-ECO lead J42 over the Mississippi River at Camden.
J42 rolls through New Brighton with a KCS GP38-2 leader. The CP and KCS local power fleets have become less segregated over the past year, and there are now several KCS GPs working in and around t... (more)
A KCS GP40-3 leads J42 over the Mississippi River at Camden.
