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)

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)

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.

The Southern Belle, KCS Train B-KCSH-17, passes the former depot site which the original passenger train stopped at prior to November 3, 1969, 45 years and 14 days ago. This trip is bound for Hea... (more)

Passing through my fiancé Caitlin's hometown, KCS Train Q-KCNL-18 is led by a shiny pair of Belle EMDs, aggrandized by the venerable Drexel Elevator. Conductor JR Johnston is tossing out a fusee... (more)

It's 53 miles to Kansas City, but the light pollution is evident, even from here on a clear night. In an hour or so, the Fs will highball to KC. You might even notice a streak from the Geminid m... (more)

Southbound mixed freight rolls through Drexel, MO, hugging the Missouri-Kansas border.