All four locomotives passing the foundation of MP's Independence passenger station are Missouri Pacific - sort of. All are lettered Missouri Pacific, but only the third unit (SD40-2 3266) is 100%... (more)

GP15-1 on a local out of Coffeyville has a split personality.

BN power pulling coal empties waits as one of MP's coal service SD40-2s leads four more SD40-2s and a loaded coal train. I spent a lot of time in southeast Kansas in the 1980s, and saw lots of PR... (more)

When the SD50s and C36-7s were new, it seemed that MP/UP made an effort to run the two new types together, but - for a while, at least - to not mix them with older C-Cs. Here, a trio of new SD50s... (more)

Three B30-7As - one if yellow with UP lettering - bring a southbound freight past the dormitory cars and other m of w equipment during a major redo of the UP's ex-MP line through Independence.

Two Erie built GE products have 149 empty bethgon coalporters from San Antonio, TX rolling north through CPV449 in Independence.

PRB coal loads southbound on MP

Northbound Tulsan [corrected] prepares to depart Independence KS.