CPKC Blue Sunday in Texas

CP 7022 leads the CPKC I167 through Lavonia Park on a hot afternoon

A pair of Kansas City Southern ES44AC's lead a westbound CPKC intermodal train as it crosses over the causeway and bridge along the eastern edge of the manmade Lavon Lake in Lavon, Texas. This tra... (more)

KCS 1 leads the BRUDY through Lavonia Park

KCS 4845 brings a late daily MSHDA through Lavonia Park as the crew begins their final approach to Wylie

A pair of TFM SD70MAC's notch out after clearing the yard with a lengthy DASH just before sunset. This is my 1000th upload.

UP detour Z-AILC ran by the KCS due to track work on the UP Mineola sub.

MK SD40M-2 leader on the KCS. Photo by Ron Thur from my collection.

Another TXU Martin Lake empty coal detour west bound to KCS Wylie TX with authority to Metro Jct to get on the BNSF Ft Worth sub. Eventually west out to Wichita Falls TX sub back to Wyoming.

BNSF #9246 SD70ACE & #6388 ES44AC run along the east side of Lake Lavon on KCS's Dallas sub a couple of hours before sunset. Empty coal train out of Luminant's power plant in Monticello, TX. ... (more)

Two varieties of EMD's SD70 (an Ace & a Mac) pull 448 axles of freight & intermodal the last few miles to the yard in Wylie, TX. 101 refreshing degrees outside.

A pair of ACes pulls 104 cars the last few miles before their destination at the KCS yard in Wylie, TX.

BNSF power leads a military train headed to Ft Polk, LA eastbound over the Kansas City Southern. The train is seen rolling over the east side of Lake Lavon.

SD70MAC 3918 and SD70ACe 4018 pull 76 cars of mixed freight and a 5-pack of stacks the last few miles into Wylie yard.