This Ex-Pennsy Unit has had a hard life the past few years sitting out in the elements in Jackson, but supposedly they have money to repaint it. I look forward to seeing it shiny again.

This veteran started out in July 1970 as C&O 7521, builder number 36750, frame number 7276-15. On this day it was the trailing unit on what will become BNSF Train U KCKHKM0 01T, seen here at KCT ... (more)

The Missouri Pacific Colorado Eagle streamlined passenger train used to split these signals at lightning speed 812.0 miles west of St. Louis. On the unused Pueblo Line today, which was known as th... (more)

This is the cab of the 2005, leading KCT Train 505. Not much has changed in here since it was a Santa Fe unit. It is still turbocharged, and still has the siren type alerter installed. This uni... (more)

A fairly elusive locomotive to me was finally out in the open for a shot today. I've run across this one a few times in the past but it was always either on the way to TTCI at Avondale, CO or EMD... (more)

Inside the cab of Wabah 1189 at the Monticello Railway Museum. It's fascinating to imagine the broad vistas along the Wabash and expanded post 1964 N&W system that could have been seen out these ... (more)

This is BNSF's newest hump trimmer at Argentine Tall Tower. Yep, an Ex-BN SD60M. There are 3 of them here now. From talking to crews they love them for the extra power. They can trim some big ... (more)

The newest (at the time) locomotive on the KCS Roster, fresh from EMD Muncie, IN sits in KCS Knoche Yard Track 201, the North Ramp, shortly before KCT Train 311 moved it over to the South Tail Tra... (more)

BNSF Cement City Local is stopped on the KCT Argentine Connection waiting for KCT Traffic Control to get them a signal to head east as a KCT Yard Job wyes the “Caritas” and the “Sky View” ... (more)

A recently shopped MAC sits outside Mid-America Car showing off its freshly painted, recently swapped EMD 710 Prime Mover.

The Haywire's brand new safety training tank car sits at KCS Knoche Yard.

Rolling Stock: KCS 972

3-1-15
Kansas City, MO

Did you know the UP Jefferson City Sub. was a branch line? Allow me to enlighten you. Here's Amtrak 313 pulling into Hermann, MO this afternoon after emerging from a thunderstorm that turned said... (more)

Just before midnight, crews from BNSF and Hulcher Services go about picking up BNSF Train at H PASKCK9 07, which derailed at MP 22 on the BNSF St. Joseph Sub. about 1900 this evening attributed pr... (more)

The long out of service wye was restored to use for the sole purpose of turning the business train here today. I can imagine this was a somewhat stressful endeavor for those directly involved, bu... (more)

The luck of the Irish wasn't with us this afternoon. KAW Train 610, the Bedford Job, was pulling the hill into Liberty with 13 loads when they encountered this recently fallen tree on the line. ... (more)