Brand new KCSM power leads NS train 347 towards Norris Yard.

A KCSM "ECO710 Repower" mother/slug sits near Norfolk Southern's Roanoke Shop waiting on testing. The sharp looking outfit will eventually undergo adhesion testing on NS's Starkey Hill in Roanoke.... (more)

KCSM 4672 heads west toward the border at Laredo, TX, seen here in very rural Realitos.

KCSM 4672 and two other Belle units lead a long freight toward the border at Laredo, TX.

A WB merchandise/intermodal train traverses KCS's ex-TexMex line between Robstown, TX and Laredo, TX, seen here just west of the very small town of Realitos. This part of Texas is certainly very ... (more)

Southbound loaded TXU coal train.

GE Taco Belle leading a TXU Coal load leaving WADE siding

the only appropriately well-lit photo opportunity that occured during four days of railfanning on KCS's line over Rich Mountain...

Brand new KCSM slug mother and slug heading to the Pueblo Test Center

A hodgepodge of KCSM and KCS power leads the southbound Jackson-Lazaro Cardenas train on the newly-reopened "Macaroni Line" south of Pierce. To ease the local populace into the new operations, tra... (more)

An empty KCS ballast train heads south on the ex-SP Cuero Sub.

An empty KCS ballast train heads west on the ex-SP Sunset Route.

A KCS empty Herzog ballast train heads west through "downtown" Flatonia. In a mere 1/4 mile, the train will diverge off of the Sunset Route and on to the Cuero Sub. This train was a sporty chase... (more)