A field of mile on the hill in the distance contrasts with the green of the Ex-BN leader on the KYLE Salina Turn.

Eastbound KYLE train ready to depart Goodland led by one of few KYLE units to get this paint scheme and maybe only big GE.

Tough winter day on the Kyle—26
A westbound Kyle plow extra derailed on a icy crossing at Kanorado, Kansas, on January 2, 2007, and fortunately no one was injured in the mishap. In th... (more)

Tough winter day on the Kyle—25
Officials and MofW crews have arrived at the scene of a derailed Kyle plow extra at Kanorado, Kansas, on January 2, 2007. Men help the uninjured crew o... (more)

Tough winter day on the Kyle—24
Derailed Kyle plow extra rests in the snow of a December 29-30 storm that dumped over 30 inches of the white stuff in western Kansas and eastern Colora... (more)

Tough winter day on the Kyle—23
Plow MWK 06 drifted off the right-of-way quite a bit, taking EMD CEFX SD45T-2 No. 9282 with it, derailing trailing sister No. 9245 and leaving former S... (more)

Tough winter day on the Kyle—22
“Whoa,… whoa,… WHOA!,” rings out over the scanner as we pass the Kyle plow extra going through Kanorado, Kansas, on January 2, 2007. I look bac... (more)

Tough winter day on the Kyle—21
Exploding past milepost 440, Kyle plow MKW 06 emerges from a blizzard of its own making at milepost 440 east of Kanorado, Kansas, on January 2, 2007. T... (more)

Tough winter day on the Kyle—20
Parting a sea of crusty snow, Kyle plow MKW 06 thunders westbound through a cut near milepost 440 east of Kanorado, Kansas, on January 2, 2007. This is... (more)

Tough winter day on the Kyle—19
With the drifts getting deeper, Kyle plow MKW 06 makes the snow fly as it heads westbound just east of milepost 440 east of Kanorado, Kansas, on Januar... (more)

Tough winter day on the Kyle—18
Kyle plow MKW 06 punches through some more snow as it heads westbound on the Goodland Subdivision at Ruleton, Kansas, on January 2, 2007, after a 30 in... (more)

Tough winter day on the Kyle—17
A herd of curious horses watch a Kyle plow extra pass through Caruso, Kansas, on January 2, 2007. The train has just departed Goodland after picking up... (more)

Tough winter day on the Kyle—16
Kyle railroaders dig out a frozen switch at Goodland, Kansas, on January 2, 2007, after a 30 inch snowstorm blanketed the area. Former Santa Fe NREX SD... (more)

Tough winter day on the Kyle—14
Flying blind through the snow, a Kyle plow extra gets its “eyes” from a railroad vehicle following the train on the adjoining highway as in this vi... (more)

Tough winter day on the Kyle—13
Former Southern Pacific Tunnel Motors (CEFX EMD SD45T-2s) push hard on Kyle plow MWK 06 flying through the snow drifts east of Edson, Kansas on Kyle’... (more)