A squall line of early morning severe thunderstorms has just passed through the region, as KCS M258 heads south just outside of Roodhouse, IL just before sunrise with a KCS SD70ACe leading two gev... (more)

A southbound grain train passing through Carl Junction.

Southern Belles Invade Jersey

While Kansas City Southern Belle's are a rarity in New Jersey in any form, on this day three KCS Southern Belles ventured into New Jersey within a... (more)

NS 212 rolls across the Yadkin River for a crew change at Linwood and continue their trip north.

A Westbound KCS Grain Takes on a Slight Hill 2 Miles East of Ossian, IA. There never seems to be a Dull Moment on the IC&E Mason City Sub.

Westbound Feeder Train is 17 miles west of Marquette, IA, as they past MP 17 enroute to Mason City. This train came off the KCS at Kansas City, MO, and will load on the cornlines west and north of... (more)

Westbound Feeder Train works the grade out of the Mississippi River Valley west of Marquette. Here the train nears MP 11, about 3 miles east of Monona as the train heads west towards Mason City. T... (more)

This KCS Southern Belle is a little out of place in the high desert of Arizona! After car camping overnight, and waking up to a foot of fresh power, fellow RP'er Ryan Slaton told me about the Bell... (more)

KCS 4034 guides its trains through the South Mojave cross-overs and will soon begin its sprint across the high desert to Barstow and points east.

A Southern Belle SD70ACe leads an empty grain train Eastbound over the trestle at Canyon Diablo.

After a run over the Tehachapi's KCS SD70ACe #4034 begins its final decent into Mojave on the point of BNSF's X SWAMNS5-09A.

KCS 4034 leads the ARSH through West Brandon during the middle of record snowfall for the Jackson Metro area. For the Deep South, 4" of snowfall is quite rare.

Nortbound train to Kansas City departs the yard on a very hot afternoon.