KCS ES44AC 4692 shoves train 113 up the grade at Terrace Bay

Winter has finally arrived north of Lake Superior as a polar vortex moves into the region. Don't fool yourself, this is our first taste of winter thanks to El Nino with less than two inches on the... (more)

Eastbound KCS train crossing MS River into Vicksburg

KCS runthrough power passes the old and new signals at Villa Rica, GA; which is named after an 1800's gold rush.

NS has shifted their trackwork to the warmer areas of the country, as evidenced by the hi-rail capable backhoe. Luckily there was no maintenance on Saturday as 220 was 2nd in a parade of 4 interm... (more)

Woah! I didn't see this coming. After seeing a KCS SD70ACe as a second unit on a Barstow bound manifest was great but then I heard on the radio that DS was calling a KCS unit. So I while I was wai... (more)

The ILBOA swings through the S curves that lead to tunnel #10 at Marcel.

KCS Southern Bell 4692 is working as the rear DPU on a 1x1 ILBOA stack train seen in the siding at Woodford, holding for a southbound UP manifest.

A southbound grain train is between switches at Dorsey. With an ES44AC pushing on the rear, this grain train makes another run at the next grade. The Spavinaw Creek Bottoms between Gravette and De... (more)

A 2x1 DP setup grain train is back on the roll after meeting a northbound ballast train at the Mcelhany crossovers. The train is about to pass over the south switch at Mcelhany. Few of the new ES4... (more)