Not the sunny south in this case.

A loaded grain train departs KC at MP 7 bound for Mexico. Next crew change point is Pittsburg for this crew.

KCS SD70ACe #4100 leads Norfolk Southern Train 23E westbound across the Tallapoosa River Bridge just west of downtown Tallapoosa in the last few minutes of light

A loaded KCS grain train rolls through the Rich Mountain area on a beautiful day in the Ouachita Mountains.

Kansas City Southern train M-KCVN (Kansas City, Missouri - Venice, Illinois), sits outside of the depot with a fresh crew aboard. Shortly after I left, they would start pulling for their eastward ... (more)

Idling away a warm day in the country.

KCS power leads auto racks through the north side of Fort Worth en-route to the BOP yard in Arlington.

Frac sand load westbound at MP 195

Southbound tonnage crosses a creek in Sulpher Springs on the KCS Heavener Sub.

KCS 4100 leads another Soutnbound H train through Lanagan on the Heavener Sub.

KCS Retro Belles (and a few gray units) rest at the diesel shop at the end of the day, but as most anybody reading this knows, a railroader's day might only be dawning as the sun goes down.

Led by KCS SD70ACe 4100, the power for outbound stack train S-LBLCHI1-22 has just shoved a stack car into the clear of the switch for the Pier F lead. The set will back up and the crewman on the ... (more)

An auto train from Oklahoma City to Arlington Texas rolls down the gauntlet track shortly before being tied down until a new crew can take it onto Garrett Yard in Arlington.

Back in those days we would spent 5 minutes in a yard and stupidly head off to the next one which might be 200 miles away. I'm glad we got one of this old scheme.