The length of the siding here allowed for an at-speed meet, so timing was pretty good for the KCSM DPU to slide by the accelerating Holiday Express.

This ended up being one of my favorite chases of the year, for numerous reasons. The Holiday Express with "Shreveport" leading back to Shreveport.

#2 gets to be #1 today on the run from Laredo to Shreveport. The only other time I've seen it lead was when they had to run around the train in a city they couldn't pull directly into, rather ha... (more)

The Holiday Express has quickly recrewed, toned up UP for their permission to swing around town onto their rails and head north. Initially, UP had cleared a path for them to run like the wind, bu... (more)

One of the factors to take into consideration when planning a chase across this territory for KCS (now CPKC) is..."how badly will UP stab them". There is actually a lot of traffic on CP... (more)

A different kind of Duval County. Mere mention of "Duval" conjures up images of a concrete jungle in North Florida. This Duval is situated in South Texas with very little concrete and no jungle.... (more)

At the crack of dawn on a Sunday morning, the KCS Holiday Express is making its way from Laredo back to Shreveport. This was the first trip for the special to the border city and, I heard, the cr... (more)