Train #153 is in the hole for a Z train to pass, while MoW has to wait a bit longer to replace some switch ties the old fashion way (by hand) under the west switch at Bivins. The open switch lock on the phone booth was a reminder that this is pre cell phone days. The Missouri Pacific Jenks blue is on borrowed time, as we are 2 years into the UP-MP-WP merger.
The EMD SD (special duty) series are a strong and reliable kind of locomotive which still serve America's rails today. They have proved themselves reliable by clocking in several million miles of freight service over several decades.