There will come a day when grey KCS units will be rare.
I didn't notice this until the Track Foreman pointed it out to me. He had to walk a 140 car train across this.
The M-SHCX recrewed at Latanier, La from Shreveport, La headed south to the NOPB makes its way over the Mississippi River headed to Baton Rouge Yard to pick up more cars before continuing south!
A train makes its way past the USS Kidd Museum.
Hand-held controller at 1:1. KCS remote control operation in Baton Rouge using GWWR GP38 2001
A Grand Truck Western leads a train out of the IC rail yard in Baton Rouge past The Louisiana Arts and Science Museum
Coming down off of the Mississippi River bridge westbound.
Notice odd number font on cab.
Descending the 1.3% grade coming down the west side.
Climbing the 1.3% grade, west side of the Mississippi River bridge.
Look closely and you'll see a bright yellow bumper through the grass.
The speed recorder reads 50 as we meet train #56(in the hole with U.P. power) at Lobdell.
East-bound freight on the approach to the Mississippi River bridge
