The switch heaters are working nicely at the Claycomo Spur turnout off the NS Kansas City District-BNSF Brookfield Sub.

Yep, it's that time of year again, folks.

2-20-15
Birmingha... (more)

KAW Train 410 passes a former CB&Q Searhlight Signal at Birmingham as it leaves the NS Kansas City District-BNSF Brookfield Sub., headed for the KAW Kearney Industrial Spur.

Locomotive: WAMX... (more)

BNSF 2848 is the lead motor on a consist moving west out of Voltz and through Birmingham Jct. with NS D70 in tow. Birmingham Jct is home to 5 railroads, NS, BNSF, UP, CP, and Kaw River Railroad.

This isn't a yard job, this is NS train I39 with a GP60 leading 2 GP38 high hoods at Birmingham. Not very common to find 3 geeps on a road train in 2015!

Eastbound CNW train departing Kansas City

ATSF flood detour train at Birmingham,MO. on the CP/CNW Joint Line.

A UP trackage rights train is about to duck underneath the signal bridge protecting the interlocking between the CP and NS mainlines at Birmingham. Besides the obvious UP leader at the front, thi... (more)

NS Train D70 crosses CP diamond at Birmingham while dragging its long string of autoracks out of NS Voltz Yard bound for BNSF Argentine Yard, on the Kansas Side of the city.

Thomas Hill load, BNSF Train C NAMTHH1 90A is about to hammer the CP diamond at Birmingham on the BNSF Brookfield Sub.-NS Kansas City District. These Tommy Hill loads are massive trains, some o... (more)

A pair of GEVOs bring UP Train MDMFW 18 down the CP Kansas City Sub. at Birmingham. The train will change crews at Air Line Jct., and highball south towards the UP Coffeyville Sub.

A relatively interesting consist headed up by a Goat Boat drags NS Train D70 out of NS Voltz Yard at the start of its trip to BNSF Argentine Yard. It might be a Dash-9 on the point, but when was ... (more)

A lone GP60, running long hood forward, is in charge of short turn that has just crossed the Birmingham Diamonds as it finishes its run back to Kansas City.

Norfolk Southern's NYC heritage engine is the lone leader on a train of auto racks bound for Union Pacific's Amourdale Yard. The train is slow rolling through Birmingham Jct. on the northeast side... (more)

BNSF 2766 and another Geep lead a transfer of Autoracks out of NS's Voltz yard and across Birmingham Jct. at Birmingham, MO on 11/17/13.

A great consist worth $20 After having little luck shooting around Kansas City, fellow RP contributor Zach Pumphrey and I ventured to North KC, rounding the corner to see a headlight comi... (more)