Kansas City Southern's Office Car Special heads east through Cook Springs, AL, running as Norfolk Southern 088 to Atlanta, GA.

NS train 088, the KCS OCS, passes under the Southern era cantilever signal bridge at Tallapoosa as they head for Atlanta. The KCS OCS, which at this point is now making only its second ever appear... (more)

NS train 088, the KCS OCS, passes under the Southern era signal bridge at Edwardsville as they head for Atlanta. The KCS OCS was making a rare appearance off of its home rails since KCS executives... (more)

While everyone else who went to Cook Springs went to the famed curve about half a mile to the east, I chose to shoot NS train 088, the Kansas City Southern OCS, at the less famous location of J's ... (more)

NS train 089, the KCS OCS, has dropped off the KCS & NS executives & is now making the return trip to Kansas City as it slowly rounds the curve in Mableton to approach the stop indication at Lowe.... (more)

NS train 088, the KCS OCS, takes the diverging clear at Control Point Bridge as they make their final approach into Atlanta. The KCS OCS was making a rare appearance off of its home rails since KC... (more)

NS train 088, the KCS OCS, takes the diverging clear at Control Point Bridge as they make their final approach into Atlanta. The KCS OCS was making a rare appearance off of its home rails since KC... (more)

NS train 088, the KCS OCS, rolls through Villa Rica as they head for Atlanta. The KCS OCS was making a rare appearance off of its home rails since KCS executives wanted to inspect the AGS South & ... (more)

NS train 088, the KCS OCS, rolls under the Southern era signal bridge at Villa Rica as they head for Atlanta. The KCS OCS was making a rare appearance off of its home rails since KCS executives wa... (more)

Take away the ditch lights & the fact that this was shot in Anniston, Alabama, & you could say that this was the actual Southern Belle pulling up to a station stop. For those wondering why I'm sho... (more)

NS train 088, the Kansas City Southern OCS, notches up on the 567 prime movers as it calls the clear signal at McCalla & over takes a parked manifest in the siding as they head for Atlanta. The KC... (more)

NS train 088, the Kansas City Southern OCS, rolls through Tuscaloosa at track speed on the AGS South District as they head for Atlanta. The KCS OCS is making a rare appearance off of its home rail... (more)