Bringing in a train from Arkansas this ex-SP unit has just crossed the IC line which is now KCS. As a point of time reference this was over 29 years ago and even then we'd drive several hours out... (more)
A pair of TFM SD40-2s lead a KCS work train near Gibsland, LA.
L&NW power and caboose at facility in Gibsland, LA
The DAAT thunders through Gibsland as it makes its way east across the Vicksburg Sub.
This former C&NW GP-50 is southbound to Hodge, LA. The Louisiana Southern is a WATCO shortline that operates the former KCS Hodge subdivision.
Louisiana & North West F7A 47 (ex-SP 6309) suns itself between assignments at Gibsland, Louisiana on June 7, 1983.
A new day, a new line, same power. UP 9377 leads a train west through Gibsland. Note the clear signal for the opposite direction on the main.
Ex-SSW GP35 working for the L&NW.
Classic stop signs aren't long for this world. KCS is in the process of interlocking the diamond and all adjoining switches.
One has to be creative when shooting in the tiny community of Gibsland, Louisiana and framing L&NWs GP40s between an old crossbuck sign and the railroad's sand tower help to convey the integral re... (more)
Must had the day off on a beautiful sunny Saturday afternoon.
A sunny afternoon illuminates this quaint image at Gibsland, LA.