The Thomas Hill Sub is a 17 mile long branch off the Brookfield Sub in northern Missouri. The branch serves as a connection for coal trains coming and going from the Associated Energy Cooperativeâ... (more)

Westbound Ft. Madison, IA, to Pearland, TX, auto train has a neat treat for the afternoon Transcon. A pair of KCS units head up this train as they make their way west on the Marceline Sub just wes... (more)

Westbound Ft. Madison, IA, to Pearland, TX, auto train has a neat treat for the afternoon Transcon. A pair of KCS units head up this train as they make their way west on the Marceline Sub just wes... (more)

A 2x1 grain train rolls south on the Pittsburg Sub thru the small town of Richards about 90 miles south of KC. At Pittsburg the inbound crew was told where to park the train and what power to get ... (more)

A loaded grain train departs KC at MP 7 bound for Mexico. Next crew change point is Pittsburg for this crew.

A northbound grain empty rumbles across the 1928 cement Gregory Boulevard Viaduct Bridge around MP 15 on the southside of KC. The bridge spans 500 feet long on the KCS Pittsburg Sub. It is one of ... (more)

The snow is about done as this northbound KC bound grain empty rolls thru Tipton Ford. The train is about 40 miles form the next crew change point at Pittsburg. A crazy mid-April snow storm coated... (more)

The KC to Shreveport freight train slowly works south towards Heavener and the next crew change point. The train is 2x1 DP. and has just topped the 1st heavy grade south of Neosho in southern Mis... (more)

North of Dalby siding the KCS Heavener Sub has some river running along the Shoal Creek. The tracks and the creek sit in a canyon type layout with a small rock wall and clear greenish water. Here ... (more)

North of Dalby siding the KCS Heavener Sub has some river running along the Shoal Creek. The tracks and the creek sit in a canyon type layout with a small rock wall and clear greenish water. Here ... (more)

A loaded grain train bound for Mexico export is finally back on the move out of the Noel siding. The train was on the blocks of the MKCSH out of Pittsburg but then the dispatcher doubled up northb... (more)

On December 28, 2020, the African Grocery Store burn to the ground around 7am. 6 local fire department responded to the blaze that destroy this 1899 structure in downtown Noel. The investigation c... (more)

A northbound empty grain train has been struggling up the 1.5% grade out of Anderson the past 25 minutes to get 9 miles. Only 1 unit is being used as this train passes thru Goodman on the KCS Heav... (more)

This empty grain train bound for KC passes the beautifully restored City Hall of Anderson. Built in 1910 by the KCS, this railroad depot has served Anderson for many decades as a passenger station... (more)

A pair of KCS type units were tacked onto this BNSF DP unit at Pittsburg. These 2 units will make the 315 mile journey from Pittsburg to Wade to assist this heavy coal train over the heavy grades.... (more)