A northbound grain train, also being used to move some power, approaches control point North Watts near Watts, OK on a crisp October 31, 2021.

A KCS SD70ACe and a KCSM ES44AC lead a northbound coal train across the Illinois River near Watts, OK on a sunny October 25, 2021.

A few minutes before sunrise on a foggy October 17, 2021 morning, a KCS grain train heads north across the Illinois River at Watts, OK.

Three 4-axle EMD locomotives lead the "Watts Dodger" local train north across the Illinois River near Watts, OK on a cool and foggy October 4, 2021 morning.

A pair of GEs lead a Kansas City Southern grain train south through the signals at North Watts in Watts, OK on a foggy October 3, 2021 morning.

The sun rises over eastern Oklahoma as a northbound coal train crosses the Illinois River near the community of Watts on a warm September 20, 2021 morning.

Three KCS units lead a northbound grain train across the Illinois River in Watts, OK on the evening of August 2, 2021.

A northbound empty coal train rolls across the Illinois River bridge in Watts, OK on a hot and humid July 31, 2021.

KCS GE and ProgressRail ACe take a southbound across the Illinois River just north of Watts,a very small town, but perhaps the most important spot on KCS between Pittsburg and Heavener. A few day... (more)

With just a hint of light left in the sky, a northbound manifest freight train crosses the Illinois River in Watts, OK on a humid July 25, 2021.

A northbound empty coal train rolls across the Illinois River bridge on the muggy afternoon of July 18, 2021 in Watts, OK.

A KCS manifest freight train heads north near Watts, OK just after 2:00 in the morning on May 26, 2021.

In the middle of the night, a pair of GE units lead a KCS train on its way south through the signals at control point North Watts in Watts, OK on May 26, 2021.

The 4th and last day of the business train found it running from Heavener to KC. The train departed earlier than advertised, but the schedule the whole trip was coming and going. Here the train sw... (more)

Heading south, a loaded coal train gets on the move as it departs the siding at Watts, OK just after dawn on May 6, 2021.