The Shreveport Shops put on these home shop rebuilds. The shop did 5 of these GP32ECOs. Sounds like they mainly work in and around Shreveport, and are a neat looking design with their GP40X carbod... (more)

A local Shreveport Job is stopped at Spring Street Jct on the Shreveport Terminal. The job is heading down to the UP Riverfront Yard along the Red River. The trackage to the river is 1% downhill e... (more)

A loaded grain train barely slows up for all the diamonds at Texarkana. The KCS crosses the UP Pine Bluff and the Little Rock Subs along with the shortline TENR. The train passes an old gray SD40 ... (more)

I was glad that the local crew in the yard seen we needed more power at the shops after we showed up. So on this Monday morning they brought over the 3 geeps on the right and parked them. That mad... (more)

The Watts Dodger is pulling back into Watts for the day with a healthy train. This job works out of Watts and seems to depart pretty early for points north on the Heavener Sub. Watts is located at... (more)

The railroad is a 24 hour operation, as shown here as the blue hour sets in at sunset. Meanwhile Mechanical stays busy working on locomotives at the big KCS facility in Shreveport. Rumor has it th... (more)

KCS 4006 awaits it's next assignment after arriving on the previous day on train MKCVN at KCS's former Gateway Westerns yard in East St. Louis, Illinois. Locomotives: KCS 4006 & KCS 4618

KCS 3909 and 30+ other SD70MAC's sit stored at KCS's former Gateway Westerns yard in East St. Louis, Illinois. Locomotives: A LOT!

KCS 1 sits on display in Mexico for the Holiday Express back in December 2013.

KCS 2 leads the way back to Kansas City on KCS's Roodhouse Subdivision after a full Saturday of partying at the Indy Car races. After leaving the Bommarito 500 at Gateway Motorsports Park in East ... (more)

KCS 2 leads the way back to Kansas City on KCS's Roodhouse Subdivision after a full Saturday of partying at the Indy Car races. After leaving the Bommarito 500 at Gateway Motorsports Park in East ... (more)

KCS 2957 and KCS 2972 sit idle in the Y at KCS's Roodhouse yard on a nice 29 degree Saturday afternoon on KCS's former Gateway Westerns Roodhouse Sub. KCS 2957 started it's career as Milwaukee Roa... (more)

A Kansas City Southern Local Freight Train is seen here making its way South bound for Artesia, MS. As it passes through Tibbee, MS.

A Kansas City Southern Local Freight Train is seen here making its way South as it passes through Mayhew, MS.

Kansas City Southern Vehicle Train doing some Switching at KCS High Oak Yard in Pearl, MS. before heading on Westbound