Shortly after sunrise, KCS 4617 leads a soutbound manifest train over Rich Mountain peaking between clouds on its climb up the grade. Fall colors have started to break out adding lots of color to ... (more)

When you begin meeting trains in New Orleans at one pm, and don't escape the confines of UP and CN at their various snared junctions, you tend to end up much later out of town than you thought. Su... (more)

KCS B-KCLR has just stopped in the small town of Ashdown, Arkansas, to let a few people off, and is now floating along at 60mph leaving town. The combined KCS and CP business train was in the midd... (more)

KCS 1 Rich Mountain, Arkansas. We are deep in the Ouachita Mountain range as KCS 1, and the combination CPKC business train roar up the famed Rich Mountain grade on a moody morning. The southbo... (more)

KCS 1 and company look wonderful in the beautiful morning sunlight as they cross a small wooden trestle near Anacoco, Louisiana. The Business train is on day 3 of its multi-day trip to Laredo, Tex... (more)

A unit oil train from Canada heads south on the Kansas City Southern main line, crossing the Elk River in Ginger Blue, MO on a warm June 6, 2022.

The Kansas City Southern business train stands ready to make what many believe will be its final trip over the Meridian Subdivision as the KCS ATDA-10 rolls off of the Norfolk Southern connection ... (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)

The southern Belle business train accelerates across the miles long fill that spans the Arkansas river valley at Redland, OK on a beautiful Spring morning.

A southbound KCS freight crosses the long bridge spanning the Arkansas River at Redland, OK on a beautiful Spring morning along the Heavener sub.

The KC to Shreveport freight crosses the Elk River at Ginger Blue on the Heavener Sub. The train is working south in far southwestern Missouri. About 10 miles the train will be into Arkansas as th... (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)