The length of the siding here allowed for an at-speed meet, so timing was pretty good for the KCSM DPU to slide by the accelerating Holiday Express.
One of the factors to take into consideration when planning a chase across this territory for KCS (now CPKC) is..."how badly will UP stab them". There is actually a lot of traffic on CP... (more)
Loaded KCS rail train WSHLR11 bound for Laredo gives a friendly wave to train MSZJA11, running on UP as MSZJAJ 11, which has just dogged in the siding.
A northbound Kansas City Southern freight cruises up Union Pacific’s Cuero Subdivision between Dacosta and Guadalupe, Texas, on March 14, 2013, as seen in a pacing photograph from U.S. Highway 8... (more)
A northbound Kansas City Southern freight led by new GE ES44AC No. 4801 cruises through Dacosta, Texas, on Union Pacific’s Cuero Subdivision between Placedo and Victoria on March 14, 2013.