This is one happy locomotive sporting its smiley face on the faded KCS emblem on the side of the cab of KCS 4704.
Its looking more like the KCS than the usual CP in Franklin Park on this day. KCS 4704 and KCS 2016 works the east end of Bensenville Yard on a beautiful summer morning. KCS 2016 would be shipped ... (more)
Eastbound empty sand train with IC 1020 trailing engine.
Westbound ATDA2 just met a Eastbound BNSF detour train at Copeville now almost to Wylie World.
A visit to my in-laws on my days off gave me some short time to get out and get some CP action in southern Iowa. My one catch on July 4th was this empty oil train near Foster. The CP's Laredo Sub... (more)
A visit to my in-laws on my days off gave me some short time to get out and get some CP action in southern Iowa. My one catch on July 4th was this empty oil train that has stopped here at Mystic ... (more)
A work train grinds up the hill with some foreign power as the afternoon sun races towards the horizon.
KCS 4704 and BNSF 4540 were sent out of Galesburg to rescue all the crews along the Mendota Sub. After spending all morning doing so their next assignment was to pull a stuck train out of a drift ... (more)
The KCS Rankin turn was out a headlight and was forced to wait for a wire. The wire didn't work, but they left anyway.
EOS 20D
