KCS 6083 led Job 101 on the day the merger was confirmed to happen. It was a beautiful Spring morning on the KCS Gulfport Sub.
Not limited to a fence or captivity, the classic EMDs of the Gulfport local catch the diffused light of a fading sun as they make a run south through Saucier.
After working Baldwin Pole in Wiggins, the last road snoot SD40 of the KCS takes the Gulfport-Hattiesburg turn at a leisurely pace through downtown.
Gulfport local working Bell yard
The Gulfport local SB stops for a lunch break before heading back south with the only snoot SD40 in service on the KCS.
Gulfport local departing southbound passing the Hattiesburg Airport
Gulfport local southbound through Wiggins
Gulfport local cruising along Hwy 49 southbound
Gulfport local getting ready to depart Hattiesburg
KCS Job 16 screams southbound thru McHenry, Ms, behind snoot nosed leader 6083. The original KCS ordered SD40-2 had a snoot nose for early DPU technology. Here they're seen screaming through town ... (more)
Tidewater Turn
Tidewater Turn heading east to Monticello power plant.
Westbound KCS I-SHAL holds off crossings near Metro Junction.
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