Sayonara KCS - 4A

Hi The fourth day of our trip was productive so I will split the blog post for this day in two.

We encountered our first train, coal empties with UP power, sitting in Ashdown, AR awaiting a new crew.

However, we were able to photograph a KCS crew switching (above and below) and

a Kiamichi crew making a delivery to the KCS (above and two below). The KCS mainline appears at the bottom of the two photos below. We found the paint on the older KCS locomotives in the retro Belle scheme to be in much better condition than the wide nose units as their repainting was much more recent.

 

The coal train waiting for a new crew in Ashdown got underway and we were able to photograph it again in Winthrop, AR.

When we arrived in DeQueen, AR a manifest freight was switching; probably the interchange with the DeQueen and Eastern.

Before the train headed south we relocated south of town (above and below). 

At Gilham, AR a southbound manifest was in the hole for a meet with

the northbound coal empties (above and below).

Part B in a few days. Thanks for looking.