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Viewing Album:  The chase is on
 
By:Tom Beckett
Dates:9/4/2016 - 9/4/2016
Album Info:Chasing a TXUX coal train south from Gentry to Stilwell on a sunny Sunday.
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Caught him
Title:  Caught him
Description:  We again divert from our usual haunts to chase the Union Pacific, this time on their Kansas Pacific route, from Denver to KC. It was in recent years and coal funnel, with much of the coal comng out of Wyoming headed for Kansas City routed here to take it off the Overland Route in Nebraska. Thats now down significantly, and seeing trains here is a some time thing. During a stay at the KOA in Strasburg, we found the tracks were literally over the fence from the campground. So on Saturday of Labor Day weekend, when a train passed at 1000, I was off. I caught up just outside Byers, starting a run at this eastbound oil train.
Photo Date:  9/3/2022  Upload Date: 10/13/2022 5:52:57 AM
Location:  Byers, CO
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  UP 9067(SD70AH) UP 5387(AC45CCTE)
Views:  50   Comments: 1
Rear end
Title:  Rear end
Description:  The DPU of the eastbound train is now in sight, pushing east.
Photo Date:  9/3/2022  Upload Date: 10/14/2022 5:48:32 AM
Location:  Byers, CO
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  UP 6383(AC44CW)
Views:  99   Comments: 1
Pushing away
Title:  Pushing away
Description:  The DPU on the eastbound oil train pushes it east as it makes its way toward Kansas City.
Photo Date:  9/3/2022  Upload Date: 10/14/2022 5:44:50 AM
Location:  Byers, CO
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  UP 6383(AC44CW)
Views:  56   Comments: 1
Elevator
Title:  Elevator
Description:  The one ubiquitous feature of almost all of these high plains towns is the grain elevator, though many of the smaller ones have gone to trucks as the railroads priced them out for lack of volume, or theyve closed entirely. This one here at Deer Trail is still viable, but no longer rail served. The oil train passes on a Saturday morning.
Photo Date:  9/3/2022  Upload Date: 10/13/2022 6:04:43 AM
Location:  Deer Trail, CO
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  UP 9067(SD70AH) UP 5387(AC45CCTE)
Views:  55   Comments: 1
Long sag
Title:  Long sag
Description:  Now east of Deer Trail, the train comes down a long sag as it approaches Agate.
Photo Date:  9/3/2022  Upload Date: 10/13/2022 6:09:34 AM
Location:  Deer Trail, CO
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  UP 9067(SD70AH) UP 5387(AC45CCTE)
Views:  43   Comments: 1
Over the top
Title:  Over the top
Description:  Despite what many think, the terrain here is not pool table flat, and there is some roll to it-and there is a gentle drop in elevation as the line moves east.. The oil train comes over a rise, and is now headed downhill into Agate.
Photo Date:  9/3/2022  Upload Date: 10/13/2022 6:14:42 AM
Location:  Deer Trail, CO
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  UP 9067(SD70AH) UP 5387(AC45CCTE)
Views:  67   Comments: 2
Study in contrast
Title:  Study in contrast
Description:  The oil train rolls past the patch of wild flowers, now offering a contrast to the black of the tank cars.
Photo Date:  9/3/2022  Upload Date: 10/13/2022 6:12:16 AM
Location:  Deer Trail, CO
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  UP 9067(SD70AH) UP 5387(AC45CCTE)
Views:  63   Comments: 0
Study in yellow
Title:  Study in yellow
Description:  Both natural, and Armour. The oil train passes a patch of wild flowers.
Photo Date:  9/3/2022  Upload Date: 10/13/2022 6:10:33 AM
Location:  Deer Trail, CO
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  UP 9067(SD70AH) UP 5387(AC45CCTE)
Views:  60   Comments: 1
Cottonwood
Title:  Cottonwood
Description:  The high plains are generally bereft of trees-the Denver area gets only about 14" of rain annually, most places west of the 100th meridian(the OK-TX panhandle border) get less than 20"-so the trees tend to grow where there is underground water, which is more prevalent than youd think. The giveaway to the presence of this water is cottonwood trees, whose roots grow down to access it. They also make for a good photo prop, as we see with the eastbound oil train near Agate
Photo Date:  9/3/2022  Upload Date: 10/13/2022 5:58:58 AM
Location:  Agate, CO
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  UP 9067(SD70AH) UP 5387(AC45CCTE)
Views:  73   Comments: 2
Big tree
Title:  Big tree
Description:  I had started out from home when I heard a northbound going into town. I was far enough behind the empty grain train that I did not catch it until Gentry, and I was still halfway back in the train. Holding there was a southbound Q train, which I decided to follow. I caught him at Davidson Rd, passing one of my favorite photo props with 85 freight, 13 articulated auto racks, and 8 stack platforms.
Photo Date:  10/14/2022  Upload Date: 10/22/2022 6:23:05 AM
Location:  Siloam Springs, AR
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  KCS 4193(SD70ACe) KCSM 4653(ES44AC)
Views:  40   Comments: 1
Canyon of trees
Title:  Canyon of trees
Description:  The Q train approaches Country Club Rd through a canyon of trees. Hopefully in a couple of weeks there wll be some color, though the lack of rain this year is making this unlikely.
Photo Date:  10/14/2022  Upload Date: 10/22/2022 6:19:19 AM
Location:  Siloam Springs, AR
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  KCS 4193(SD70ACe) KCSM 4653(ES44AC)
Views:  45   Comments: 1
Cobb mill
Title:  Cobb mill
Description:  The Q train rolls past the Cobb Vantress feed mill.
Photo Date:  10/14/2022  Upload Date: 10/22/2022 6:16:19 AM
Location:  Siloam Springs, AR
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  KCS 4193(SD70ACe) KCSM 4653(ES44AC)
Views:  45   Comments: 1
Panned
Title:  Panned
Description:  The DPU on the southbound Q train was a still gray AC44CW from KCS de Mexico, seen from adjacent US 59 south of Watts
Photo Date:  10/14/2022  Upload Date: 10/22/2022 6:09:36 AM
Location:  Watts, OK
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  KCSM 4529(AC44CW)
Views:  47   Comments: 1
Tall tree
Title:  Tall tree
Description:  The southbound Q train roll past a tall tree in an open field north of Westville.
Photo Date:  10/14/2022  Upload Date: 10/22/2022 6:02:58 AM
Location:  Westville, OK
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  KCS 4193(SD70ACe) KCSM 4653(ES44AC)
Views:  45   Comments: 1
Hay!!
Title:  Hay!!
Description:  The southbound Q train rolls out from behind a barn and lined up hay bales. This was not the shot I wanted here, though its a good one. I wanted to get both units and some of the train, but the camera decided to not trip the shutter for the second shot. I was not happy, and my commentary scorched a few cows.
Photo Date:  10/14/2022  Upload Date: 10/22/2022 5:59:36 AM
Location:  Westville, OK
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  KCS 4193(SD70ACe)
Views:  52   Comments: 1
Out of the shadows
Title:  Out of the shadows
Description:  The great thing about the short days of fall and winter is the low light, which saturates the colors. The down side is, a lot of shadows you dont get the rest of the year. Southbound Q KCNL rolls out of the trees at a county road crossing that would be fully lit in the summer
Photo Date:  10/14/2022  Upload Date: 10/22/2022 5:03:19 AM
Location:  Baron, OK
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  KCS 4193(SD70ACe) KCSM 4653(ES44AC)
Views:  41   Comments: 1
Peeking out
Title:  Peeking out
Description:  On the way back home, I caight the power for the dodger, L 102, peeking out from a far track in the yard at Watts.
Photo Date:  10/14/2022  Upload Date: 10/22/2022 5:07:28 AM
Location:  Watts, OK
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Yard,Action
Locomotives:  KCS 2830(GP40-3)
Views:  50   Comments: 1
Taking the siding
Title:  Taking the siding
Description:  We were leaving an appointment in Siloam when we heard a horn in the distance. It turned out to be a northbound empty grain train, which we took off after. We got to Gentry just as he reached the south siding switch. Here is taking the siding while the southbound dodger, returning to Watts, waits on the main.
Photo Date:  10/20/2022  Upload Date: 10/28/2022 4:27:45 AM
Location:  Gentry, AR
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Signal,Action
Locomotives:  KCS 4867(ES44AC) KCSM 4728(ES44AC) KCS 2830(GP40-3) KCS 2950(GP40-3) KCS 2831(GP40-3)
Views:  80   Comments: 1
Dodger through the signals
Title:  Dodger through the signals
Description:  The northbound grain train wed started out chasing took the siding at Gentry, with the dodger holding the main. Hes now on his way with 25 cars, but there will be another train going south shortly.
Photo Date:  10/20/2022  Upload Date: 10/28/2022 4:04:13 AM
Location:  Gentry, AR
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Signal,Action
Locomotives:  KCS 2830(GP40-3) KCS 2950(GP40-3) KCS 2831(GP40-3)
Views:  102   Comments: 2
Second southbound
Title:  Second southbound
Description:  The northbound grain train that had taken the siding was still waiting after the dodgetr went south, so I went up to North Gentry to check the signal. No sooner than I got across the tracks, this southbound TXUX train popped out of the trees, in what passes for fall color around here.
Photo Date:  10/20/2022  Upload Date: 10/28/2022 3:48:54 AM
Location:  Gentry, AR
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 6402(ES44AC) BNSF 9267(SD70ACe)
Views:  41   Comments: 1
Two views of the northbound
Title:  Two views of the northbound
Description:  After shooting the coal train, I decided the dodger was going to be long gone, and only going as far as Watts. The coal train had BNSF power, which by itself is fine, but in the face of the CP merger, Im trying to get as much KCS action as I can, so it was off to get the northbound, which I had not yet shot anyway. Here he is crossing Y City Road south of Decatur, splitting the crossbucks.
Photo Date:  10/20/2022  Upload Date: 10/29/2022 4:27:54 AM
Location:  Decatur, AR
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  KCS 4867(ES44AC) KCSM 4728(ES44AC)
Views:  54   Comments: 1
Closer view
Title:  Closer view
Description:  A closer up view of the northbound grain train passing Y City Rd. A pair of GEs has 100 empty hoppers in tow.
Photo Date:  10/20/2022  Upload Date: 10/29/2022 5:06:15 AM
Location:  Decatur, AR
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  KCS 4867(ES44AC) KCSM 4728(ES44AC)
Views:  54   Comments: 1
Mixed color
Title:  Mixed color
Description:  Not only the power, but the trees also. This was turning out to be one of the better years for color, perhaps because of the lack of rain most of the summer. A northbound empty American Electric Power train rolls north at Davidson Rd.
Photo Date:  11/1/2022  Upload Date: 11/8/2022 5:39:32 AM
Location:  Siloam Springs, AR
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  UP 6168(AC4400CWM) KCS 4127(SD70ACe)
Views:  51   Comments: 1
Cresting
Title:  Cresting
Description:  The northbound empty AEPX train is cresting the grade at Davidson Rd, and is starting the drop into Sleepy Hollow and then climb up into Gentry.
Photo Date:  11/1/2022  Upload Date: 11/8/2022 5:42:45 AM
Location:  Siloam Springs, AR
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  UP 6168(AC4400CWM) KCS 4127(SD70ACe)
Views:  47   Comments: 1
DPU rolling north
Title:  DPU rolling north
Description:  The DPU on the AEPX train rolls away from me at Davidson Rd as it disappears into the for once colorful trees. An eastern visitor aids in pushing the 127 empty cars north.
Photo Date:  11/1/2022  Upload Date: 11/8/2022 5:25:56 AM
Location:  Siloam Springs, AR
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  NS 8068(ES44AC) KCS 4591(AC44CW)
Views:  46   Comments: 1
Finally the southbound
Title:  Finally the southbound
Description:  I started out chasing an empty American Electric Power train from Siloam. He was held at Dorsey, just to the south, for this southbound, which didnt show for about 45 minutes. Its the Q KCNL, which will blow right through on the main with 84 freight, 1 auto rack, 13 articulated auto racks, and three stack platforms. This would have been in the Out and Back album, but traffic and slow pokes kept me from getting ahead of it going back to Siloam. Cant win em all.
Photo Date:  11/1/2022  Upload Date: 11/8/2022 5:19:03 AM
Location:  Gravette, AR
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  KCS 4017(SD70ACe) KCSM 4555(AC44CW)
Views:  81   Comments: 1
Last of a series
Title:  Last of a series
Description:  The highest numbered AC 44 CW is the DPU on the southbound Q train.
Photo Date:  11/1/2022  Upload Date: 11/8/2022 5:35:59 AM
Location:  Gravette, AR
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  KCS 4624(AC44CW)
Views:  59   Comments: 1
About time
Title:  About time
Description:  The empty AEPX train, having met the southbound Q train, finally passes my perch at Wolf Creek.
Photo Date:  11/1/2022  Upload Date: 11/8/2022 5:55:08 AM
Location:  Gravette, AR
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  UP 6168(AC4400CWM) KCS 4127(SD70ACe)
Views:  77   Comments: 1
Going away at Dorsey
Title:  Going away at Dorsey
Description:  The DPU on the AEPX train rolls away toward Gravette, pushing 125 empties up the hill into town in the company of an eastern visitor.
Photo Date:  11/1/2022  Upload Date: 11/8/2022 5:29:39 AM
Location:  Gravette, AR
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  KCS 4591(AC44CW) NS 8068(ES44AC)
Views:  51   Comments: 1
Empty coal
Title:  Empty coal
Description:  Sometimes I can hear trains all the way from Watts, though usually not til they get closer to me in Siloam Springs. I heard what sounded like a northbound climbing the hill, but a quick ride around town yielded no train. I headed up to Davidson Rd to see what was going on, and found a southbound oil train on the crossing. I made a quick turn, and beat it for Watts. The oil train had gone through, no surprise there, but had met this coal train there. I caught it on the Illinois River bridge in cruddy light. Still a pretty shot, though.
Photo Date:  1/6/2023  Upload Date: 1/12/2023 5:33:34 AM
Location:  Watts, OK
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Bridge,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 6141(ES44AC) KCS 4599(AC44CW) KCS 4160(SD70ACe) KCS 4139(SD70ACe) UP 7164(AC44CW) UP 8105(AC45CCTE) KCS 4591(AC44CW) KCS 4701(ES44AC)
Views:  83   Comments: 2
Caught up
Title:  Caught up
Description:  I ran to catch the coal train one more time, mostly to get the engine numbers, since there were a lot of them, a total of six heading north. KCS must have been using this train to balance power. Typically, there are not nearly this many units on one train.
Photo Date:  1/6/2023  Upload Date: 1/12/2023 5:41:13 AM
Location:  Watts, OK
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 6141(ES44AC) KCS 4599(AC44CW) KCS 4160(SD70ACe) KCS 4139(SD70ACe) UP 7164(AC44CW) UP 8105(AC45CCTE) KCS 4591(AC44CW) KCS 4701(ES44AC)
Views:  104   Comments: 2
Caught up, southbound version
Title:  Caught up, southbound version
Description:  I took off after the oil train, getting even with the head end at Westville, but not able to get far enough ahead for a shot there. I beat him to Baron, where I got him passing the old church.
Photo Date:  1/6/2023  Upload Date: 1/12/2023 5:45:14 AM
Location:  Baron, OK
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  CP 8773(ES44AC) NS 7541(ES44DC)
Views:  36   Comments: 2
Passing the signal
Title:  Passing the signal
Description:  KCS relocated the automatics from about a half mile north to a position right at the crossing here, making for a good "hardware" shot. The 120 car oil train passes behind CP and NS units.
Photo Date:  1/6/2023  Upload Date: 1/12/2023 5:48:54 AM
Location:  Baron, OK
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Signal,Action
Locomotives:  CP 8773(ES44AC) NS 7541(ES44DC)
Views:  36   Comments: 1
DPUs
Title:  DPUs
Description:  I ran to get the train at the next crossing, but he beat me there. I did shoot the DPUs, another CP unit with a pair of KCS units pushing. Better get used to this!!
Photo Date:  1/6/2023  Upload Date: 1/12/2023 5:52:33 AM
Location:  Baron, OK
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CP 8110(AC4400CWM) KCS 4818(ES44AC) KCSM 4876(ES44AC)
Views:  64   Comments: 1
Going away
Title:  Going away
Description:  The DPU on the oil train passing signal 252-1, another automatic relocated to a more accessible point in recent years.
Photo Date:  1/6/2023  Upload Date: 1/12/2023 6:02:48 AM
Location:  Baron, OK
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Signal,Action
Locomotives:  KCSM 4876(ES44AC) KCS 4818(ES44AC) CP 8110(AC4400CWM)
Views:  45   Comments: 1
Waiting
Title:  Waiting
Description:  The oil train has pulled up by the Adair County barn, holding out of the siding at Stilwell, waiting on a meet with a northbould. Stopping here will keep the train from blocking several busy crossings on the siding, as well as setting the traffic lights on adjacent US 59 to flashing red. Hell be here, as it always seems to work out, til the light goes.
Photo Date:  1/6/2023  Upload Date: 1/12/2023 6:22:26 AM
Location:  Stilwell, OK
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CP 8773(ES44AC) NS 7541(ES44DC)
Views:  38   Comments: 1
Side view
Title:  Side view
Description:  A slightly wider angle to the oil train, showing the diverse power that it came south with.
Photo Date:  1/6/2023  Upload Date: 1/12/2023 6:25:43 AM
Location:  Stilwell, OK
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CP 8773(ES44AC) NS 7541(ES44DC)
Views:  41   Comments: 1
Now he shows
Title:  Now he shows
Description:  After the light is gone. The northbound M train that the southbound oil train was waiting for showed about 15 minutes too late to get any sun on it. Hes approaching the SR 51 crossing in a lot of clutter
Photo Date:  1/6/2023  Upload Date: 1/14/2023 5:03:18 AM
Location:  Stilwell, OK
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  KCS 4698(ES44AC) KCSM 4529(AC44CW) KCS 5024(ET44AC) KCSM 4653(ES44AC) KCS 4180(SD70ACe) KCS 2973(GP40-3)
Views:  110   Comments: 1
Rolling to the meet
Title:  Rolling to the meet
Description:  After about 30 minutes of waiting, the oil train makes its way toward CP North Stilwell. It will hold the main here, the M train in the siding.
Photo Date:  1/6/2023  Upload Date: 1/14/2023 5:05:39 AM
Location:  Stilwell, OK
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Signal,Action
Locomotives:  CP 8773(ES44AC) NS 7541(ES44DC)
Views:  43   Comments: 1
Reflections
Title:  Reflections
Description:  The new camera came with an 18-55mm zoom, so now I have one where the auto focus works, which is a nice change from the two I had. The southbound oil train nears the signals at North Stilwell, the headlights reflecting in the lens in the dim light.
Photo Date:  1/6/2023  Upload Date: 1/14/2023 5:12:40 AM
Location:  Stilwell, OK
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Signal,Action
Locomotives:  CP 8773(ES44AC) NS 7541(ES44DC)
Views:  41   Comments: 1
Face to face
Title:  Face to face
Description:  The oil train rolls toward the M train, which will be moving up to the signal momentarily.
Photo Date:  1/6/2023  Upload Date: 1/14/2023 5:15:36 AM
Location:  Stilwell, OK
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CP 8773(ES44AC) NS 7541(ES44DC) KCS 4698(ES44AC)
Views:  48   Comments: 1
Moving
Title:  Moving
Description:  The northbound M train is now rolling toward the signal, the oil train having cleared.
Photo Date:  1/6/2023  Upload Date: 1/14/2023 5:24:41 AM
Location:  Stilwell, OK
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  KCS 4698(ES44AC) KCSM 4529(AC44CW) KCS 5024(ET44AC) KCSM 4653(ES44AC) KCS 4180(SD70ACe) KCS 2973(GP40-3)
Views:  102   Comments: 1
Wider view
Title:  Wider view
Description:  The M train rolls past me at the entrance to the Tyson hatchery with six units and 59 cars. It will be the last photo I take today. Im looking forward to the longer days of spring and summer.
Photo Date:  1/6/2023  Upload Date: 1/14/2023 5:39:03 AM
Location:  Stilwell, OK
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  KCS 4698(ES44AC) KCSM 4529(AC44CW) KCS 5024(ET44AC) KCSM 4653(ES44AC) KCS 2973(GP40-3) KCS 4180(SD70ACe)
Views:  117   Comments: 2
How it starts
Title:  How it starts
Description:  I went up to dump recycling, and saw a headlight as i was crossing the tracks at Lincoln Av. It was the dodger, L 102, rolling south with 25 cars. I got him at the crossing, and went to drop my plastic, glass and paper.
Photo Date:  1/20/2023  Upload Date: 2/1/2023 6:02:00 AM
Location:  Siloam Springs, AR
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  KCS 2846(GP40-3) KCS 2830(GP40-3) KCS 2820(GP40-3)
Views:  97   Comments: 1
Down at the yard
Title:  Down at the yard
Description:  While I was dropping off my recycling, the dodger made a quick pick up and headed south. I arrived in Watts as he was getting set up to put his train away. Thats KCS customer Bakery Feeds stack in the distance.
Photo Date:  1/20/2023  Upload Date: 2/1/2023 6:05:29 AM
Location:  Watts, OK
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Yard,Action
Locomotives:  KCS 2846(GP40-3) KCS 2830(GP40-3) KCS 2820(GP40-3)
Views:  92   Comments: 1
Close up
Title:  Close up
Description:  The leader on the dodger has pulled down past the signal to shove his train into the yard, allowing this long lens close up of the lead unit
Photo Date:  1/20/2023  Upload Date: 2/1/2023 6:28:17 AM
Location:  Watts, OK
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Yard,Action
Locomotives:  KCS 2846(GP40-3)
Views:  70   Comments: 1
Sneaking up
Title:  Sneaking up
Description:  As the dodger puts his train into the yard, the southbound Q train rolls down the main behind him. The Q train will have a surprise, which well see once the dodger clears, and the Q train fixes a software problem on the lead unit. Remember when fixing a diesel issue was just resetting a relay??
Photo Date:  1/20/2023  Upload Date: 2/1/2023 6:30:31 AM
Location:  Watts, OK
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Yard,Signal,Action
Locomotives:  KCS 2846(GP40-3) KCS 2830(GP40-3) KCS 2820(GP40-3) KCS 4578(AC44CW)
Views:  107   Comments: 3
Q train surprise
Title:  Q train surprise
Description:  The dodger got his train put in the yard, and the Q train was having an issue with his lead unit. I went south a half mile or so to get him on the big curve near MP 237. As he came around, the second unit caught my eye: KCS 4006, the Support the Troops engine.
Photo Date:  1/20/2023  Upload Date: 2/2/2023 5:24:53 AM
Location:  Watts, OK
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  KCS 4578(AC44CW) KCS 4006(SD70ACe)
Views:  79   Comments: 1
Pacing
Title:  Pacing
Description:  The lead unit on the Q train, seen from adjacent US 59
Photo Date:  1/20/2023  Upload Date: 2/2/2023 5:38:59 AM
Location:  Watts, OK
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  KCS 4578(AC44CW)
Views:  72   Comments: 1
Big curve
Title:  Big curve
Description:  The Q train rolls through the big curve near Chewie Road, between Watts and Westville, along US 59, the Support the Troops unit trailing.
Photo Date:  1/20/2023  Upload Date: 2/2/2023 5:48:27 AM
Location:  Watts, OK
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Bridge,Action
Locomotives:  KCS 4578(AC44CW) KCS 4006(SD70ACe)
Views:  83   Comments: 1

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