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Pictures of KCS 2974
 
Owner: Kansas City Southern
Model:Rebuilt EMD GP40-3Built As:KCS 798 (GP40-2)
Serial Number:786232-1Order No:786232
Frame Number:786232-1Built:8/1979
Other locos with this serial:  KCS 798(GP40-2) KCS 4798(GP40-3) KCS 2974(GP40-3)
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New arrival
Title:  New arrival
Description:  For the almost year and a half since the CP-KCS merger, the dodger power has been unchanged, using the same pool of GPs in has for the last several years. That changed recently when a CP GP 20ECO showed up, here leading as the Watts based dodger works at Pipelife in Sioam Springs.
Photo Date:  10/30/2024  Upload Date: 11/18/2024 5:53:29 AM
Location:  Siloam Springs, AR
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  KCS 2835(GP40-3) CP 2313(GP20C-ECO) KCS 2974(GP40-3)
Views:  236   Comments: 1
Shoving back
Title:  Shoving back
Description:  The dodger pushes covered hoppers of plastic pellets into the plant.
Photo Date:  10/30/2024  Upload Date: 11/18/2024 5:54:34 AM
Location:  Siloam Springs, AR
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  KCS 2835(GP40-3) KCS 2974(GP40-3) CP 2313(GP20C-ECO)
Views:  194   Comments: 1
Pulled up
Title:  Pulled up
Description:  The dodger is pulled up to Kenwood St, now under a cloud. He'll shortly go north with a dozen cars.
Photo Date:  10/30/2024  Upload Date: 11/18/2024 6:01:17 AM
Location:  Siloam Springs, AR
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  KCS 2835(GP40-3) KCS 2974(GP40-3) CP 2313(GP20C-ECO)
Views:  214   Comments: 1
Dodger smoking it up
Title:  Dodger smoking it up
Description:  The dodger-officially L 102-is working hard climbing up out of Sleepy Hollow, its four motor power smoking hard with the effort.
Photo Date:  11/15/2024  Upload Date: 1/10/2025 6:40:09 AM
Location:  Siloam Springs, AR
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  KCS 2835(GP40-3) KCS 2974(GP40-3) CP 2313(GP20C-ECO)
Views:  314   Comments: 0
Working hard
Title:  Working hard
Description:  Especially for only five cars. Davidson Rd.
Photo Date:  11/15/2024  Upload Date: 1/10/2025 6:43:22 AM
Location:  Siloam Springs, AR
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  KCS 2835(GP40-3) KCS 2974(GP40-3) CP 2313(GP20C-ECO)
Views:  339   Comments: 0
Pushing back
Title:  Pushing back
Description:  The dodger works back toward Little Debbie with its 11 cars, from a slightly different angle.
Photo Date:  1/8/2025  Upload Date: 1/22/2025 6:41:01 AM
Location:  Gentry, AR
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  KCS 2835(GP40-3) KCS 2974(GP40-3) CP 2313(GP20C-ECO)
Views:  271   Comments: 0
Old truck
Title:  Old truck
Description:  The dodger moves past a truck that has seen better days.
Photo Date:  1/8/2025  Upload Date: 1/22/2025 6:42:44 AM
Location:  Gentry, AR
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  KCS 2835(GP40-3) KCS 2974(GP40-3) CP 2313(GP20C-ECO)
Views:  278   Comments: 0
Dodger at Davidson
Title:  Dodger at Davidson
Description:  After a trip to Gentry for breakfast, I caught L 102, the Watts based dodger that works to Decatur and return, as it was into the climb up from Sleepy Hollow with 30 cars.
Photo Date:  1/14/2025  Upload Date: 1/22/2025 5:05:37 AM
Location:  Siloam Springs, AR
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  KCS 2974(GP40-3) KCS 2835(GP40-3) CP 2313(GP20C-ECO)
Views:  271   Comments: 0
Closer
Title:  Closer
Description:  The perspective changes as the train draws closer to the crossing.
Photo Date:  1/14/2025  Upload Date: 1/22/2025 5:11:05 AM
Location:  Siloam Springs, AR
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  KCS 2974(GP40-3) KCS 2835(GP40-3) CP 2313(GP20C-ECO)
Views:  300   Comments: 0
Bare tree
Title:  Bare tree
Description:  The dodger rolls its 30 cars south past the bare tree at Davidson Rd
Photo Date:  1/14/2025  Upload Date: 1/22/2025 6:10:14 AM
Location:  Gentry, AR
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  KCS 2974(GP40-3) KCS 2835(GP40-3) CP 2313(GP20C-ECO)
Views:  261   Comments: 0
Ready to go
Title:  Ready to go
Description:  The dodger, L 102, has completed a set off at the team track in Gentry, and is now ready to head south.
Photo Date:  1/14/2025  Upload Date: 1/22/2025 5:59:43 AM
Location:  Gentry, AR
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  KCS 2974(GP40-3) KCS 2835(GP40-3) CP 2313(GP20C-ECO)
Views:  277   Comments: 0

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