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6/7/2025
 
 
 
 
 
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Mexican trio
Title:  Mexican trio
Description:  Three TFM SDs lead the northbound M train, waiting for a meet at Gentry with a southbound grain train. Todays count is 46 freight, with 23 COFC on the rear.
Photo Date:  2/17/2007  Upload Date: 1/29/2017 4:49:58 AM
Location:  Gentry, AR
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  TFM 1401(SD40-2) TFM 1408(SD40-2) TFM 1438(SD40-2)
Views:  1143   Comments: 0
TFM leader
Title:  TFM leader
Description:  A northbound H train rolls into Gentry with 70 cars behind a two tone TFM SD 40. These units were common at the time.
Photo Date:  10/27/2007  Upload Date: 7/13/2016 3:20:33 AM
Location:  Gentry, AR
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Signal,Action
Locomotives:  TFM 1406(SD40-2) KCS 6076(SD40-2) TFM 1336(SD40)
Views:  1083   Comments: 1
A REALLY foreign visitor
Title:  A REALLY foreign visitor
Description:  CSX 8533 leads a TFM unit on the former NYC at the NY/PA state line.
Photo Date:  10/15/2000  Upload Date: 1/30/2012 12:20:55 AM
Location:  North East, PA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  CSX 8533(SD50) TFM 1409(SD40-2)
Views:  676   Comments: 0
Two tone
Title:  Two tone
Description:  A two tone blue TFM leader is in charge of H SHKC at the north end of Watts, waiting on a southbound.
Photo Date:  10/5/2007  Upload Date: 7/11/2016 3:46:00 AM
Location:  Watts, OK
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  TFM 1411(SD40-2) KCS 605(SD40-3) KCS 6076(SD40-2)
Views:  1200   Comments: 0
Oddball
Title:  Oddball
Description:  There were not many SDP 40s built-only 6 for Great Northern, and 14 for National of Mexico. The N de M units wound up on KCS, where they were treated like any other SD 40, and went into the road pool and could be seen systemwide. This one is mid consist on this lite power move.
Photo Date:  2/1/2008  Upload Date: 7/13/2016 3:14:06 AM
Location:  Gentry, AR
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  TFM 1319(SDP40) KCS 2842(GP40-3) TFM 1419(SD40-2) GWWR 2001(GP38)
Views:  942   Comments: 1
KCS 3131 Elk River
Title:  KCS 3131 Elk River
Description:  KCS 3131/TFM 1426/1423 lead southbound grain over Elk River at Ginger Blue MO
Photo Date:  7/27/2008  Upload Date: 1/15/2011 1:23:46 AM
Location:  Ginger Blue, MO
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Bridge,Action
Locomotives:  KCS 3131(SD40-3) TFM 1426(SD40-2) TFM 1423(SD40-2)
Views:  1909   Comments: 8
KCS 3131
Title:  KCS 3131
Description:  KCS and two TFM units lead southbound grain near Noel MO
Photo Date:  7/27/2008  Upload Date: 1/15/2011 1:28:06 AM
Location:  Noel, MO
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  KCS 3131(SD40-3) TFM 1426(SD40-2) TFM 1423(SD40-2)
Views:  1190   Comments: 5
Graveyard of the rusted automobile
Title:  Graveyard of the rusted automobile
Description:  To borrow from Steve Goodmans great song about the IC. A 68 car southbound H train rolls past some rusted autos and the old Anderson station as it makes its way toward Shreveport.
Photo Date:  7/27/2008  Upload Date: 8/13/2016 4:28:18 AM
Location:  Anderson, MO
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Station,Action
Locomotives:  KCS 3131(SD40-3) TFM 1426(SD40-2) TFM 1423(SD40-2)
Views:  1088   Comments: 2
Afternoon mail
Title:  Afternoon mail
Description:  The H KCSH passes the row of mailboxes at Floyd Moore Rd. No mail will come off the train here today.
Photo Date:  7/27/2008  Upload Date: 8/13/2016 5:09:13 AM
Location:  Gentry, AR
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  KCS 3131(SD40-3) TFM 1426(SD40-2) TFM 1423(SD40-2)
Views:  914   Comments: 2
Waiting in the snow
Title:  Waiting in the snow
Description:  The southbound H train waits north of CP North Gentry for a northbound still approaching from Siloam Springs. This is where southbounds will wait if they are meeting a northbound here. Plenty of room to stash its 35 cars.
Photo Date:  2/1/2008  Upload Date: 1/20/2017 4:36:42 AM
Location:  Gentry, AR
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Winter,Action
Locomotives:  KCS 3942(SD70MAC) TFM 1425(SD40-2) KCS 4002(SD70ACe)
Views:  849   Comments: 0


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