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KCS Train 2
Title:  KCS Train 2
Description:  Kansas City Southern train No. 2 was stopped at Leesville, Louisiana for a crew change as it made its way north from Port Arthur to Kansas City. The locomotives were SD40-2's 639 and 638, SD40 634 and SD40-2 651.
Photo Date:  6/25/1989  Upload Date: 1/28/2017 6:18:00 PM
Location:  Leesville, LA
Author:  Michael Palmieri
Categories:  Yard,Action
Locomotives:  KCS 639(SD40-2)
Views:  748   Comments: 1
KCS SD40-2 642
Title:  KCS SD40-2 642
Description:  By the time this photo was taken under the train washer at West Yard, Kansas City Southern SD40-2 642 - one of the railroad's two bicentennial units - was so filthy one could barely tell what colors it wore; but the cab was purple!
Photo Date:  2/20/1977  Upload Date: 1/4/2017 11:21:30 AM
Location:  New Orleans, LA
Author:  Michael Palmieri
Categories: 
Locomotives:  KCS 642(SD40-2)
Views:  1408   Comments: 2
KCS SD40-2 643
Title:  KCS SD40-2 643
Description:  A trio of Kansas City Southern SD40-2's - 643, 658 and 637 - were on a a 111-car train preparing to head north from West Yard in the New Orleans area. The 637 was the first SD40-2 ever completed.
Photo Date:  12/4/1976  Upload Date: 2/10/2017 10:15:52 PM
Location:  New Orleans, LA
Author:  Paul H. Oliver. Jr. Photo
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  KCS 643(SD40-2)
Views:  506   Comments: 1
KCS Extra 644 North
Title:  KCS Extra 644 North
Description:  Kansas City Southern SD40-2 644, SD40 623 and SD40 617 were laying down sand as they worked their way up the 1.35% grade at milepost 419 near Gillham, Arkansas – elevation 810. The northbound extra was on its way from DeQueen up to Rich Mountain.
Photo Date:  2/9/1975  Upload Date: 2/6/2020 8:03:53 PM
Location:  Gillham, AR
Author:  JAMES H. SELZER, JR. photo
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  KCS 644(SD40-2)
Views:  756   Comments: 1
KCS 647
Title:  KCS 647
Description:  SD40-2 647 and F7A 4062 being serviced at the West Yard engine terminal. Power combinations like this were common at the time.
Photo Date:  7/23/1981  Upload Date: 5/21/2009 2:05:09 PM
Location:  Metairie, LA
Author:  Michael Palmieri
Categories:  Roster,Yard
Locomotives:  KCS 647(SD40-2) KCS 4062(F7A)
Views:  1359   Comments: 0
KCS Accident
Title:  KCS Accident
Description:  Nothing draws a crowd like an accident, and here was one along the Kansas City Southern about three miles west (railroad north) from this train’s destination at West Yard, just outside of New Orleans. A southbound train with SD40-2 650 and SD40 622 had just hit a Dickies work clothes rental service truck at the intersection of Clearview Parkway and Airline Highway (U.S. 61) and was waiting for the state trooper (next to the coupler) to finish his investigation. Signor had been a team track along the KCS and its predecessors for over 50 years, but it disappeared in 1985 when the KCS began using a nearby ICG line and abandoned this track. The ICG had a grade separation at Clearview Parkway, which eliminated problems like this.
Photo Date:  3/2/1977  Upload Date: 12/10/2016 6:00:52 PM
Location:  New Orleans, LA
Author:  Paul H. Oliver. Jr. Photo
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  KCS 650(SD40-2)
Views:  701   Comments: 0
KCS 651
Title:  KCS 651
Description:  SD40-2 651 and SD40 639 rest outside the west side of the engine house at West Yard. Another set of power can be seen outside the opposite end of the shop.
Photo Date:  10/9/1980  Upload Date: 5/21/2009 2:05:32 PM
Location:  Metairie, LA
Author:  Michael Palmieri
Categories:  Roster,Yard
Locomotives:  KCS 651(SD40-2)
Views:  1021   Comments: 0
KCS SD40-2 652
Title:  KCS SD40-2 652
Description:  Kansas City Southern SD40-2 652 was the railroad's first gray locomotive, completed at Shreveport at the beginning of April 1988; and when it was photographed outside the diesel shop at West Yard almost two years alter, gray units were still pretty uncommon. The other locomotives in this set of SD40-2's were snoot 690, the 649 and snoot 679. Quartets of 6-axle power were really unusual in New Orleans.
Photo Date:  2/11/1990  Upload Date: 1/18/2017 9:41:18 PM
Location:  New Orleans, LA
Author:  Michael Palmieri
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  KCS 652(SD40-2)
Views:  631   Comments: 0
KCS Train 54
Title:  KCS Train 54
Description:  SD40 615 and SD40-2 655 lead northbound train No. 54 out of West Yard.
Photo Date:  6/9/1980  Upload Date: 5/21/2009 2:03:40 PM
Location:  Metairie, LA
Author:  Michael Palmieri
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  KCS 615(SD40) KCS 655(SD40-2)
Views:  1222   Comments: 0
KCS 656
Title:  KCS 656
Description:  West Yard
Photo Date:  12/19/1980  Upload Date: 5/21/2009 2:05:53 PM
Location:  Metairie, LA
Author:  Michael Palmieri
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  KCS 656(SD40-2)
Views:  893   Comments: 0
KCS Train No. 53
Title:  KCS Train No. 53
Description:  Kansas City Southern train 53 - running as Extra 657 South - was crossing the entrance to the Airline Drive-In Theater about a mile from its destination at New Orleans' WEST YARD. The second unit was F9Am 4053, and when this photo was taken, F-units and older geeps had recently began running with SD's on the line into New Orleans. I was told this was a fuel conservation measure, but it also released SD's for use elsewhere on the railroad. Before long, the usual power became a trio of newer geeps or a GP-slug-GP set.
Photo Date:  11/8/1981  Upload Date: 10/17/2020 5:00:14 PM
Location:  New Orleans, LA
Author:  PAUL H. OLIVER, JR. photo
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  KCS 4053(F9AM) KCS 657(SD40-2)
Views:  510   Comments: 1
KCS No. 53
Title:  KCS No. 53
Description:  Kansas City Southern train 53 - running as Extra 657 South - was crossing the entrance to the Airline Drive-In Theater about a mile from its destination at New Orleans' West Yard. The second unit was F9Am 4053, and when this photo was taken, F-units and older geeps had recently began running with SD's on the line into New Orleans. I was told this was a fuel conservation measure, but it also released SD's for use elsewhere on the railroad. Before long, the usual power became a trio of newer geeps or a GP-slug-GP set.
Photo Date:  11/8/1981  Upload Date: 3/11/2017 12:33:44 PM
Location:  New Orleans, LA
Author:  Paul H. Oliver. Jr. Photo
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  KCS 657(SD40-2) KCS 4053(F9AM)
Views:  883   Comments: 0
KCS No. 91
Title:  KCS No. 91
Description:  Southbound Kansas City Southern coal train No. 91 was rolling past the depot at Siloam Springs, Arkansas. The locomotives on the front were three SD40-2's - KCS 661, BN 7268 and KCS 639 - along with BN C30-7 5109; while the mid-train slaves were KCS SD40-2 675, SD40 607 and SD40-2 681. The coal originated on the BN in Wyoming's Powder River Basin, and the train was delivered to the KCS in Kansas City. No. 91 was headed for Southwestern Electric Power's Welsh Power Plant near Mount Pleasant, Texas, along the railroad's Texas Subdivision.
Photo Date:  6/10/1981  Upload Date: 12/9/2016 9:27:30 AM
Location:  Siloam Springs, AR
Author:  Paul H. Oliver. Jr. Photo
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  KCS 661(SD40-2) BN 7268(SD40-2)
Views:  991   Comments: 2
KCS Train No. 53
Title:  KCS Train No. 53
Description:  Kansas City Southern train No. 53 was rolling off of the Morganza Floodway bridge and into Morganza, Louisiana behind SD40-2 661 and SD45T-2 4506. The train was bound for the CSX in New Orleans, and the first few cars on the train were solid fuel motor cars for a space shuttle flight, along with an escort car and a few spacer cars, all heading to the Kennedy Space Center.
Photo Date:  1/18/1997  Upload Date: 4/24/2018 6:09:39 PM
Location:  Morganza, LA
Author:  BILL LANG photo
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  KCS 661(SD40-2) KCS 4506(SD45-3)
Views:  1165   Comments: 0
Sothbound KCS Train
Title:  Sothbound KCS Train
Description:  A southbound Kansas City Southern train with SD40-2 667, SD40 605 and SD40 619 was pulling away from the station at DeQueen, Arkansas after a brief stop to change crews.
Photo Date:  2/9/1975  Upload Date: 7/10/2020 5:54:23 PM
Location:  De Queen, AR
Author:  JAMES H. SELZER, JR. photo
Categories:  Station,Action
Locomotives:  KCS 662(SD40-2)
Views:  422   Comments: 1
Southbound KCS
Title:  Southbound KCS
Description:  In the late afternoon, a southbound Kansas City Southern train was rolling past the station at DeQueen, Arkansas with SD40-2 662 and SD40's 605 and 619.
Photo Date:  2/9/1975  Upload Date: 1/19/2018 11:48:14 AM
Location:  De Queen, AR
Author:  Michael Palmieri
Categories:  Station,Action
Locomotives:  KCS 662(SD40-2)
Views:  1033   Comments: 2
KCS SD40-2 662
Title:  KCS SD40-2 662
Description:  An eastbound Kansas City Southern intermodal train was on the MERJDIAN SPEEDWAY at Monroe, Louisiana behind SD40-2 662, GP40-2 3049 and SD40-2 644 with 72 cars. The 3049 was originally Frisco 759 and then Burlington Northern 3049 before going to the KCS. It retained its BN colors and number on the KCS until it was repainted as KCS 4809.
Photo Date:  2/14/1998  Upload Date: 7/14/2019 4:08:48 PM
Location:  Monroe, LA
Author:  TOM BLACKWELL photo
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  KCS 662(SD40-2)
Views:  511   Comments: 1
SEPX Coal Train
Title:  SEPX Coal Train
Description:  Kansas City Southern coal train No. 91 was changing crews at Blanchard, Louisiana, just north of the railroad's DERAMUS YARD. The train originated on the Burlington Northern in Wyoming and was headed for Southwest Electric Power's plant at Welch, Texas. (approximate date)
Photo Date:  10/15/1983  Upload Date: 3/21/2018 4:49:37 PM
Location:  Blanchard, LA
Author:  LOUIS R. SAILLARD photo
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  KCS 663(SD40-2)
Views:  577   Comments: 0
KCS Coal Train
Title:  KCS Coal Train
Description:  Southbound coal train passing the burned-out depot at DeQueen.
Photo Date:  10/3/1981  Upload Date: 5/21/2009 2:06:55 PM
Location:  De Queen, AR
Author:  Todd Minsk
Categories:  Station,Action
Locomotives:  KCS 674(SD40-2)
Views:  802   Comments: 1
KCS Power
Title:  KCS Power
Description:  Kansas City Southern SD40's 627 and 609 were parked outside the diesel shop at West Yard with SD40-2 674.
Photo Date:  10/27/1983  Upload Date: 1/19/2018 5:58:47 PM
Location:  New Orleans, LA
Author:  MICHAEL M. PALMIERI photo
Categories:  Wreck
Locomotives:  KCS 627(SD40) KCS 609(SD40) KCS 674(SD40-2)
Views:  920   Comments: 1
KCS 674
Title:  KCS 674
Description:  West Yard
Photo Date:  10/27/1983  Upload Date: 5/21/2009 2:06:20 PM
Location:  Metairie, LA
Author:  Michael Palmieri
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  KCS 674(SD40-2)
Views:  831   Comments: 1
KCS No. 91
Title:  KCS No. 91
Description:  Kansas City Southern SD40-2 675, SD40 607 and SD40-2 681 were the radio-control slave units on southbound coal train No. 91 at Siloam Springs, Arkansas while the locomotives on the front were KCS 661, BN 7268, KCS 639 and BN 5109. The coal originated on the BN in Wyoming's Powder River Basin, and the train was delivered to the KCS in Kansas City. No. 91 was headed for Southwestern Electric Power's Welsh Power Plant near Mount Pleasant, Texas, along the railroad's Texas Subdivision.
Photo Date:  6/10/1981  Upload Date: 12/15/2016 3:30:26 PM
Location:  Siloam Springs, AR
Author:  Paul H. Oliver. Jr. Photo
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  KCS 675(SD40-2) KCS 607(SD40) KCS 681(SD40-2)
Views:  1202   Comments: 0
KCS SD40-2 679
Title:  KCS SD40-2 679
Description:  Kansas City Southern SD40-2's 679 and 663 were on a northbound ballast train in the Leesville yard, with 45 cars.
Photo Date:  6/23/1989  Upload Date: 8/6/2010 12:08:44 PM
Location:  Leesville, LA
Author:  Michael Palmieri
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  KCS 679(SD40-2)
Views:  764   Comments: 1
KCS Train 54
Title:  KCS Train 54
Description:  SD40-2s 680 and 678 prepare to leave West Yard on northbound train No. 54.
Photo Date:  12/28/1980  Upload Date: 5/22/2009 12:15:36 PM
Location:  Metairie, LA
Author:  Michael Palmieri
Categories:  Yard,Action
Locomotives:  KCS 680(SD40-2)
Views:  943   Comments: 1
KCS No. 53/55
Title:  KCS No. 53/55
Description:  It's the day after Christmas at the Kansas City Southern's West Yard, and a combined train 53 (for the CSX) and 55 (for the NS) has spent the holiday here. In a little while, it will be seperated into two trains which will be sent to the CSX yard at Gentilly and the Norfolk Southern's Oliver Yard. The locomotives are SD40-2's 681 and 665, SD40X 701 and SD40-2 642.
Photo Date:  12/26/1989  Upload Date: 1/20/2010 6:54:12 AM
Location:  New Orleans, LA
Author:  Michael Palmieri
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  KCS 681(SD40-2)
Views:  824   Comments: 2
KCS Train 53
Title:  KCS Train 53
Description:  Southbound train No. 53, with SD40-2'S 692 and 687 and SW1500 4323, waits for clearance to enter West Yard. This was shortly before No. 53 began running all the way to the L&N's Gentilly Yard.
Photo Date:  1/3/1981  Upload Date: 5/21/2009 4:52:11 PM
Location:  Metairie, LA
Author:  Michael Palmieri
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  KCS 692(SD40-2)
Views:  986   Comments: 0


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