CP 8877

The wider angle view shows the southbound rolling into the curve, and into the shadow of the US 59 overpass, its 102 cars stretched out behind.

The grain train was held up long enough waiting for the dispatcher to clear the signal that I had time to beat it up to the US 59 overpass a half mile south for this tele view of the train picking up speed as he rolled for Cave Springs and south. Id follow the lite power back to Watts.

The lite power move is overshadowed by the grain train as it rolls away north.

The rear end of the lite power continues up the siding, as the grainer gets closer

The grain train was to meet a northbound move here at Stilwell, and is doing a slow roll down to the signal as the northbound rolls up the siding behind it.

There used to be a body shop here. Adair county picked up the property when the shop folded, and now uses it for a maintenance base for road equipment. The tracks here are on a short steep grade, coming out of a speed restricted curve that slows them considerably. Its kind of a straight on shot, but an easy one. The slow speed also makes getting ahead of the train for a shot at the signals at CP North Stilwell easy, or passing the station, about 1.5 mile south.

The wide angle shot here is of the train passing signal 250-0, which KCS relocated here from an earlier position a bit to the north a few years ago, which made it much more accessible for the C&S forces. They did a similar move a couple miles south with the signal at MP 252, which was moved from a position on an embankment, to the crossing just south of that milepost.

A closer up look has the train rolling past MP 250, the white concrete post to the left of the train, and the "lift plow" sign as it approaches the crossing.

There are several shots at Baron for different length lenses. This shot is a tele view, 250mm, that gives you the stretched out train and a view of a large trackside tree, which at this date has not started to green up. One of my great frustrations with the KCS is the lack of colorful trees. Almost no redbuds, and few Bradford pears for spring color.

The grainer dodges the clouds as it passes the barn and hay bales north of Westville.

The 181 starts up the siding, passing the head end of the grainer as the grain trains crew observes.

The crew on the grain train is on the ground to watch the 181 roll past, looking for anything that might be awry.

The northbound, the 261 train, rolls under a sky turning pink as the light fades.

The northbound now rolls into view, passing the Siloam Springs water tower, which is just to the south of the crossing in this telephoto view

Really seeing the results of the KCS - CP merger! KCSM 4073 leads a mixed freight west!

CP 261

CP 576

CP 8877 leads CP 246 on the CP North Toronto sub

CP 288

281 is hot behind 199 at 1423.

W/B CP train with loaded hoppers

W/B CP approaching distant signal to Hydro

470 is behind 686, treading east at 1338.

Built January 2008.

ACs power 281 west at 1436.

NS 203 has just crossed into Maryland with an ACU leader

After meeting H20, 647 heads off the siding at River Junction West at 0959.

647 leaves the siding at Dresbach after holding for the H20

Pierce Road at 1133.

650 cruises south on the main at 1058.

CP 8638 leads CP 498 through Maple Lake flashing its dual flag on its side.

28n wheels east towards Prospect passing St. Michael's Greek Orthadox church on Clinton St inBinghamton's First Ward

28n rolls east on main 2 through the twin signals at cp Johnson

28n rolls along hte southern tier's main 2 east heading for the Buffalo track at QD