Western Railroad Discussion > A Week Around Kansas City

Over the past week, I've caught a few interesting trains in and around Kansas City on the BNSF and UP. Below is a 'sampler' of my favorite twelve photos.
Enjoy!

A little over a week ago, Union Pacific ran a PDICB3 16 (Passenger - Dallas Intermodal [Wilmer, TX] - Council Bluffs, IA) North during daylight. I was able to intercept it a total of 5 times, with three locations being shared here.

1. Greely, KS (A shot I've been dying to get...)
2. Osawatomie, KS
3. Bucyrus, KS

Photos 1-3 taken 4/17

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4. A yard transfer from BNSF's Murray to BNSF's Argentine Yard rolls through the Old Union Depot Interlocker in downtown Kansas City behind a quintet of EMD products - 4/22
5. UP train GMMAMS 20 (Grain - New Orleans, LA [CSXT Interchange] - Brewster, MN) tackles Shannon Hill, just North of Atchison, KS with a UP C45AH and an off-line CSXT SD40-2 - 4/22
6. Relocating a bit to the North, we catch the grain train rolling through the community of Everest, KS. At one time, the CRI&P crossed the MOP main line with a wooden trestle at this location. 
 

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7. A re-routed Kansas City, KS - Denver, CO manifest (H KCKDEN1 22A) rolls past the endangered CB&Q searchlight signals at W. Armour along BNSF's St. Joseph Subdivision - Rushville, MO - 4/22
8. In the final seconds of sunlight, Iola, TX coal loads roll into the siding at W. Sadler with a soot-covered SD70MAC bringing up the rear - Iatan, MO - 4/22

Yesterday, I recieved word that UP's Susan G. Komen 'pink ribbon' locomotive - UP 7400 - was leading train IDULB 23 (Intermodal - Dupo, IL - Long Beach, CA) West. After waiting for about 90 minutes, the train left Neff Yard in Kansas City and I chased it West, catching it 4 times before heading back home. 

9. Rolling under the BNSF mainline at Hannibal Crossing - CP K284 Broadway - Kansas City, MO - 4/23

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10. W. 57th Street Grade Crossing - Kansas City, KS
11. From the parking lot of the Moon Marble Co. (Not an official railroad location...) - Bonner Springs, KS
12. CP Z021 - Loring - Loring, KS 

Thanks for looking,
-Dalton 

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Good stuff!!

Really Great photos Dalton.

Ronda Thomas

Good stuff Dalton! Really like the Osawatomie and the Bonner shots. Glad you were able to catch the passenger special as well as all this other great trains.
Brian Stevens

Fantastic series, I really like #7 and #9!

Nice!

Excellent work Dalton! One of these days I'll get back up there...

Nice series, Dalton. Especially like the shot at Armour, a favorite location of mine. Search for searchlights as you can!

MC
Columbia, Missouri

The shot at Bucyrus is outstanding. Perfect balance of train & clouds! This gets my shout-out for IOTD!!! Good job with the 7400, also. We got a near-dark desperation grab shot down near old Valencia siding W of Topeka.
(But it was fun finally getting to meet Mr. "SD45X" for the 1st time, and his wife "Guernseygirl" again. Along w/ "mg8711" we all had dinner @ Texas Roadhouse in Topeka) 

Lance

GREAT pics!! Thanks for posting.

Great shots!!

nice color saturation