Western Railroad Discussion > KCS Christmas train

1) KCS 1 Arrived in Greenville TX 11/24/2012. The Christmas cars were shoved a little further down in the downtown area of Greenville. The line to the right is the Blacklands RR former Cotton Belt line from Ft. Worth to Mt. Pleasant TX.

2) KCS MW 913 former SP SD40 parked on the east end of Greenville TX across the Cotton Belt interlocker. 11/24/2012

3) KCS 4022 at KCS Wylie yard TX on 11/23/2012.

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That MW SD 40 is a real cool catch. Haven't seen anything like that before.

AL Bayer

never heard of the kcs b unit rcl type units

KB5WK Wrote:
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> 1) KCS 1 Arrived in Greenville TX 11/24/2012. The
> Christmas cars were shoved a little further down
> in the downtown area of Greenville. The line to
> the right is the Blacklands RR former Cotton Belt
> line from Ft. Worth to Mt. Pleasant TX.
>
> 2) KCS MW 913 former SP SD40 parked on the east
> end of Greenville TX across the Cotton Belt
> interlocker. 11/24/2012
>
> 3) KCS 4022 at KCS Wylie yard TX on 11/23/2012.

Sure about that KCS 913? Pretty sure that's an ex-KCS SD40-2, and not a "straight" SD40. And while SP had SD40s, none went to KCS; the only ex-SP motors that KCS has picked up in recent years are tunnel motors.

Posted from iPhone

Didn't KCS have some snoots too? Yes, formerly KCS 683. Painted April Fools Day no less, at Shreveport. Remote controlled for MofW use.

Rob



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 11/24/12 18:59 by SilvertonRR100.

I would love to see someone model unit 913

SP_8299 Wrote:
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> KB5WK Wrote:
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> > 1) KCS 1 Arrived in Greenville TX 11/24/2012.
> The
> > Christmas cars were shoved a little further
> down
> > in the downtown area of Greenville. The line to
> > the right is the Blacklands RR former Cotton
> Belt
> > line from Ft. Worth to Mt. Pleasant TX.
> >
> > 2) KCS MW 913 former SP SD40 parked on the east
> > end of Greenville TX across the Cotton Belt
> > interlocker. 11/24/2012
> >
> > 3) KCS 4022 at KCS Wylie yard TX on 11/23/2012.
>
> Sure about that KCS 913? Pretty sure that's an
> ex-KCS SD40-2, and not a "straight" SD40. And
> while SP had SD40s, none went to KCS; the only
> ex-SP motors that KCS has picked up in recent
> years are tunnel motors.
>
> Posted from iPhone


I was thinking maybe ex UP or ATSF. It has a longer nose then most SD units

Jerry Martin
Los Angeles, CA
Central Coast Railroad Festival

It's one of KCS's own SD40-2s, as another poster mentioned. They also purchased "snoot" SD40-2s.

GP25 Wrote:
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> SP_8299 Wrote:
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> -----
> > KB5WK Wrote:
> >
> --------------------------------------------------
>
> > -----
> > > 1) KCS 1 Arrived in Greenville TX 11/24/2012.
>
> > The
> > > Christmas cars were shoved a little further
> > down
> > > in the downtown area of Greenville. The line
> to
> > > the right is the Blacklands RR former Cotton
> > Belt
> > > line from Ft. Worth to Mt. Pleasant TX.
> > >
> > > 2) KCS MW 913 former SP SD40 parked on the
> east
> > > end of Greenville TX across the Cotton Belt
> > > interlocker. 11/24/2012
> > >
> > > 3) KCS 4022 at KCS Wylie yard TX on
> 11/23/2012.
> >
> > Sure about that KCS 913? Pretty sure that's an
> > ex-KCS SD40-2, and not a "straight" SD40. And
> > while SP had SD40s, none went to KCS; the only
> > ex-SP motors that KCS has picked up in recent
> > years are tunnel motors.
> >
> > Posted from iPhone
>
>
> I was thinking maybe ex UP or ATSF. It has a
> longer nose then most SD units

SP_8299 Wrote:
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> It's one of KCS's own SD40-2s, as another poster
> mentioned. They also purchased "snoot" SD40-2s.

YES it is a former KCS 683 EMD SD40-2