Western Railroad Discussion > KCS Endangered Species Sighting This Evening

We're down to two gray SD70ACe's on the KCS, so I set aside the 4 or 5 reasons I had to not go trackside this evening,
and made the short drive to Stafford,TX to await the MSZSH 12 with KCS 4029 leading.Fortunately, the wait wasn't too long and it blew by me at track speed at 2007.

Robert Pierce
Sugar Land, TX
SWRails.com

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Gray KCS units are like black IC's used to be in the 1970's-1980's. Not colorful but photogenic when rare.

TexBob Wrote:
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> We're down to two gray SD70ACe's on the KCS, so I
> set aside the 4 or 5 reasons I had to not go
> trackside this evening,
> and made the short drive to Stafford,TX to await
> the MSZSH 12 with KCS 4029 leading.Fortunately,
> the wait wasn't too long and it blew by me at
> track speed at 2007.

Robert,
Nice shot, but too bad it couldn't have been an SD40 on the point.  Thanks for sharing.

Kent in CArmel Valley

Nice catch.  Always enjoy seeing a gray KCS unit.
Brian Stevens

Tex Bob excellence! Growing old is remembering these units being delivered:-(

4029 & ____ ?

Bill Miller
Galt, ON

4009

CCMF Wrote:
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> 4029 & ____ ?

Gray really makes for a brutish look once dirty and bleached. I've maybe seen one of those ACes before in AZ. Even a gray TFM GE is a rare treat. 

Yes, and since KCS isn't doing worth a damn at keeping the Belle scheme somewhat clean, Id just as soon have half the fleet back to grey!