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  1. kskcsfan

    KCS Camping at Corning

    Thanks for the kind words everyone!
  2. kskcsfan

    KCS Camping at Corning

    A couple weeks ago my friend Lance Garrels and I took of on an unexpected impromptu trip, as with most trips he and I take we had no set plan but he decided to give me options, "Well pal, we can go up northwest of Marysville (Kansas) or we can go over to Kansas City". Living in the Manhattan, KS...
  3. kskcsfan

    Headin' to Marysville!

    Thanks for the comments!
  4. kskcsfan

    Headin' to Marysville!

    US-36 is now our highway of choice for catching the train, but with the Hiawatha Sub being over 8 miles away at times it was decided to stick to towns closer than 4 miles from the highway. And so, without much more of a story than this, I'll just tell you the locations for the next few shots...
  5. kskcsfan

    Headin' to Marysville!

    7&8) Getting back on US-73, we weren't able to beat the train to Lancaster, but we did get ahead of them before reaching Huron, no not the famous one, Huron, KS. I'm gonna take a side not her to point out that the clouds in the background are in a line of thunderstorms that contained a record...
  6. kskcsfan

    Headin' to Marysville!

    We caught word of a second train being on the way, intermodal train KMNOA-30 we headed back into Atchison to catch it, we wouldn't be able to shoot it there as it snuck up on us while we were shooting... 4) HLCX 3844 tied down awaiting local assignments and... 5) KCS 4028 awaiting the loading...
  7. kskcsfan

    Headin' to Marysville!

    Via Hiawatha... Back on May 31st, 2013 I found myself, along with a pair of fans some of you may have heard of, Lance Garrels and Luke Lohrmeyer chasing trains around Kansas City, my duo of friends had done this the day before, and ended up chasing a coal train to Marysville, via Hiawatha Lukes...
  8. kskcsfan

    A day in Alma, KS

    It, Paxico, Maple Hill, and Alta Vista are all favorites of mine, Paxico is my personal favorite, first place I saw a UP heritage unit (was actually 2, 1982 and 1988) and the first place I saw a working steam engine (844). Alma is, and will always be my "second home town" though. Thanks.
  9. kskcsfan

    A day in Alma, KS

    The last two, UP 7878 (catch number eh?) leads the counterpart to the first train of the day, train IDULB-28. with UP 5520 as DPU. Thanks for viewing! Lucas
  10. kskcsfan

    A day in Alma, KS

    6) After a break in the action train KG4LB-28 showed up with a quarted of GEVOs in 3x1 fashion, UP 7383 leads... 7) With UP 7508 as DPU. 8) Now my camera decided to act up for a couple eastbounds, first up is UP 4137 on eastbound grain empties. 9) With my camera still acting up, I was...
  11. kskcsfan

    A day in Alma, KS

    4) Two minutes after the green signal appeared, UP 8217 came into view leading westbound train MNPFW-28, another SD90 brought up the rear. The NPFW seldom runs the Topeka Sub, it just depends on whatever cars are in the train, usually the train runs to Kansas City then heads south. 5) After...
  12. kskcsfan

    A day in Alma, KS

    Alma, KS. A town of 832, is a sleepy community in Wabaunsee County, KS. Sleepy as it may be, it is the county seat and features a few eating establishments and a gas station, and of course, what else but a railroad track. Union Pacifics Topeka Subdivision splits the bar and Alma Cheeses' factory...
  13. kskcsfan

    A few from Kansas

    I have some shots from Alma, and Alta Vista proper, but not really any between the two. I've attempted to shoot between the two but each time I have everything turned out to be out of focus. Thanks, and glad you enjoyed them!
  14. kskcsfan

    A few from Kansas

    Thanks for the comments everyone!
  15. kskcsfan

    A few from Kansas

    I have some prairie sunset shots, just not with me as I'm using my girlfriends computer to post. Thanks, I used to not be so strict on composition but now I hate miscomposing a shot. I'll try to not stay away for long.
  16. kskcsfan

    A few from Kansas

    5) UP 5414 on the KMNOA-30 at Marysville, KS May 31st 6) NS 1067 waiting to be cleared into Argentine Yard, Kansas City, KS June 26th 7) BNSF 7038 at Salter, KS on the Emporia Sub with the Z-WSPNBY9, what was once Santa Fe 199 July 19th 8) BNSF 4323 as DPU on a corn train on the Emporia...
  17. kskcsfan

    A few from Kansas

    Been well over a year since I posted here so I thought I'd toss up a few random shots from this year. 1) Not a very good shot, but certainly a note worthy catch, UP 1996 westbound near McFarland, KS on the Golden State Route with train IDULB-19, February 19th 2) UP 5803 westbound with coal...
  18. kskcsfan

    coal cars colored ends

    Oh I love this subject! Back in 2008 I saw a UP coal train with a mix of cars with rotary couplers and hoppers, and cars with just rotary couplers, there was no hope for the people that had to dump them, there were so many non rotary ends coupled together it was sad. It would be yellow to yellow...
  19. kskcsfan

    Topeka, KS 8/5/2011

    Thanks for the comments everyone.
  20. kskcsfan

    Topeka, KS 8/5/2011

    Well on Friday Luke (nwkrailfan), a guy named Lance who's not an RRF member (santafe199 on TO), and myself headed down to Topeka to spend the evening railfanning, despite some conflicts in meeting the two the trip went relatively as planned. First off immediately after arriving in the Topeka...




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