Kansas City Memorial Day Weekend

[stlgevo51]

On Memorial Day weekend, we took a trip to Kansas City for a productive railfanning weekend. As always, KC didn't disappoint, and I saw tons of action on the KCT trackage near Union Station. Though I didn't get away from KCUS much, I still had tons of fun shooting from the Freight House Bridge. A couple of the shots are from our hotel room at the Westin, which overlooks KCUS, the tracks, and downtown KC.

The best catches were the ICE/DME combo, the KCS train, and the Schnider Flyer with the ex-SD45-2 in the lead. Beyond these, however, everything was pretty standard. The shear quantity is what make this stretch of track so impressive.

I didn't spend a lot of time on the editing since I had so many photos to go through. Also, not all of the trains I shot are posted since I would have eaten up a lot of my space on Flickr!


Intermodal from the Westin by stlgevo51, on Flickr

Southwest Chief by stlgevo51, on Flickr

BNSF Stack and Private Car on Amtrak by stlgevo51, on Flickr

UP Coal by stlgevo51, on Flickr

UP Meet by stlgevo51, on Flickr

UP Stack DPU by stlgevo51, on Flickr

UP Autorack by stlgevo51, on Flickr

UP Coal by stlgevo51, on Flickr

BNSF Intermodal from the Westin by stlgevo51, on Flickr

UP Ballast from the Westin by stlgevo51, on Flickr

CAT loads from the Westin by stlgevo51, on Flickr

BNSF Meet by stlgevo51, on Flickr

UP Manifest by stlgevo51, on Flickr

Catch of the Trip! by stlgevo51, on Flickr

Warbonnet Leader by stlgevo51, on Flickr

UP Coal by stlgevo51, on Flickr

KCS's Only Appearance by stlgevo51, on Flickr

More BNSF Stacks by stlgevo51, on Flickr

BNSF Intermodal and the Western Auto Sign by stlgevo51, on Flickr

Union Station by stlgevo51, on Flickr

Elephants by stlgevo51, on Flickr


Intermodal Meet by stlgevo51, on Flickr

BNSF Stacks by stlgevo51, on Flickr

BNSF Intermodal by stlgevo51, on Flickr

ICE-DME Pair by stlgevo51, on Flickr

Coal DPU by stlgevo51, on Flickr

BNSF Stack by stlgevo51, on Flickr

UP-BNSF Meet by stlgevo51, on Flickr

And finally, a goodbye to an old friend, Marc 66. I took a drive to find Marc 66 (now SLRG 520) at Mid America Car, and there it was, in a terrible spot for photos. Still, I couldn't resist one last shot of it. Ed Ellis and Iowa Pacific is restoring it, so at least I know it is in good hands.

Farewell to Marc 66 by stlgevo51, on Flickr

Thanks for viewing!

 

[papio]

Wow, looks like non-stop action! Thanks for sharing.

 

[Trainfanne54]

Awesome shots.

 

[fulltritty]

Awesome shots. I stayed at the Westin when I was in KC in 2004. It is an awesome hotel!

 

[UPSD9043MAC]

Very great shots!

 

[stlgevo51]

Thanks for the comments guys!

 

[brad_in_omaha]

Awesome Work! You have some really fantastic shots there.

Kansas city is GREAT place to railfan!

 

[stlgevo51]

Thanks Brad! You are right, KC is great!

 

[Abilene Ks Railfan]

Awesome photos!!!!!!!!!!