Kansas City Southern Trains
in Louisiana
Baton Rouge, La; March 1998.
Southbound freight looks more like a 747 taking off than a train on
the verge of stalling on the ramp of the bridge over the Mississippi River.
Tallulah, La; December 1998.
A winter storm completly froze northern Louisiana and southern Arkansas,
a couple of days before Christmas. On Christmas day, trains are stopped
for the break. This westbound freight has SD40X KCS 700, one of only 4
ever built.
Gibsland, La; December 1998.
A trio of GP38 including 2 with no dynamic brakes, is pulling a long
freight toward Mississippi the day after the Christmas break.
New Orleans, La; November 2000.
Southbound freight from Shreveport is waiting for a spot in the yard
early in the morning.
