Railfan Exchange I: Part 4, KCS Grandview Missouri 8-17-00


Srovets asked:


I catch two trains in Grandview, one KCS mixed is waiting in the hole for a southbound BNSF Coal unit train bound for the power plant at La Cygne. Then, after the unit passes, the Northbound manifest takes off.

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13 Comments

  1. iceman977th, February 8, 2009:

    Same. I always hear AC’s and ES’s chugging outside the skating rink. Never hear an EMD engine go by. Always a GE unit. Love that sound hauling *** along the line.

  2. jpaufsc, February 10, 2009:

    I love the sound of GEs getting started

  3. armyof11, February 11, 2009:

    Could you give me a little history on the KCS are they still relavant? I mean are they owned by any class 1 rail roads like UP? I herd they are part of FEROMEX? Sorry for the question. i could look it up, but I am in the middle of getting back into the hobby after many years away from it. I have just expanded my layout to 16 ft long, so i am tryin to sort out the bugs and want to add some KCS to mt fleet. i wont add any mexican BEANER **** RR though period.

  4. valareksic, February 13, 2009:

    I those old/worn out sound the AC4400’s make…those 4 stroke engines are much more interesting than the 710s in EMD’s SD70macs

  5. Mmach1, February 14, 2009:

    Hey men what tipe of locomotive is that one??

  6. massltca, February 16, 2009:

    Love the sound of GE’S getting underway.

  7. csxES44DC, February 16, 2009:

    BNSF SD70MACs have good horns! The brakes on those hoppers sound terrible! A pain to the ears! KCS 2007 has a good K5LA.

  8. ACLTony, February 18, 2009:

    Very neat hearing the GE “chug-chug-chug” exhaust sound as the 2nd train takes off. Always enjoy hearing that Nathan K5La.

  9. myred02, February 21, 2009:

    I love how at 1:45 the air compressor kicks in to maintain line pressure (the “dwoop” sound) and the engine labors to get the train moving. Very nice video!

  10. tatt45, February 22, 2009:

    Dang! This is so cool to watch. I remember going on little car trips with my dad to watch the trains. So cool. Makes me want to work on the railroads

  11. marvi858, February 23, 2009:

    Dang! This is so cool to watch. I remember going on little car trips with my dad to watch the trains. So cool. Makes me want to work on the railroads.

  12. thefatcontroller2, February 24, 2009:

    show the cab inside not the discrition on when it was built or what ever that was

  13. Chapas45, March 1, 2009:

    Some nice early morning railfanning.

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