Southbound Local in Kansas City, MO - a photo on Flickriver

            NS train D70 is en route from NS's Voltz Yard to BNSF's Argentine Yard as it approaches 25th St. at Santa Fe JCT on the KCT North-South Corridor.  On this day, the train was led by an Ex-ATSF B40-8 now wearing the Heritage I paint scheme and an Ex-BN SD60M still in Cascade Green.  Over to the left, a southbound BNSF manifest can be seen approaching North Chicago JCT.

The searchlight signal in the picture still stands today along with several others and all are safe at least for now.  

What you likely won't ever see here again is a former Santa Fe 4-axle Dash 8 leading a transfer or anything else for that matter.  The BNSF B40-8 No. 580 was a part of the Kansas City Transfer Pool for several years and was seen frequently roaming around town.  In the summer of 2017, it was bad ordered and sent to Topeka where it was then stored.  Currently, this engine is still residing at Topeka, but it is now LUFS (Laid Up For Sale).  

NS train D70 also no longer delievers automotive traffic across town from NS's Voltz Yard near Birmingham, MO to BNSF's Argentine Yard in Kansas City, KS.  After NS began implementing Precision Scheduled Railroading, this operating ceased and anything at Voltz bound for the BNSF is picked up by NS train 112.  When this job did run, it almost always ran with BNSF power, whether it be from transfers to NS's Avondale Yard or just any road power that needed to be returned.  2/8/15.

Taken on: February 8, 2015

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Camera: Nikon D3100, f/11.0, 1/640 sec, 70mm (=105mm), ISO 400 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D3100
Lens:	18.0-105.0 mm f/3.5-5.6
Aperture:	f/11.0
Exposure Time:	0.002 sec (1/640)
Focal Length:	70mm (35mm equivalent: 105mm)
ISO:	400
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	No Flash
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Manual
Light Source:	Fine Weather
Gain Control:	Low gain up
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Elements 17.0 (Windows)
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