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Zach Pumphery's Collection
 
4/25/2024
 
 
 
 
 
Owner: Kansas City Southern
Model:EMD GP40-2LWBuilt As:CN 9488 (GP40-2LW)
Serial Number:A3066Order No:C365
Frame Number:Built:9/1974
Notes:ex-CN
Other locos with this serial:  KCS 4713(GP40-2LW) KCS 2911(GP40-3) KCS 2911(GP40-2LW) CN 9488(GP40-2LW)
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KCS Special Load With Escorts
Title:  KCS Special Load With Escorts
Description:  I'd never seen a train get Hy-Rail escorts until today. Talk about pretty cool.
Photo Date:  3/27/2008  Upload Date: 3/29/2008 12:05:49 AM
Location:  Drexel, MO
Author:  Zach Pumphery
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Locomotives:  KCS 2911(GP40-2LW)
Views:  388   Comments: 3
Southbound KCS Special Transformer Load With CPOX 820 - Schnabel Car
Title:  Southbound KCS Special Transformer Load With CPOX 820 - Schnabel Car
Description:  Headed out of the siding was this KCS Train headed for the KCPL La Cygne, KS Power Plant with a 20 Axle Schnabel Car with a Transformer Load. Good lord was this thing huge! To see the car's stats go to: http://southern.railfan.net/schnabel/cars/cpox/cpox820.html and http://southern.railfan.net/schnabel/schnabel.html .
Photo Date:  3/27/2008  Upload Date: 3/29/2008 12:05:49 AM
Location:  Drexel, MO
Author:  Zach Pumphery
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Locomotives:  KCS 2911(GP40-2LW)
Views:  2516   Comments: 5
Rear Escort
Title:  Rear Escort
Description:  Not even the business train gets this sort of treatment.
Photo Date:  3/27/2008  Upload Date: 3/29/2008 12:05:50 AM
Location:  Drexel, MO
Author:  Zach Pumphery
Categories: 
Locomotives:  KCS 2911(GP40-2LW)
Views:  806   Comments: 1
Southbound KCS Special Transformer Load With CPOX 820 - Schnabel Car
Title:  Southbound KCS Special Transformer Load With CPOX 820 - Schnabel Car
Description:  The Schnabel Car headed for the KCPL La Cygne, KS Power Plant heads through Merwin with the Hy-Rail Escorts about a half mile out in front and a quarter mile back behind the train.
Photo Date:  3/27/2008  Upload Date: 3/29/2008 12:05:50 AM
Location:  Merwin, MO
Author:  Zach Pumphery
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Locomotives:  KCS 2911(GP40-2LW)
Views:  1009   Comments: 2
Northbound KCS Yard Job Train
Title:  Northbound KCS Yard Job Train
Description:  A transfer from KCS Knoche Yard goes around the world through Santa Fe Jct. on its way to NS Avondale Yard. Due to conjestion around the AS&B Bridge and the west end of Knoche, the train took the KCT across town, rather than straight north. Passing overhead on the KCT High Line is a UP coal empty.
Photo Date:  9/17/2012  Upload Date: 9/29/2012 3:54:55 AM
Location:  Kansas City, MO
Author:  Zach Pumphery
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Locomotives:  KCS 2911(GP40-2LW) KCS 2919(GP40-2LW)
Views:  438   Comments: 1


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