After meeting the Rocky Local at Rocky, this eastbound BNSF trackage rights train (the QSTDVJ) with a Retro-Belle KCS leader has an approaching diverging (yellow-over-yellow) signal on the approach to Leyden. There, the train will meet a few westbounds before heading into town.
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Kansas City Southern's Retro-Belle scheme was popular with fans from the moment it was released. It is based on an old scheme KCS used in the 1950s called the Southern Belle. Here, KCS 4116 is being leased by BNSF and is leading the Stockton to Denver manifest down the Front Range, over the Moffat.
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It was bound to happen sooner or later and on this day, it finally did! One of Kansas City Southern's new Retro-Belle units led a train over the Moffat. BNSF's Stockton to Denver (QSTDVJ) had KCS 4116 as the leader, as seen here coming into the siding at Rocky. The train would stop to meet the Rocky Local before continuing east.
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This AC4400CW was originally lettered as TFM. However, since the KCS acquisition, the unit has been re-lettered as "KCS de Mexico". Note the "de Mexico" on the long hood as well as on the KCS herald on the front of the nose.
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BNSF's eastbound Denver to Galesburg, IL manifest knocks know an Approach (yellow) signal at the west end of Irondale. The train, led by KCS SD70ACe 4008, is hot on the tail of a coal empty.
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A cab shot of KCS 4059 at BNSF's 38th Street Yard. Kansas City Southern ordered 60 new SD70ACes from EMD, and this was the unit from that delivery. KCS has subsequently ordered another 50 SD70ACes that will be numbered 4060 to 4129.
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This is the first shot of Kansas City Southern's Retro-Belle scheme on the website here. Came across the freshly painted SD70ACe at BNSF's 38th Street Yard being moved from a fuel track to a ready track.
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There aren't many white Kansas City Southern units left in the world. This was always my personal favorite scheme for the railroad, so I was happy to come across this SD40-2, even if it is looking a little bit shoddy!
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Just a few weeks old, KCS 4009 is heading south on the STCPDEN-01A. Kansas City Southern purchased 30 SD70ACe's (4000-4029) for delivery in early 2006. Just about half of the order had been filled when this pictures was taken!
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A Kansas City Southern unit wearing the increasingly rare white scheme (with red lettering) was in BNSF's 31st Yard near the engine house.
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