Well this was an interesting 30 minutes yesterday evening. 2 trains with 3 different double sets of foreign power in Mentor Ohio. I had no clue these trains were coming. Saw a yellow signal for an eastbound and waited. But I got extremely lucky. Not a single CSX unit, lol.
First was Q165 at 7:06PM with CP ES44AC #8921, CP AC4400CW #9761, UP ES44AC's #5516 & #5422 and then 27 minutes later at 7:33PM was Q234 with 2 KCS SD70MAC's #3910 & #3964.
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That's what you call a HOTSPOT Tom - you keep hitting the jackpot.
Thanks for sharing! 
During the overload of traffic on the SP in the late 1970's, there seemed to be more L&N and SCL units east of San Antonio than SP/SSW.
Always admire the (relatively) new KCS livery. So much better than their old one. Nice they decided to turn the page back to honor their history, too. Looks great. A complicated - and expensive - paint job.
I'm getting into the KCS as the national NMRA convention is there in August. Your 3/4 shots of KCS are my favorites, although all the colors are terrific.
For a beautiful KCS F unit, check out the homepage of the convention:
When I see the KCS livery, I think of the changes that the GN made to their original scheme, simplifying it to save money in their later years. The bottom white stripe was eliminated, the double orange striping was eliminated, and the yellow striping between the orange and green striping was eliminated. It was a much less elaborate - and cheaper - paint job.
On the other hand, the KCS has the whole nine yards: black, yellow and red striping along the entire length of the engine, with a yellow stripe along the bottom, and the red trim striping all along the top and the bottom of the black striping. It's not unlike many of the details the Great Northern had before money got tight. Maybe it's a sign the KCS is doing fine financially. Then again, maybe it has little to do with it, but if they ever simplify their scheme the way Great Northern did, that may be a sign of an economic cutback. Pure speculation, but it's interesting to think about.
The KCS black is actually Brunswick Green, it’s so dark it looks black.
Larry
Great pics!! There seems to be lots of "foreign" power on CSX lately. Is there a power shortage? Ironically, I'm seeing lots of ex-CSX power on the CN mainline since they are going through a power shortage currently. Maybe the late Mr. Harrison thinned the CSX herd a little too much?
I saw the KCS train parked on this bridge
At KCS Centerpoint Intermodal Facility in Grandview Mo , which use to be Richards Gebaur Air Base .
When KCS was smaller, more regional the naked plain white engines and plain rolling stock went unnoticed.
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