Beauty and the Beast
I'll leave it to the viewer to decide which is which, but The Empress parked next to the Southern Belle is quite the juxtaposition in beauty and elegance.
After spending the afternoon at the Shreveport public display, CP 2816 and the consist of the Final Spike Tour have been parked for the night at CPKC's Deramus Yard. The train is situated here in the "Belle House", home of the former KCS's business cars and Retrobelle F9's. This placement could not have been much better to document a transitional era for Deramus Yard and the KCS.
Photo taken on railroad property with permission.
CP H1b 4-6-4 #2816
KCS FP9A #2
KCS F9B #3
KCS FP9A #1
Shreveport, LA
May 24th, 2024
Beauty and the Beast
I'll leave it to the viewer to decide which is which, but The Empress parked next to the Southern Belle is quite the juxtaposition in beauty and elegance.
After spending the afternoon at the Shreveport public display, CP 2816 and the consist of the Final Spike Tour have been parked for the night at CPKC's Deramus Yard. The train is situated here in the "Belle House", home of the former KCS's business cars and Retrobelle F9's. This placement could not have been much better to document a transitional era for Deramus Yard and the KCS.
Photo taken on railroad property with permission.
CP H1b 4-6-4 #2816
KCS FP9A #2
KCS F9B #3
KCS FP9A #1
Shreveport, LA
May 24th, 2024