Retrobelle F9's
Purchased from Via Rail in 1995, this A-B-A set of former CN FP9's have spent longer under KCS ownership than either of its former Canadian operators. They've been in business train service for the last 30 years and have been well taken care of at the former KCS shops in Shreveport.
Here KCS 1, 2, & 3 sit with the 2024 Holiday Express in Port Arthur, the Gulf Coast Port that Arthur Stillwell founded as the end of his original dream for what became Kansas City Southern. Although some of the KCS passenger cars have been repainted into CP Tuscan Red, many railcars and the F Units have maintained their KCS paint. It seems for the time being that they'll keep their sharp paint scheme as they continue to operate business trains on the former KCS system.
CPKC Holiday Express
KCS FP9A #1 "Michael R Haverty"
KCS F9B #3 "Pittsburg"
KCS FP9A #2 "Shreveport"
Port Arthur, TX
December 12th, 2024
Retrobelle F9's
Purchased from Via Rail in 1995, this A-B-A set of former CN FP9's have spent longer under KCS ownership than either of its former Canadian operators. They've been in business train service for the last 30 years and have been well taken care of at the former KCS shops in Shreveport.
Here KCS 1, 2, & 3 sit with the 2024 Holiday Express in Port Arthur, the Gulf Coast Port that Arthur Stillwell founded as the end of his original dream for what became Kansas City Southern. Although some of the KCS passenger cars have been repainted into CP Tuscan Red, many railcars and the F Units have maintained their KCS paint. It seems for the time being that they'll keep their sharp paint scheme as they continue to operate business trains on the former KCS system.
CPKC Holiday Express
KCS FP9A #1 "Michael R Haverty"
KCS F9B #3 "Pittsburg"
KCS FP9A #2 "Shreveport"
Port Arthur, TX
December 12th, 2024