Countdown To Merger
Just a mere 10 minutes to midnight, KCS conductor A.J. Pfeiffor walks past the Heavener yard job on his way towards the depot to gather paperwork. Kevin EuDaly, Nathan Bailey, Travis, Eugene and myself had spent the final hour of KCS next to the Heavener Depot hoping to grab one last train before midnight, when the CPKC merger would take effect.
We all knew the KCS paint would live on for many years to come, but that isn't why we were out that night. Getting to witness probably the last railroad mega-merger was something I had never thought I would see, and for past mergers there was no advanced warning on when they happened. It is definitely a sad moment to see KCS go, but I am looking forward to seeing what the future holds under the new railroad, CPKC.
Heavener Yard Job: KCS 1908
Countdown To Merger
Just a mere 10 minutes to midnight, KCS conductor A.J. Pfeiffor walks past the Heavener yard job on his way towards the depot to gather paperwork. Kevin EuDaly, Nathan Bailey, Travis, Eugene and myself had spent the final hour of KCS next to the Heavener Depot hoping to grab one last train before midnight, when the CPKC merger would take effect.
We all knew the KCS paint would live on for many years to come, but that isn't why we were out that night. Getting to witness probably the last railroad mega-merger was something I had never thought I would see, and for past mergers there was no advanced warning on when they happened. It is definitely a sad moment to see KCS go, but I am looking forward to seeing what the future holds under the new railroad, CPKC.
Heavener Yard Job: KCS 1908