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Viewing Album:  KCS Heavener Sub in Arkansas
 
By:Tom Beckett
Dates:1/1/1995 - 7/9/2016
Album Info:Photos of KCS trains on the Heavener Sub between Sulphur Springs and Gentry. Siloam Springs has its own page.
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Southbound grain with KCS and ICE power
Title:  Southbound grain with KCS and ICE power
Description:  Grain train crosses Butler Creek in Sulphur Springs Ark.
Photo Date:  8/22/2010  Upload Date: 1/23/2011 2:41:05 AM
Location:  Sulphur Springs, AR
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Bridge,Action
Locomotives:  KCS 4000(SD70ACe) DME 6089(SD40-3) DME 6364(SD40-2)
Views:  312   Comments: 0
Poosh em up
Title:  Poosh em up
Description:  This SD 70ACe has its work cut out for it as it shoulders into the grade leaving Sulphur Springs. Ill beat the train handily into Gravette.
Photo Date:  8/22/2010  Upload Date: 1/2/2018 3:58:45 AM
Location:  Sulphur Springs, AR
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  KCS 4048(SD70ACe)
Views:  103   Comments: 0
Southbound grain
Title:  Southbound grain
Description:  A 73 car southbound grain passes the mailboxes at Floyd Moore Rd
Photo Date:  10/16/2010  Upload Date: 1/23/2011 2:39:22 AM
Location:  Gentry, AR
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  KCS 4003(SD70ACe) KCS 4107(SD70ACe)
Views:  328   Comments: 0
KCS 4052
Title:  KCS 4052
Description:  KCS 4052 leads southbound grain at Floyd Moore Rd near Decatur Ark
Photo Date:  1/1/2011  Upload Date: 2/26/2011 2:52:27 AM
Location:  Decatur, AR
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  KCS 4052(SD70ACe) KCS 4121(SD70ACe)
Views:  260   Comments: 0
Belle and visitors along the water.
Title:  Belle and visitors along the water.
Description:  Southbound grain at next to Butler Creek, Sulphur Springs Ark.
Photo Date:  1/8/2011  Upload Date: 1/15/2011 12:36:51 AM
Location:  Sulphur Springs, AR
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  KCS 4708(ES44AC) ICE 6422(SD40-2) DME 6369(SD40-2) ICE 6415(SD40-2)
Views:  656   Comments: 4
Belle and blues.
Title:  Belle and blues.
Description:  Southbound grain at Gravette Ark behind a new Southern Belle GE and three DM&E SD's.
Photo Date:  1/8/2011  Upload Date: 1/15/2011 12:42:10 AM
Location:  Gravette, AR
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  KCS 4708(ES44AC) ICE 6422(SD40-2) DME 6369(SD40-2) ICE 6415(SD40-2)
Views:  384   Comments: 1
KCSH
Title:  KCSH
Description:  Southbound manifest passes signal after topping the rise south of Decatur
Photo Date:  2/5/2011  Upload Date: 4/23/2011 2:55:47 AM
Location:  Decatur, AR
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Winter,Signal,Action
Locomotives:  KCS 4057(SD70ACe) KCS 4101(SD70ACe)
Views:  259   Comments: 0
KCSH approaching Gentry
Title:  KCSH approaching Gentry
Description:  Southbound manifest nears Gentry Ark
Photo Date:  2/5/2011  Upload Date: 4/23/2011 3:00:29 AM
Location:  Decatur, AR
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Winter,Action
Locomotives:  KCS 4057(SD70ACe) KCS 4101(SD70ACe)
Views:  244   Comments: 1
TFM leads southbound
Title:  TFM leads southbound
Description:  TFM leads 119 cars of KCSH approaching the north end of Dorsey. Look at how open this shot is in the winter, compared to how treed in it is once the leaves open up.
Photo Date:  2/13/2011  Upload Date: 4/23/2011 3:04:38 AM
Location:  Gravette, AR
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Winter,Action
Locomotives:  TFM 1670(SD70MAC) KCS 4039(SD70ACe)
Views:  309   Comments: 1
Flint Creek train
Title:  Flint Creek train
Description:  Flint Creek power plant train southbound at Gentry
Photo Date:  3/12/2011  Upload Date: 5/13/2011 11:25:01 PM
Location:  Gentry, AR
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  UP 6724(AC44CW) UP 7180(AC44CW)
Views:  311   Comments: 0
CNW power
Title:  CNW power
Description:  CNW unit is part of the DPU on a southbound Flint Creek train at Gentry
Photo Date:  3/12/2011  Upload Date: 5/13/2011 11:49:18 PM
Location:  Gentry, AR
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  UP 6721(AC44CW) KCS 4690(ES44AC) KCS 4603(AC44CW)
Views:  357   Comments: 0
Flint Creek
Title:  Flint Creek
Description:  Coal train with UP power arrives at SWEPCO Flint Creek plant
Photo Date:  3/12/2011  Upload Date: 5/13/2011 11:52:20 PM
Location:  Gentry, AR
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  UP 6724(AC44CW) UP 6780(AC44CW)
Views:  334   Comments: 0
Flint Creek coal Butler Creek
Title:  Flint Creek coal Butler Creek
Description:  Flint Creek coal train runs south along Butler Creek at Suphur Springs
Photo Date:  3/20/2011  Upload Date: 4/23/2011 3:11:30 AM
Location:  Sulphur Springs, AR
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  UP 6734(AC44CW) UP 5796(AC44CWCTE)
Views:  342   Comments: 1
Empty coal
Title:  Empty coal
Description:  Northbound empty AEPX hoppers behind UP power, just north of Dorsey Siding
Photo Date:  3/20/2011  Upload Date: 5/14/2011 12:40:29 AM
Location:  Gravette, AR
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  UP 5730(AC44CWCTE) UP 7015(AC4460CW)
Views:  328   Comments: 1
Coal south
Title:  Coal south
Description:  A southbound coal train behind UP power seen from the Ark 102 bridge
Photo Date:  8/6/2011  Upload Date: 8/28/2011 12:36:12 AM
Location:  Decatur, AR
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  UP 5769(AC44CWCTE)
Views:  200   Comments: 1
At the station
Title:  At the station
Description:  Southbound grain passes the old station in Decatur
Photo Date:  8/6/2011  Upload Date: 8/28/2011 12:23:16 AM
Location:  Decatur, AR
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Station,Action
Locomotives:  KCS 4622(AC44CW) TFM 1658(SD70MAC)
Views:  260   Comments: 0
Passing the old guard
Title:  Passing the old guard
Description:  Southbound grain train in gray passing the stuffed and mounted KCS 73D at the Decatur station
Photo Date:  8/6/2011  Upload Date: 8/28/2011 12:25:11 AM
Location:  Decatur, AR
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Station,Action
Locomotives:  KCS 4622(AC44CW) TFM 1658(SD70MAC)
Views:  287   Comments: 0
On wings of GE
Title:  On wings of GE
Description:  This southbound AEPX coal train has made it over the short grade just south of Decatur behind this winged GE. Theres another trailing it, and one more in the back, with a pair of KCS units about 85 cars deep.
Photo Date:  8/6/2011  Upload Date: 9/10/2016 3:12:55 AM
Location:  Decatur, AR
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Signal,Action
Locomotives:  UP 5769(AC44CWCTE) UP 7046(AC4460CW)
Views:  236   Comments: 2
Made it over
Title:  Made it over
Description:  This southbound 123 car AEPX train has made it over the hump south of Decatur, and is now checking the mail north of Gentry.
Photo Date:  8/6/2011  Upload Date: 9/10/2016 3:30:00 AM
Location:  Gentry, AR
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  UP 5769(AC44CWCTE) UP 7048(AC4460CW)
Views:  216   Comments: 2
Empty grain
Title:  Empty grain
Description:  KCS 4686 leads 80 cars of a northbound grain empty just north of Dorsey siding.
Photo Date:  9/11/2011  Upload Date: 1/21/2012 12:28:41 AM
Location:  Gravette, AR
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  KCS 4686(ES44AC) KCS 4125(SD70ACe)
Views:  659   Comments: 2
Coal southbound
Title:  Coal southbound
Description:  UP power leads an AEP train as seen from the Ark 59 overpass between Sulpur Springs and Noel MO
Photo Date:  9/11/2011  Upload Date: 1/21/2012 12:20:43 AM
Location:  Sulphur Springs, AR
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  UP 6594(AC44CW) KCS 4012(SD70ACe) UP 6383(AC44CW)
Views:  552   Comments: 2
Southbound AEP coal
Title:  Southbound AEP coal
Description:  A southbound AEP train passes the cemetery at CP Flint Creek.
Photo Date:  10/6/2011  Upload Date: 1/21/2012 12:17:25 AM
Location:  Gentry, AR
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  UP 7050(AC4460CW) UP 6776(AC44CW) UP 7082(AC44CW)
Views:  295   Comments: 0
New signals
Title:  New signals
Description:  New home signals were installed at Gentry the week of 02/20/2012. Here we see the Q train passing them at last light.
Photo Date:  3/4/2012  Upload Date: 3/5/2012 2:04:42 AM
Location:  Gentry, AR
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Signal,Action
Locomotives:  KCS 3968(SD70MAC) KCS 4115(SD70ACe)
Views:  338   Comments: 0
Mid train DPU
Title:  Mid train DPU
Description:  An SD70ACe and an SD70M lend a hand on a southbound AEPX coal train at Gentry
Photo Date:  9/9/2012  Upload Date: 9/11/2012 10:53:58 PM
Location:  Gentry, AR
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Signal,Action
Locomotives:  KCS 4127(SD70ACe) KCS 3912(SD70MAC)
Views:  224   Comments: 0
Lucky horseshoes
Title:  Lucky horseshoes
Description:  A northbound empty grain train passes a one time corral-note the horseshoes around the top of the gate.
Photo Date:  9/9/2012  Upload Date: 9/11/2012 10:59:44 PM
Location:  Decatur, AR
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  KCS 4682(ES44AC) KCS 4033(SD70ACe)
Views:  114   Comments: 0
UP wings flying south
Title:  UP wings flying south
Description:  A southbound AEPX train passes the signals at CP South Gentry en route to Texas
Photo Date:  9/9/2012  Upload Date: 9/11/2012 10:39:45 PM
Location:  Gentry, AR
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Signal,Action
Locomotives:  UP 5681(AC44CWCTE) UP 7159(AC44CW)
Views:  241   Comments: 0
Corralling the horses
Title:  Corralling the horses
Description:  Well not exactly. An empty coal train passes a one time corral at Y City Rd south of Decatur on its way back to Wyoming
Photo Date:  11/3/2012  Upload Date: 11/3/2012 10:48:33 PM
Location:  Decatur, AR
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 5867(ES44AC) BNSF 5840(AC44CW) BNSF 9457(SD70MAC) BNSF 6059(ES44AC) KCS 4107(SD70ACe)
Views:  477   Comments: 0
Fall color
Title:  Fall color
Description:  Northbound empty TXUX train passes through the fall color approaching Ark 59
Photo Date:  11/3/2012  Upload Date: 11/3/2012 10:51:50 PM
Location:  Sulphur Springs, AR
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 5867(ES44AC) BNSF 5840(AC44CW) BNSF 9457(SD70MAC) BNSF 6059(ES44AC) KCS 4107(SD70ACe)
Views:  764   Comments: 0
DPU and fall color
Title:  DPU and fall color
Description:  The DPU on the northbound coal train pushes through the foliage as it rolls norrth
Photo Date:  11/3/2012  Upload Date: 11/3/2012 10:54:16 PM
Location:  Decatur, AR
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 6082(ES44AC)
Views:  74   Comments: 0
Last light
Title:  Last light
Description:  Q KCSH passes the cemetery and a colorful tree in the last rays of sun.
Photo Date:  11/3/2012  Upload Date: 11/3/2012 11:06:15 PM
Location:  Gentry, AR
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  KCS 4032(SD70ACe) KCS 4706(ES44AC)
Views:  292   Comments: 2
Fall color
Title:  Fall color
Description:  Q KCSH passes a colorful oak tree in downtown Gravette
Photo Date:  11/3/2012  Upload Date: 11/3/2012 11:08:58 PM
Location:  Gravette, AR
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  KCS 4032(SD70ACe) KCS 4706(ES44AC)
Views:  92   Comments: 0
Going away
Title:  Going away
Description:  No, this is not the head end. This Flint Creek train ran 2x3, so this is the DPU pushing into the power plant spur with this attractive set of units on a gloomy day. This shot would not have been possible on a sunny day, the light would have been all wrong. The Heavener Sub main is to the left.
Photo Date:  2/16/2013  Upload Date: 2/16/2013 10:44:03 PM
Location:  Gentry, AR
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Signal,Action
Locomotives:  KCS 4781(ES44AC) KCS 4680(ES44AC) UP 5718(AC44CWCTE)
Views:  272   Comments: 0
Flint Creek coal
Title:  Flint Creek coal
Description:  A train bound for the SWEPCO Flingt Creek plant rolls slowly through Gentry, meeting an outbound empty train from the same plant.
Photo Date:  2/16/2013  Upload Date: 2/16/2013 10:49:33 PM
Location:  Gentry, AR
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  UP 5709(AC44CWCTE) UP 6177(AC44CW)
Views:  196   Comments: 0
Empty coal
Title:  Empty coal
Description:  An empty Flint Creek coal train rolls up the siding at Gentry where it will meet a loaded train for the same plant. SP units are all over today, as both trains have them.
Photo Date:  2/16/2013  Upload Date: 2/16/2013 10:54:06 PM
Location:  Gentry, AR
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  UP 5769(AC44CWCTE) UP 6243(AC44CW)
Views:  190   Comments: 0
Empty coal
Title:  Empty coal
Description:  An empty Flint Creek train passes Curran Feed as it takes the siding at Gentry on a gloomy day in February.
Photo Date:  2/16/2013  Upload Date: 2/16/2013 10:58:17 PM
Location:  Gentry, AR
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  UP 5769(AC44CWCTE)
Views:  102   Comments: 0
Empties back
Title:  Empties back
Description:  A pair of BNSF units roll 124 empty coal gons back toward Wyoming and another round of coal to Texas.
Photo Date:  4/28/2013  Upload Date: 8/1/2019 5:34:53 AM
Location:  Decatur, AR
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 6056(ES44AC) BNSF 5752(ES44AC)
Views:  144   Comments: 1
Pushing it to Texas
Title:  Pushing it to Texas
Description:  The DPUs on this southbound AEPX train roll past Floyd Moore Rd. The trailing unit is one of the first of the gray SD 70ACe's to be repainted into the Belle scheme.
Photo Date:  4/28/2013  Upload Date: 8/1/2019 5:43:11 AM
Location:  Gentry, AR
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  UP 6296(AC44CW) KCS 4019(SD70ACe)
Views:  138   Comments: 1
South to Texas
Title:  South to Texas
Description:  An AEPX coal train rolls south past Floyd Moore Rd. The trailing unit is one of the EMD SD 70ACe demonstrators.
Photo Date:  4/28/2013  Upload Date: 8/1/2019 6:08:36 AM
Location:  Gentry, AR
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  UP 6645(AC44CW) UP 7053(AC4460CW) KCS 3999(SD70ACe)
Views:  199   Comments: 1
Local
Title:  Local
Description:  The local headed for Little Debbie-to switch, not load up on Oatmeal Creme Pies-rolls through town as it makes its way to the plant. A pair of gray GP 38s does the honors today.
Photo Date:  8/1/2014  Upload Date: 8/27/2014 2:29:29 AM
Location:  Gentry, AR
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  KCS 2018(GP38-2) KCS 2029(GP38-2)
Views:  165   Comments: 0
Meet
Title:  Meet
Description:  Northbound TXUX train passes the head end of a southbound stone train at South Gentry.
Photo Date:  9/22/2014  Upload Date: 9/27/2014 3:37:36 AM
Location:  Gentry, AR
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 8784(SD70ACe) BNSF 9495(SD70MAC) UP 6052(AC44CWCTE)
Views:  159   Comments: 0
Going away meet
Title:  Going away meet
Description:  The DPU of a northbound empty TXUX train meets the power on a southbound stone train at South Gentry
Photo Date:  9/22/2014  Upload Date: 9/27/2014 3:35:51 AM
Location:  Gentry, AR
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 9902(SD70MAC) UP 6052(AC44CWCTE)
Views:  122   Comments: 0
Surprise
Title:  Surprise
Description:  This OLS unit was trailing on a stone train at Gentry.
Photo Date:  9/22/2014  Upload Date: 9/27/2014 3:34:28 AM
Location:  Gentry, AR
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  KCS 708(SD50)
Views:  240   Comments: 0
Splitting them
Title:  Splitting them
Description:  Southbound stone train splits the signals at South Gentry as it heads for Siloam Springs to tie up.
Photo Date:  9/22/2014  Upload Date: 9/28/2014 2:48:23 AM
Location:  Gentry, AR
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Signal,Action
Locomotives:  UP 6052(AC44CWCTE) KCS 7024(SD50) KCS 708(SD50)
Views:  351   Comments: 0
Coal south
Title:  Coal south
Description:  A pair of BNSF units lead a southbound coal train at Dallas St in Gravette following a recent snow.
Photo Date:  2/18/2015  Upload Date: 2/22/2015 4:00:17 AM
Location:  Gravette, AR
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Winter,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 9224(SD70ACe) BNSF 6098(ES44AC)
Views:  151   Comments: 1
Coal train DPU
Title:  Coal train DPU
Description:  The DPU on the train with the BNSF power was a surprise, a pair of NS units along with a gray SD 70M
Photo Date:  2/18/2015  Upload Date: 2/22/2015 4:07:13 AM
Location:  Gravette, AR
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Winter,Action
Locomotives:  NS 8764(C40-9) NS 8977(C40-9W) KCS 3905(SD70MAC)
Views:  240   Comments: 0
DPU and a milepost
Title:  DPU and a milepost
Description:  A northbound AEPX empty train rolls through Decatur, passing MP 217 and the approach signal for Dorsey siding.
Photo Date:  2/18/2015  Upload Date: 2/22/2015 4:11:18 AM
Location:  Decatur, AR
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Winter,Signal,Action
Locomotives:  UP 8913(SD70AH)
Views:  159   Comments: 1
Feed store local
Title:  Feed store local
Description:  The dodger rolls past Currans store in Gentry, having just completed its work at Little Debbie.
Photo Date:  2/25/2015  Upload Date: 3/18/2015 1:47:01 AM
Location:  Gentry, AR
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  KCS 2851(GP40-3) KCS 2849(GP40-3) KCS 2023(GP38-2)
Views:  428   Comments: 2
Last light
Title:  Last light
Description:  A northbound empty grain train catches the last rays of sun as it rolls over the top of the hill at Gravette. Two of the units, leader 3936, formerly TFM 1636, and trailing unit 4000, the SD70ACe class unit, are repaints into the Belle scheme.
Photo Date:  10/3/2015  Upload Date: 10/8/2015 1:52:13 AM
Location:  Gravette, AR
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  KCS 3936(SD70MAC) KCS 4794(ES44AC) KCS 4000(SD70ACe)
Views:  183   Comments: 1
Pushing the empties
Title:  Pushing the empties
Description:  Northbound empty trains dont always get a DPU. This AEPX train had one at Dorsey, making for a nice going away shot in the afternoon at MP 213
Photo Date:  10/4/2015  Upload Date: 10/24/2015 4:43:50 AM
Location:  Gravette, AR
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  UP 6421(AC44CW)
Views:  167   Comments: 1
Upgrade
Title:  Upgrade
Description:  An empty AEPX coal train drags 126 cars up the grade from Sleepy Hollow as it reaches the south end of Gentry siding.
Photo Date:  10/4/2015  Upload Date: 10/24/2015 4:37:53 AM
Location:  Gentry, AR
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Signal,Action
Locomotives:  UP 6663(AC44CW) UP 7060(AC4460CW) KCS 4595(AC44CW) KCS 3921(SD70MAC)
Views:  123   Comments: 1

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