Early 1980s action

Found these neat photos of early 1980s KCS action- especially the F units on their last legs on the coal trains through Texas...

http://www.railpixs.com/kcs/kcs.html

Thanks for sharing those neat Photos.

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Otto, those are some sharp looking engines, and thanks for sharing the photos with us.

http://www.railpixs.com/kcs/KCSFunits_a ... _Nov81.jpg


Having always lived in the north-east its weird seeing coal mines without mountains anywhere in sight.

I was brakeman and then conductor, at different times, on the Tidewater Turn pictured here at Monticello delivery track. Texas Utilities mined lignite coal in Hopkins county, Texas, 35 miles north of this site. Tugco was the name of coal loading facility. The cab units of the 5 unit "F" consist were powered while the "B" units were home shopped slugs. I spent many hours waiting got Texas utilities to deliver the empties, there at Monticello so we could haul 'em back north.

What is the name of the electric line that serves the power plant from that interchange in the photo above?

Texas Utilities. Known on the KCS as Tugco. They have expanded since these photos were taken. I retired in 2002 and not sure of the track layout, at present. I know they extended one of the receiving traks to accomodate the Wyoming coal trains and added more tracks adjacent to this track for the lignite train.