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Daniel Metcalf Railroad Photography
Railfanning in the Kansas City Area
During late June 2018, I visited the Kansas City Area and did some railfanning.
Union Pacific Railroad General Electric AC44CW Diesel Locomotive #7252
Seen in Bonner Springs, Kansas on June 26th, 2018
Union Pacific Railroad Electro-Motive Diesel GP38-2 Diesel Locomotive #839
Built in 1972 for the Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad (The Katy). In 1989, The Katy merged with the Union Pacific Railroad and the locomotive became UP 2339. Later, it was renumbered to its current number 839.
Seen in Bonner Springs, Kansas on June 26th, 2018
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Parkville, Missouri Train Station
Built in 1889 for the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad. In 1990, the depot was acquired from the BNSF Railway by the City of Parkville. For a while the depot served as the Parkville Chamber of Commerce. Currently, the depot is used as an art gallery.
Seen on June 26th, 2018
BNSF Railway General Electric ES44C4 Diesel Locomotive #6944
Seen in Parkville, Missouri on June 26th, 2018
Kansas City Southern Railway Electro-Motive Diesel SD70ACe Diesel Locomotive #4020
Seen in Parkville, Missouri on June 26th, 2018
BNSF Railway Electro-Motive Diesel SD70ACe Diesel Locomotive #8404
Seen in Parkville, Missouri on June 26th, 2018
Union Pacific Railroad Electro-Motive Diesel SD40N Diesel Locomotive #1764
Seen at the Fairfax District in Kansas City, Kansas on June 26th, 2018
Kansas City Southern Railway Electro-Motive Diesel SD70ACe Diesel Locomotive #4055
Seen in Kansas City, Kansas on June 26th, 2018
Kansas City Southern Railway General Electric ES44AC Diesel Locomotive #4812
Seen in Kansas City, Kansas on June 26th, 2018
Kansas City Southern Railway Grandview Branch
This rail line was built by the Kansas City, Osceola & Southern Railway in the 1800s. In 1901, the Saint Louis - San Francisco Railroad (FRISCO) merged with the Kansas City, Osceola & Southern Railway and the line became the FRISCO Kansas City Branch. In 1980, the FRISCO was bought by the Burlington Northern Railroad, who later sold the line to the Kansas City Southern and the Smoky Hill Railway & Historical Society.
Seen in Grandview, Missouri on June 27th, 2018
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