Kansas City Southern: The End of an Era!

[@LouisianaRailProductions]

Hard to believe today is the last day! So many memories with this railroad! Hope y’all enjoy this! As I’m typing this I’m trackside along my home rails for one final outing with KCS. You’ll see the video of my final day next week. (And yes I moved the release a day up because why not!)

[@terryboldenjr.3555]

Awesome Production!!

[@proudfoamer2]

No worries it’ll take years to repaint the entire KCS fleet.

[@flowercityrails]

Even though I live in the north east and don't see much KCS power, it's very sad to see such a great railroad go out like this.

[@gradynace7557]

can agree

[@wolfgang548]

I'm not thrilled about it at all.

[@lucasquintanilla1673]

I’m still wanting to wait to see how the new railroad is like. If CPKC turns out to be a good thing then I think we could say that it wasn’t for nothing. I mean after all the Chicago Burlington and Quincy Railroad how to become a fallen flag to get us Burlington Northern and I think that people would agree Burlington northern wasn’t all that bad. (that said, as much as I like BNSF paint schemes I think the merger between Burlington, northern Santa Fe could’ve been avoided.)

[@bobelliott2748]

"go out"....I don't think so. KCS lives on as CPKC. Get out of its way...they have freight to haul!

[@lucasquintanilla1673]

@@bobelliott2748 I agree with you. I think that mergers combine the identities of both railroads rather than just subsuming one into the other, does allow the spirit to live on as it were. Santa Fe still with us via BNSF and Norfolk and western definitely could be said to still be around in a way with Norfolk Southern. Not as sure about the chesse system and CSX though

[@CSXFan5496]

I was the last one to get a KCS locomotive before the CP-KCS merger on April 14, 2023. Can't wait for the merger to begin!

[@TyTytheTrainGuy]

Today truly does mark an end of an era for railroading, the KCS will definitely be missed but not forgotten amongst many railfans.

[@911Truther69]

*_My dad was both a brakeman & switchmsn for Kansas City Southern railroad for 32 years! He developed cancer and was forced into a "early retirement".. He'd been quit smoking many years earlier but the building he'd run out of for his entire career, was insulated with asbestos (Airline Hwy in Metairie, LA) and KCS registhad plans to get rid if soon. I don't know if they did or not but when my dad died, they (KCS ®) immediately cut off his "retirement" checks and didn't even give him one for the month he almost lived through. That felt a little dirty and was 100% arbitrary on their part._* 🤔 *_I'm so thankful for a channel like this that brings awareness to and shows such deep appreciation for, railroads!_* 😁🏆

[@amandas3752]

We will miss this great railroad. Such colorful engines. KCS will officially go down in railroad history!

[@GeraldGreen-s4x]

I always wanted 2SD40s & 2 Gp40s to go along with my KcS 944s engines that l had, guess l really liked the railroad too, l just think it should be double tracked from Canada thru to Mexico....

[@ADM-m2p]

The excellent work of describing the journey is shown here Big Time! I'd love to hear the journey Kansas city-Topolobampo

[@Apoptart]

Now this is good I will miss KCS I never lived by their tracks but I was always fascinated by them. It will be cool to see CPKC in it's early days!

[@petenielsen3453]

I like the colour scheme on the KCS Locos

[@proudfoamer2]

Just when I think you can't top yourself, you prove me wrong. R.I.P. KCS.

[@killersopinion1829]

29 years ago...Jan. 1, 1994...the KCS bought out my favorite road, the Midsouth. I went all over Louisiana and Mississippi to get as many pictures of Midsouth power as I could before all of their engines were sold off or scrapped. If KZbin and the internet were around then, I would have made some videos about that buy out. But instead I have albums of photos of the past. This video, as long as the internet and KZbin survive, will be around for generations showing what these "good ol' days" were all about. We will watch this in the future and "remember when..." Thank you for your hard work these last several years for helping preserve tomorrow's past. This video is finely crafted, and is worthy of all accolades it receives. Thank you Bishop!

[@AndyFletcherMusic]

Great tribute video to the history of the Kansas City Southern.

[@ronaldrondeau7870]

Thanks that was a great presentation,

[@rogertemple7193]

This is a magnificent compilation of footage and history here, Thank You for showing this, God Bless You. 🚂🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃💨

[@DiamondMaster20]

Amazing footage. This video is a great way to say "gone, but never forgotten." Thanks so much for putting all of your time and incredible effort into this farewell. Looking forward to your first CPKC video! Andrew

[@LouisianaRailProductions]

Thanks you!

[@thetexorcist2235]

I work right next to Knoche Yard in KC as a locomotive mechanic. Took my wife to go see Knoche before it changes forever.

[@davehughesfarm7983]

Surely will get bigger wont it?

[@thetexorcist2235]

@@davehughesfarm7983 I would think. Lots of CP traffic there these days

[@nubetta7806]

KCS WAS my favorite of the remaining Class ones. So, this video is very much appreciated.

[@johnbeaulieu2404]

Very well done video, crisply edited. This is going on my Favorites list so that I can go back and look at it as time passes and things change.

[@johnbanicki7232]

Thanks for sharing.

[@MiddleTennesseeRailProductions]

Very well done! KCS will be missed.

[@JeremyClark-tw8bf]

Used To Watch A Lot Of KCS Trains When I Lived In West Monroe La!!!!

[@kennyw6856]

Wonderful video, great editing, and knowledgeable narration made for a fantastic tribute. Thanks for the time and effort to produce this for railfans everywhere.

[@matthewfawbush7731]

Awesome Bishop Awesome Bro It's sad to see the Kansas City Southern ending it's 141 years of it's legacy me and Anthony had saw Kansas City Southern locomotives in Southwest Virginia years ago and it's honor and legacy roamed the rails with NS hauling from the coalfields of Appalachia in the Appalachian Mountains in Virginia The Kansas City Southern will always be remembering the legends of the rails of railroading legends Kansas City Southern, thank you for your service to remember you are the only railroad to keep America riding on the tracks to all the customers that you serve the railroad of 141 years and now the end of here and we thank you for your service We Salute you, KCS God Bless

[@PCBill0622]

I totally agree regarding the Vicksburg bridge shot and around Vicksburg in general. Nice tribute!

[@RFE812]

Goodbye KCS. You were an awesome railroad!

[@trainanswererguy8758]

Great video Bishop! So sad to see KCS go, but, hopefully, CPKC will keep the DDs the same.

[@douglingle1600]

I am model railroader and I just bought a beautiful KCS GE ET44AC GEVO, I didnt know much at all about the company, I just thought it was beautiful so glad I found your video tribute it was outstanding! Thank you.

[@SilverThunder710]

As much as I'm gonna miss these two railroads, I'm extremely excited to see what CPKC does.

[@Strasburg_Railfaner611]

It’s just KCS that’s no longer existent CP is still running strong they just renamed as if it was a merger so ya

[@carrollcameron7472]

This has been an exceptional video. Having grown up with CP, here in NB, CAN, (77 yrs now) naturally, CP has been always been my favourite. I do hope that KCS and CP can reach agreement on the new look for KCS with the southern bell's paint scheme to remain in some form so as to not lose its identity. While this merger has been proceeding, CP, here in NB have came back into the province, working with the Port of Saint John and NBSR to increase its business.

[@pashon4percushon]

I've traveled the world and been on quite a few different trains. I ended up in MS for some years and saw alot of KCS at the Gulfport yard up to Hattiesburg and would see trains crossing the CSX/KCS diamond at the coast. I have definitely lived the KCS experience.

[@TheCountry318]

Great job 👏🏼 I’m a conductor on the Beaumont sub and this was nice to see

[@LouisianaRailProductions]

Love seeing employees liking the videos! Appreciate you!

[@FriedShrimpPoBoy]

Well damn. I live in Shreveport and I never knew KCS was going out like this. That’s too bad. Such an icon.

[@StormySkyRailProductions]

Very cool, i enjoyed watching this video! (Dave).

[@hahakaboomfunni]

I honestly shed a tear with that intro 🥲

[@troyr57]

Don't worry, I did too.

[@rail.tennessee]

Very few have posted fitting tributes about the merger as yours - this was excellently done my man! Loved every minute of it!

[@christopherlovelock9104]

I Live in the UK and have a layout based solely on the 'KCS'. - I love their Livery, Consists, and everything about them, even though I have never seen a full sized one. My lay out will not change apart from the fact I will now build a couple of sidings to park 'KCS' - 'Out of Use' locos, and I certainly will not be adding any 'CP' locos to my fleet - even if they do 'label' them 'CPKCS' or similar.

[@elfnetdesigns702]

Oh man you would love to meet a real SD70ace Belle, they are some fine girls, tough as nails and will rock you to sleep if you let her. I been one a fair share of EMD's and GE's owned by KCS here either catching a ride to a jobsite or installing / upgrading the communications systems. I have a KCS themed HO scale layout in my dedicated climate controlled shed that is dual mode (DC and DCC). Most of the power is KCS but I do have some UP, CSX, SP in my collection. I also have the only Elfnet Rail-Link custom painted GP40-2 double head set and an SD70ace pair based of my old GMod trainbuild servers fictional railroad. IDK if I will be ordering the new branded KCS locos ot not. I mean I might just to have in the display cabinet with thge brass stuff. not decided though yet

[@brendamyers71]

Been here in DeRidder, Louisiana for 42 years. So glad to see the trains, a sign of good economics. Where I'm from in the Mississippi Delta, there are no trains running from Clarksdale to Greenville. Tracks have been gone over 20 years. Love the KCS Christmas train! Have been on it twice ! Even have pictures!

[@LouisianaRailProductions]

I always appreciate local residents leaving comments. If you haven’t already seen it, I have a 30 minute video covering my time volunteering on the KCS Holiday Express. It’s one of my favorite videos I’ve made. Thanks for watching!

[@animerailfan4129]

Awesome video man

[@NorthCountryTrains]

What a fantastic production. Was a very enjoyable way to get familiar with the new territory my home railroad now owns- very weird to think about!

[@LouisianaRailProductions]

Yeah odd to think my home rails now belong to the same ones way up north haha! Appreciate you watching!

[@Austin-ne3gn]

This is sad. My great grandmother told me stories of seeing the bell pass at night and it was where I started railfaning.

[@F40M07]

At least I’ve seen both KCS and CP

[@WayneAnding]

Top notch Bishop, your best work in my opinion. Can’t wait to see what the future holds.

[@Sirderpingtonthefirst]

Im from KC MO and I know this railway company and im sad to see it end but the new era is a bright future and hopefully I can find a rail job and enjoy it with my time in the National Guard for my grandpa who we lost last year who shared a love of trains with me and I plan to build a model yard for him.

[@WhiteRiverRails]

Great video! Definitely going to miss it.

[@LouisianaRailProductions]

No doubt!

[@karlmckinnell2635]

I hope that CPKC take full appreciation of the men and women who built these two great railways and become great stewards of their legacy.

[@jsrogers6464]

As a kid I used to watch the KCS run by my house outside of Wickes Arkansas. Back then they were White. Sometimes the Engineers would would honk the horn for me. Even though I live in the north now near the NS and CN lines, I'm going to miss the KCS. Thanks for the video.

[@LouisianaRailProductions]

I’m a fan of Wickes. Great curve for videography. I’m glad you liked it!

[@Lonewolf-allthewayUP]

As much as I be seeing KCS power on the UP rails, it's still kinda hard to believe the merger is actually happening and it is. Looks like I'll be seeing more of CP's pre-mergers now.

[@sp8192]

Another excellent job! Please go back to Leesville and get more of KCS 3162 And her Leslie S5T horn! It’s only one of two sd45 carbodies running on KCS and the only one not in Shreveport yard duty.

[@LouisianaRailProductions]

I do plan on returning to Leesville and the Beaumont sub. Wanna snag the DeRidder Dodger going south.

[@WRProductions]

Damn, this is excellent.

[@AndyFletcherMusic]

Your video has great footage of KCS at work at is very educational. Thanks for making this video.

[@justinlopez8061]

I grew up about 30 yards from there tracks in Rosepine Louisiana they still have a couple GP 40 running around back and forth between Deridder and Leesville from PCA papermill

[@Moshavnik7272]

A west bound freight train was pulling a Kansas City Southern locomotive through Wheaton, IL this afternoon (5/28/2023). I have never seen this line come through here before. I guess I was witnessing history.

[@kenmunozatmmrrailroad6853]

Photograph everything, before it’s all gone.

[@Daddymouse-ny9cz]

Very nicely done. Thank you!

[@johngarven2125]

Nicely done and well narrated video. Looking forward to watching your channel when 2816 comes to visit .

[@LouisianaRailProductions]

We are definitely stoked for it!

[@tristanstrains]

Only been railfanning 4 years and KCS our favorite. Sad to see it go- loved those colors. Great video- just subscribed too👍👍

[@9094sires]

Great video and you killed it at Rich Mtn. I've never caught that much traffic there. That last shot crossing the river is the head waters of the Ouachita River.

[@HabeasJ]

Just caught a KCS Grey Ghost pulling a load near sandpoint idaho. Didn't catch the numbers because I was driving. Absolutely love their "belle" paint scheme

[@wildbill5126]

Great compilation of KCS railroad, Appreciate it. For me it's sort of ironic that CP is getting into it's stable of locos the last 4 EMD's made in London, Ontario Canada before Cat shut it down and moved it all to Indiana putting many Canadians out of work.

[@trapdriver7006]

Brilliant video I enjoyed watching it.👍😁😁😁😁🇬🇧🚂

[@aprilhilliard3302]

First time viewer here...verrrry nice vid, edit, commentary, et al! Like your style, kid...keep up the good work

[@LouisianaRailProductions]

Welcome to the channel! Great to hear you enjoyed it!

[@LearnwithJanice]

Hello from rural Kansas🇺🇸

[@railfanandweathermanblake529]

Is there anything going to happen with PCR (Panama Canal Railway)?

[@AMPProductionsVideo]

I will miss KCS, and CP as separate company's, Tomorow ushers in a new era, hopefully a good one

[@DylanRailVids04]

Love the video man! I’m definitely already missing KCS… The way I heard about how the new policies are for CPKC, it’s not too pretty. Either way I’m hoping for the future of CPKC and see what lies ahead. I definitely love the part where you caught me and Aidan at 23:23 too 😂

[@terryboldenjr.3555]

Will miss you KCS!!! 😭

[@SouthernKansasRailfan]

Man, I wish my interest in KCS occurred sooner, I'm heading out to eastern Kansas this weekend, hoping the OCS makes its way south Saturday.

[@LouisianaRailProductions]

Well it did haha! Managed to get it arriving back in Shreveport this afternoon.

[@5stargamer132]

damn its sad to see them go, even though i didnt live where they operated I can still admire their livery which were painted on their locos

[@annajohnson5779]

I'm just now finding this video and it does hurt. I live in KCMO, and I grew up with KCS running through my parents neighborhood, between two of my schools, on bridges next two the two biggest intersections in town, etc. So many times I would be waiting in the Paul's drive thru with mom waiting for a tenderloin sandwich, watching a KCS train go by. I really wish the new paint color scheme for CPKC incorporated the southern belle colors of KCS in some way. I still do see KCS locomotives around, but I do see a lot more CP locomotives than I used to. A lot of the bridges over this part of town still have the KCS emblem on them.

[@stevensolway1054]

This exactly happened in 1993 when the GB&W, was merged into WCL; THE GBW RED ALCOS were sold to other shortlines. The NORWOOD ROUNDHOUSE was razed. The Mainline West to Wisconsin Rapids was ripped off into a nature trail: "beware the grim reaper".

[@brendamyers71]

Saw KCS train depot museum with the stainless car in DeRidder at the end!

[@johnkolbjr8375]

Great video

[@ADM-m2p]

Any connection with KCM&O?

[@derrickwong5337]

I can't believe it!!!!!! Is Kansas City Southern the end of era?

[@HavelockYard]

I really enjoyed this one, Thanks for making it!

[@MrKnowles77]

Goodbye old friend.. I grew up on what is now the Meridian Speedway in Mississippi.

[@iatif1995]

Its the beginning of something big!

[@MK.5198]

58:13. And there she goes. Rolling into history.

[@Trains1536]

Can I use some of these clips for a special that i want to make? I only have two KCS clips and they are only KCS as foreign power. I will give you full credit of the clips.

[@SantaFe19484]

A totally amazing video! It is really something that both of Canada's major railroads operate in the Deep South! The CPKC technically operates in four countries because of the Panama Canal Railway.

[@bobtheburgerman3459]

I wish you could have gotten some video from the Texas portion of the system, such as Beaumont to Laredo.

[@LouisianaRailProductions]

Yeah just didn’t have enough time to allocate unfortunately.

[@chasechildress2720]

My dad works for bnsf and where I work the tracks are about 10 or so feet from where I clean up trash and stuff at our local Lowes I've seen a few NS units and kcs units mixed into bnsf stack trains.

[@markschuler7124]

Por old KC. First we lose KCPL, and now, KCS. Two great companies that were such a great part of Kansas City´s regional identity. Kansas City, a great city, even with the extirpation of two great regional brands.

[@Kansas-Trains]

I would like to give a big shout out to the late Great Bill Sanders former General Road Foreman of Engines for the KCS RAILROAD 😊🤔🇺🇸🙏

[@truckerkevthepaidtourist]

The bridge shot is that that one little welcome Center where you can watch it come right below you? This is how it was when J was swallowed up by the Canadian national. I grew up just a block away from the EJ &E Elgin Joliet and eastern in the south suburbs of Chicago. But that being said that line is still used very often and I'm sure you'll still see the occasional KCs motive Power until they finally changed over to this new Beaver looking logo. But it will be strange to come across interstate 20 and not be seeing all the KCs logos and seeing a bunch of Canadian Pacific mixed in

[@LouisianaRailProductions]

Correct I filmed it from the visitors center.

[@Oklahomarailroadproductions]

Usually when I go to the Shreveport subdivision i’m usually at the fueling racks but I have video of a train at the depot in mena

[@larryjanson4011]

less competition just says transport costs go up. and at the check out.

[@LouisianaRailProductions]

Well I think CPKC will increase competition in the entire industry. KCS and CP competed with each on literally nothing. They simply met in one location. With the lack of interchange delays in KC, CPKC can make transporters consider using them instead of UP or any of the other Class 1s. Especially with direct access of the entire continent.

[@andow21]

Well done! And not gonna lie you need to film more In DeRidder/Leesville! My girlfriend is from there and I visit her a lot. It’s a hot bed of rail Fanning in DeRidder! You got a lot of plants around DeRidder and Watco is out there with a short line to Kirbyville TX! I loved rail fanning in DeRidder! There’s no stop action in that Lil town!

[@LouisianaRailProductions]

Come summertime, I plan on being in that area a lot more! Definitely want to follow Watco around some. And the locals out of Leesville such as the DeRidder turn is high on my to-do list.

[@andow21]

@@LouisianaRailProductions trust me I know! I lived In that area for couple of months with my girlfriend. Plus not to mention her Uncle works with Watco on the rails and almost landed me a job with them!

[@LionelTrains50]

I have one of the original Kansas City Southern railroad spikes from 1940

[@BeraldDiggles]

as a Shreveport resident this is a huge point in my life, I will miss seeing the flashy red, yellow, and black KCS locos and the occasional grey ghost. but I cant wait to see my first CPKC locomotive. Also I hope CPKC decides to create heritage units

[@Railhog2102]

I say godspeed to the men and women who worked for this railroad, It will become another Fallen Flag just the CNJ and B&O among others that are now to the dust of history

[@bradleyogden5688]

I thoroughly enjoyed this video, one of the best I've watched. Back in the 1990's a movie came out called "Southern Comfort", it looked like the characters was fighting in a swamp and in the background a KCS train runs by, that was the icing on the cake. Have you seen this movie and do you know where it may have been filmed?

[@josephderkowski7157]

Awesome, video brother

[@RandomRailfan828]

Amazing video man, wish I got to see a KCS unit, but it is what it is. Once again, great video!

[@jlane496]

I first encountered KCS in San Antonio, Tx. The locomotives could be seen refueling in Kirby before heading back east. Great paint scheme. Will be missed, but where one door closes, another one opens. I know because my father worked on The Seaboard Railroad for 35 years, now CSX.

[@mdavid1955]

I haven't seen any CP power in Baton Rouge yet.

[@LouisianaRailProductions]

Speedway has seen some on manifests. Give it time haha!

[@hamiltonsullivan6563]

Honestly this vid hits different...

[@brandonreeves5979]

Man seeing this makes me sad! We have a KCS yard not to far from us and it’s going to take some getting use to seeing CP instead. 🙁☹️😢

[@brianfalzon6739]

What will become of the mainline steam excursion operations, f units and OCS trains in the future?

[@LouisianaRailProductions]

Gotta wait and see.

[@southeastiowarailfans5560]

If we get regular internodal service by this summer would it be daily or more spread out?