Kansas City Southern: The End of an Era!

Sit back and watch the final days of operations on the Kansas City Southern Railway! Travelling across 5 different subdivisions in 4 different states, you'll see top priority stack trains cross the Mississippi, international mixed freights, locals, and much more!
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[@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.

[@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!

[@amandas3752]

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

[@proudfoamer2]

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

[@nubetta7806]

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

[@MiddleTennesseeRailProductions]

Very well done! KCS will be missed.

[@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!

[@RFE812]

Goodbye KCS. You were an awesome railroad!

[@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!_* 😁🏆

[@rogertemple7193]

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

[@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.

[@terryboldenjr.3555]

Will miss you KCS!!! 😭

[@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

[@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!

[@Lonewolf-UP_Acts2.38]

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.

[@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

[@user-si7kf1xr8u]

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

[@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.

[@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.

[@trainanswererguy8758]

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

[@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

[@F40M07]

At least I’ve seen both KCS and CP

[@johnbanicki7232]

Thanks for sharing.

[@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.

[@FriedShrimpPoBoy]

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

[@SilverThunder710]

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

[@ronaldrondeau7870]

Thanks that was a great presentation,

[@JeremyClark-tw8bf]

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

[@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.

[@PCBill0622]

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

[@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!

[@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!

[@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.

[@WayneAnding]

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

[@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.

[@rail.tennessee]

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

[@WRProductions]

Damn, this is excellent.

[@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]

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!

[@aidenwhite2838]

Amazing video man

[@animerailfan4129]

Awesome video man

[@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!

[@astrarailphotography]

I honestly shed a tear with that intro 🥲

[@troyr57]

Don't worry, I did too.

[@StormySkyRailProductions]

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

[@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.

[@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.

[@derrickwong5337]

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

[@HavelockYard]

I really enjoyed this one, Thanks for making it!

[@AMPProductionsVideo]

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

[@AndyFletcherMusic]

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

[@WhiteRiverRails]

Great video! Definitely going to miss it.

[@LouisianaRailProductions]

No doubt!

[@Daddymouse-ny9cz]

Very nicely done. Thank you!

[@trapdriver7006]

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

[@kenmunozatmmrrailroad6853]

Photograph everything, before it’s all gone.

[@AndyFletcherMusic]

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

[@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!

[@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.

[@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

[@RFMCabooseNP1713]

Great video.

[@RandomRailfan828]

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

[@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 😂

[@tristanstrains]

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

[@johnkolbjr8375]

Great video

[@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.

[@josephderkowski7157]

Awesome, video brother

[@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.

[@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 😊🤔🇺🇸🙏

[@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.

[@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

[@petenielsen3453]

I like the colour scheme on the KCS Locos

[@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

[@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!

[@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.

[@mdavid1955]

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

[@LouisianaRailProductions]

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

[@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.

[@iatif1995]

Its the beginning of something big!

[@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.

[@Garlic227]

Farewell KCS you will be remembered

[@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.

[@CrossOfBayonne]

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

[@LearnwithJanice]

Hello from rural Kansas🇺🇸

[@brendamyers71]

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

[@armandoperez7967]

Sad to see that the Kansas City Southern Railway is a fallen flag! It will be missed!

[@armandoperez7967]

It’s too bad they never got to restore the Southern Pacific line south of Victoria TX to Alice and Brownsville. They would have gotten rid of all those UP trackage rights. Thank you Mr Haverty for bringing back the Southern Belle paint scheme on the KCS and the red and silver Warbonnet on the ATSF! Class acts both!

[@CPKCRAILROAD]

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

[@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.

[@draytonblackgrove]

You deserve way more subscribers.

[@LouisianaRailProductions]

This video has already brought in a lot of new ones! Appreciate it!

[@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.

[@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

[@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!

[@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. 🙁☹️😢

[@WilliamSmith-fc3yx]

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

[@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.

[@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?

[@UnionPacificRailroader]

Long live Kansas City Southern!

[@MrKnowles77]

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

[@sethbader3142]

The only time I like to film trains is when there’s still light via the sun

[@kmcc01]

Who would have thought it that of all the small to mid size railroads in the 1960's the K.C.S. would have been the last one to survive, all others either merged or shut down. I remember the 70's, the white diesels with red letters, the struggle up Rich hill and the super big long trains they had back then and all the derailments. Now we are down to 4 large American systems and the two Canadian systems.