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Kyle RR in Kansas

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Kyle RR in Kansas
Posted by bnsf2099 on Sunday, January 10, 2016 7:17 PM

I'm going to be taking a trip in the near future and was thinking about following the Kyle RR from Colby to Belleville, KS.  Any chance of seeing anything (parked or moving)?  

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Posted by MP173 on Monday, January 11, 2016 10:45 AM

Not sure where you will be in Kansas, but last July we were returning from Colorado and passed thru Great Bend, Ks. which was a pretty busy location on the K&O.  There were two trains working (10am) and a very nice looking coaling tower still in place.  Not sure if this fits your schedule, but there were trains.

 

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Posted by mudchicken on Monday, January 11, 2016 3:39 PM

Phillipburg (shops, operating HQ) , Goodland, Beloit, Norton, Concordia

They run a daisy chain with locals between Limon-Goodland, Goodland-PBurg, P-Burg - Belleville/Salina or Concordia-Stockton...almost all the locals run at night so ag industry can work in daylight.

Downs, KS has a GP-7 stuffed and mounted (static display) in old MoP paint. (Think the Jeep is ex-NYC ....Painted to run long hood first.)

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Posted by bnsf2099 on Monday, January 11, 2016 5:10 PM

K&O I have no problem finding out about. I work for them out of Wichita. Was planning on going through there any way. 

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