Logo
Jim Tiroch's Collection
 
5/6/2024
 
 
 
 
 
Owner: Kansas City Southern De Mexico
Model:GE ES44ACBuilt As:Builder Info (Unavailable )
Serial Number:57515Order No:
Frame Number: Built:
Other locos with this serial:  KCSM 4679(ES44AC)
  Page Controls   View:  Pics Per Page:
4679 and 3997
Title:  4679 and 3997
Description:  The Southern Belle Due heads south on MKCVN26. I am the 3rd car in the chase precession.
Photo Date:  4/27/2007  Upload Date: 4/28/2007 10:19:20 PM
Location:  Venice, IL
Author:  Jim Tiroch
Categories: 
Locomotives:  KCSM 4679(ES44AC) KCS 3997(SD70ACe)
Views:  544   Comments: 1
KCSM 4679, KCS 3997
Title:  KCSM 4679, KCS 3997
Description:  After slamming my brakes and making a quick U-Turn, then running about 50 feet, I nabbed the duo coming under the Terminals bridge.
Photo Date:  4/27/2007  Upload Date: 4/28/2007 10:19:25 PM
Location:  Venice, IL
Author:  Jim Tiroch
Categories: 
Locomotives:  KCSM 4679(ES44AC) KCS 3997(SD70ACe)
Views:  642   Comments: 0
KCSM 4679
Title:  KCSM 4679
Description:  After making yet another quck U-Turn, the racing about 10 MPH over the speed limit, we arrived at our next location, Having just crossed over IL Route 3.
Photo Date:  4/27/2007  Upload Date: 4/28/2007 10:19:27 PM
Location:  Venice, IL
Author:  Jim Tiroch
Categories: 
Locomotives:  KCSM 4679(ES44AC) KCS 3997(SD70ACe)
Views:  597   Comments: 0
KCS 4679
Title:  KCS 4679
Description:  After jumping in the car, and sped off to our next spot, I snapped this shot as the train heads into the old Piggy back yard.
Photo Date:  4/27/2007  Upload Date: 4/28/2007 10:19:29 PM
Location:  Venice, IL
Author:  Jim Tiroch
Categories: 
Locomotives:  KCSM 4679(ES44AC) KCS 3997(SD70ACe)
Views:  465   Comments: 1
KCSM 4679
Title:  KCSM 4679
Description:  MKCVN26 slows to a stop in the former piggy back yard. When We pulled up, Sonny Sellers and another KCS Employee was already there, having chased it from Jerseyville.
Photo Date:  4/27/2007  Upload Date: 4/28/2007 10:19:30 PM
Location:  Venice, IL
Author:  Jim Tiroch
Categories: 
Locomotives:  KCSM 4679(ES44AC) KCS 3997(SD70ACe)
Views:  461   Comments: 1
KCSM 4679
Title:  KCSM 4679
Description:  The last unit of the KCSM ES44AC order was the 2nd unit to recieve the new paint. She looks just as sharp, even though she is a but ugly GE.
Photo Date:  4/27/2007  Upload Date: 4/28/2007 10:19:32 PM
Location:  Venice, IL
Author:  Jim Tiroch
Categories: 
Locomotives:  KCSM 4679(ES44AC)
Views:  297   Comments: 1
KCSM 4679
Title:  KCSM 4679
Description:  The Belles of the Gateway Western bask in the late afternoon sun waiting for Amtrak 303 and 308(?).
Photo Date:  4/27/2007  Upload Date: 4/28/2007 10:19:33 PM
Location:  Venice, IL
Author:  Jim Tiroch
Categories: 
Locomotives:  KCSM 4679(ES44AC) KCS 3997(SD70ACe)
Views:  595   Comments: 0
KCSM 4679
Title:  KCSM 4679
Description:  By this time, several other cars had pulled up to photograph the duo as he waits.
Photo Date:  4/27/2007  Upload Date: 4/28/2007 10:19:34 PM
Location:  Venice, IL
Author:  Jim Tiroch
Categories: 
Locomotives:  KCSM 4679(ES44AC) KCS 3997(SD70ACe)
Views:  465   Comments: 1
KCSM 4679
Title:  KCSM 4679
Description:  I think that this scheme is just great, diffrent from the dip jobs of late.
Photo Date:  4/27/2007  Upload Date: 4/28/2007 10:19:35 PM
Location:  Venice, IL
Author:  Jim Tiroch
Categories: 
Locomotives:  KCSM 4679(ES44AC) KCS 3997(SD70ACe)
Views:  477   Comments: 0
The socialble hobby!
Title:  The socialble hobby!
Description:  My Tri-pod, Sonny's Ford Extreame, My Ford Escort, Steves Dodge Durango, Nathan, Steve, Sonny, and Rich all make small talk, there were atleast 6 or 7 other people out of view.
Photo Date:  4/27/2007  Upload Date: 4/28/2007 10:19:36 PM
Location:  Venice, IL
Author:  Jim Tiroch
Categories: 
Locomotives:  KCSM 4679(ES44AC) KCS 3997(SD70ACe)
Views:  556   Comments: 0
KCSM 4679
Title:  KCSM 4679
Description:  The KCS logo adorns the KCSM 4679
Photo Date:  4/27/2007  Upload Date: 4/28/2007 10:19:43 PM
Location:  Venice, IL
Author:  Jim Tiroch
Categories: 
Locomotives:  KCSM 4679(ES44AC)
Views:  261   Comments: 0
KCSM 4679
Title:  KCSM 4679
Description:  Amtrak 308 (?) races past MKCVN
Photo Date:  4/27/2007  Upload Date: 4/28/2007 10:19:45 PM
Location:  Venice, IL
Author:  Jim Tiroch
Categories: 
Locomotives:  KCSM 4679(ES44AC) AMTK 63(P42DC)
Views:  253   Comments: 0
KCSM 4679
Title:  KCSM 4679
Description:  At this point, some of the foamers left for other subjects
Photo Date:  4/27/2007  Upload Date: 4/28/2007 10:19:46 PM
Location:  Venice, IL
Author:  Jim Tiroch
Categories: 
Locomotives:  KCSM 4679(ES44AC) KCS 3997(SD70ACe)
Views:  465   Comments: 0
KCSM 4679
Title:  KCSM 4679
Description:  With 308 (?) past, MKCVN only has to wait for 303 to pass
Photo Date:  4/27/2007  Upload Date: 4/28/2007 10:19:47 PM
Location:  Venice, IL
Author:  Jim Tiroch
Categories: 
Locomotives:  KCSM 4679(ES44AC) KCS 3997(SD70ACe)
Views:  607   Comments: 0
KCSM 4679
Title:  KCSM 4679
Description:  4679 is the last of the original 30 unit ES44AC order for Kansas City Southern De Mexico. Delivered in Late 2006, she ran for a few months in Primer, then in Mid Feb or 2007, she was sent with KCS 3997, a former EMD Demo to be repainted into the Southern Bell Scheme.
Photo Date:  4/27/2007  Upload Date: 4/28/2007 10:19:48 PM
Location:  Venice, IL
Author:  Jim Tiroch
Categories: 
Locomotives:  KCSM 4679(ES44AC)
Views:  321   Comments: 0
KCSM 4679
Title:  KCSM 4679
Description:  Mack takes a roster shot of the KCSM 4679. Mark has been widely published in the Railroad magazine trade.
Photo Date:  4/27/2007  Upload Date: 4/28/2007 10:19:54 PM
Location:  Venice, IL
Author:  Jim Tiroch
Categories: 
Locomotives:  KCSM 4679(ES44AC)
Views:  240   Comments: 0
KCSM 4679
Title:  KCSM 4679
Description:  Amtrak 303 races past unabaited by the bright colors of the Southern Belle Duo
Photo Date:  4/27/2007  Upload Date: 4/28/2007 10:19:56 PM
Location:  Venice, IL
Author:  Jim Tiroch
Categories: 
Locomotives:  KCSM 4679(ES44AC) KCS 3997(SD70ACe) AMTK 91(P42DC)
Views:  764   Comments: 0
KCSM 4679
Title:  KCSM 4679
Description:  With a blast on the horn, MKCVN26 starts to move, heading to the East side riverfront to drop off its train
Photo Date:  4/27/2007  Upload Date: 4/28/2007 10:19:57 PM
Location:  Venice, IL
Author:  Jim Tiroch
Categories: 
Locomotives:  KCSM 4679(ES44AC) KCS 3997(SD70ACe)
Views:  417   Comments: 0
KCSM 4679
Title:  KCSM 4679
Description:  mOVING A LITTLE FASTER KNOW
Photo Date:  4/27/2007  Upload Date: 4/28/2007 10:19:58 PM
Location:  Venice, IL
Author:  Jim Tiroch
Categories: 
Locomotives:  KCSM 4679(ES44AC) KCS 3997(SD70ACe)
Views:  409   Comments: 0
KCSM 4679
Title:  KCSM 4679
Description:  The duo heads past Hole-in-the-wall, this was the last shot we got of the two units, on our way to the Chemcial plant underneathe the highway interchange, I was SO RUDELY cut off by Spiv and IHOYC26. DAMN YOU SPIV!
Photo Date:  4/27/2007  Upload Date: 4/28/2007 10:19:59 PM
Location:  Venice, IL
Author:  Jim Tiroch
Categories: 
Locomotives:  KCSM 4679(ES44AC) KCS 3997(SD70ACe)
Views:  453   Comments: 1
KCSM 4679
Title:  KCSM 4679
Description:  Heading past WR tower
Photo Date:  10/20/2007  Upload Date: 10/20/2007 10:30:43 PM
Location:  Granite City, IL
Author:  Jim Tiroch
Categories: 
Locomotives:  KCSM 4679(ES44AC)
Views:  157   Comments: 0


Site Design ©2001-2020 Tim Huemmer
Photos © respective authors
  Contact: info@rrpicturearchives.net