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Pictures of KCS 3997
 
Owner: Kansas City Southern
Model:EMD SD70ACeBuilt As:EMDX GM71 (SD70ACe)
Serial Number:20026404-2Order No:20026404
Frame Number:20026404-2Built:5/2003
Notes:Ex EMDX, nee GMDX.
Other locos with this serial:  EMDX GM71(SD70ACe) GMDX 71(SD70ACe) KCS 3997(SD70ACe) EMDX 71(SD70ACe) GMDX 1001(SD70ACe)
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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
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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
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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
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Locomotives:  KCSM 4679(ES44AC) KCS 3997(SD70ACe)
Views:  596   Comments: 0
KCS 3997
Title:  KCS 3997
Description:  The Trailing unit is Just as sharp looking as the first.
Photo Date:  4/27/2007  Upload Date: 4/28/2007 10:19:28 PM
Location:  Venice, IL
Author:  Jim Tiroch
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Locomotives:  KCS 3997(SD70ACe)
Views:  447   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
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Locomotives:  KCSM 4679(ES44AC) KCS 3997(SD70ACe)
Views:  464   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
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Locomotives:  KCSM 4679(ES44AC) KCS 3997(SD70ACe)
Views:  459   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
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Locomotives:  KCSM 4679(ES44AC) KCS 3997(SD70ACe)
Views:  593   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
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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
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Locomotives:  KCSM 4679(ES44AC) KCS 3997(SD70ACe)
Views:  476   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
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Locomotives:  KCSM 4679(ES44AC) KCS 3997(SD70ACe)
Views:  555   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
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Locomotives:  KCSM 4679(ES44AC) KCS 3997(SD70ACe)
Views:  464   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
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Locomotives:  KCSM 4679(ES44AC) KCS 3997(SD70ACe)
Views:  605   Comments: 0
KCS 3997
Title:  KCS 3997
Description:  KCS 3997, now working for its 3rd owner, was originally GM 72, She was built as a ACe testbed, and worked on BNSF, KCS, CSX and Union Pacific. GM Sold EMD to Greenbrier in 2005, and she was the only SD70ACe that was not given the EMDX reporting marks. In Late 2006, EMD sold three of the Demos to KCS, and one was retained by EMD
Photo Date:  4/27/2007  Upload Date: 4/28/2007 10:19:49 PM
Location:  Venice, IL
Author:  Jim Tiroch
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Locomotives:  KCS 3997(SD70ACe)
Views:  431   Comments: 0
KCS 3997
Title:  KCS 3997
Description:  An overexposed shot, damnit
Photo Date:  4/27/2007  Upload Date: 4/28/2007 10:19:53 PM
Location:  Venice, IL
Author:  Jim Tiroch
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Locomotives:  KCS 3997(SD70ACe)
Views:  429   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
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Locomotives:  KCSM 4679(ES44AC) KCS 3997(SD70ACe) AMTK 91(P42DC)
Views:  763   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
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Locomotives:  KCSM 4679(ES44AC) KCS 3997(SD70ACe)
Views:  416   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
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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:  452   Comments: 1
KCS 3997
Title:  KCS 3997
Description:  Heading past WR Tower
Photo Date:  10/20/2007  Upload Date: 10/20/2007 10:31:23 PM
Location:  Granite City, IL
Author:  Jim Tiroch
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Locomotives:  KCS 3997(SD70ACe)
Views:  145   Comments: 0

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