Kansas City Southern passenger trains
Southern Belle
Kansas City–New Orleans Southern Belle at Gravette, Ark., July 29, 1961. Photo by William J. Husa Jr.
Kansas City–New Orleans Southern Belle at Gravette, Ark., July 29, 1961. Photo by William J. Husa Jr.
Flying Crow
Kansas City– Port Arthur Flying Crow at Shreveport, La., 1950. Photo by R. S. Plummer
Kansas City– Port Arthur Flying Crow at Shreveport, La., 1950. Photo by R. S. Plummer
Southern Belle
Dining car for Kansas City–New Orleans Southern Belle, built by American Car & Foundry, November 1948. Photo by ACF
Dining car for Kansas City–New Orleans Southern Belle, built by American Car & Foundry, November 1948. Photo by ACF
Flying Crow
Shreveport–New Orleans connection for Flying Crow departing Shreveport, Feb. 6, 1949. Photo by A.E. Brown
Shreveport–New Orleans connection for Flying Crow departing Shreveport, Feb. 6, 1949. Photo by A.E. Brown
Southern Belle
Kansas City–New Orleans Southern Belle at Texarkana, Texas, July 4, 1969 (2 extra coaches for holiday weekend, plus office car Kay See on rear). Photo by David W. Salter
Kansas City–New Orleans Southern Belle at Texarkana, Texas, July 4, 1969 (2 extra coaches for holiday weekend, plus office car Kay See on rear). Photo by David W. Salter
Southern Belle
Observation car of Kansas City–New Orleans Southern Belle, 1948. Photo by KCS
Observation car of Kansas City–New Orleans Southern Belle, 1948. Photo by KCS
Flying Crow
Kansas City–Port Arthur Flying Crow at Cedar Grove, La., June 1936. Photo by Harold K. Vollrath coll.
Kansas City–Port Arthur Flying Crow at Cedar Grove, La., June 1936. Photo by Harold K. Vollrath coll.
Southern Belle
New Orleans–Kansas City Southern Belle ready to depart New Orleans, April 1951. Photo by James G. La Vake
New Orleans–Kansas City Southern Belle ready to depart New Orleans, April 1951. Photo by James G. La Vake
Southern Belle
Divided (i.e., racially segregated) coach for Kansas City–New Orleans Southern Belle, built by American Car & Foundry, November 1948. Photo by ACF
Divided (i.e., racially segregated) coach for Kansas City–New Orleans Southern Belle, built by American Car & Foundry, November 1948. Photo by ACF
Shreveporter
Shreveport, La.–Hope, Ark., Shreveporter departing Shreveport, 1932. Photo by A. E. Brown
Shreveport, La.–Hope, Ark., Shreveporter departing Shreveport, 1932. Photo by A. E. Brown
Southern Belle
Coach interior of Kansas City–New Orleans Southern Belle, 1940. Photo by KCS
Coach interior of Kansas City–New Orleans Southern Belle, 1940. Photo by KCS
Southern Belle
Shreveport–Port Arthur section of the Southern Belle arriving Shreveport, August 1951. Photo by Don Sims
Shreveport–Port Arthur section of the Southern Belle arriving Shreveport, August 1951. Photo by Don Sims
Southern Belle
Kansas City–New Orleans Southern Belle at Texarkana, Texas, Oct. 24, 1969. Consist: bulk mail car, coach, diner-lounge-observation. Photo by David W. Salter
Kansas City–New Orleans Southern Belle at Texarkana, Texas, Oct. 24, 1969. Consist: bulk mail car, coach, diner-lounge-observation. Photo by David W. Salter
Hustler
New Orleans–Shreveport Hustler on Louisiana & Arkansas north of Curtis, La., Aug. 21, 1940. Photo by A.E. Brown
New Orleans–Shreveport Hustler on Louisiana & Arkansas north of Curtis, La., Aug. 21, 1940. Photo by A.E. Brown
1965-built coach
One of 10 coaches built for KCS by Pullman-Standard, the last new intercity passenger cars built for U.S. service before Amtrak. Photo by Classic Trains coll.
One of 10 coaches built for KCS by Pullman-Standard, the last new intercity passenger cars built for U.S. service before Amtrak. Photo by Classic Trains coll.
Flying Crow
Kansas City–Port Arthur Flying Crow at Texarkana, 1950. Photo by R. S. Plummer
Kansas City–Port Arthur Flying Crow at Texarkana, 1950. Photo by R. S. Plummer
Flying Crow
Port Arthur–Kansas City Flying Crow at Beaumont, Texas, August 1951. Photo by Don Sims
Port Arthur–Kansas City Flying Crow at Beaumont, Texas, August 1951. Photo by Don Sims
1965-built coach
One of 10 coaches built for KCS by Pullman-Standard, the last new intercity passenger cars built for U.S. service before Amtrak. Spartan interiors were designed for easy cleaning. Photo by Classic Trains coll.
One of 10 coaches built for KCS by Pullman-Standard, the last new intercity passenger cars built for U.S. service before Amtrak. Spartan interiors were designed for easy cleaning. Photo by Classic Trains coll.
Southern Belle
New Orleans–Kansas City Southern Belle departing New Orleans, 1954. Photo by James G. La Vake
New Orleans–Kansas City Southern Belle departing New Orleans, 1954. Photo by James G. La Vake
Former Flying Crow
Port Arthur–Kansas City train 16, formerly named Flying Crow, departing Shreveport on its last run, May 10, 1968. Photo by W. D. Caileff Jr
Port Arthur–Kansas City train 16, formerly named Flying Crow, departing Shreveport on its last run, May 10, 1968. Photo by W. D. Caileff Jr
All through April 2023, Classic Trains editors are celebrating the grit and grandeur that has been one heck of a railroad: Kansas City Southern.
As KCS rides into history on the back of a new merger with Canadian Pacific, please enjoy this photo gallery of Kansas City Southern passenger trains selected from the files in Kalmbach Media‘s David P. Morgan Library.
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