KCS Train Symbols

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Important Note: Effective Feburary 2023, KCS is re-symboling all trains to a numeric system, in preparation of the CPKC merger. As new symbols are learned this list will be updated.

Update: As of March 15, 2023, the CPKC merger was approved and will be in effect on April 14, 2023

Alphabetical:

A Series - Automotive

Symbol Origin Destination Frequency Notes
ALRHO Laredo, TX Houston, TX As Needed Autorack Loads

C Series - Coal

Symbol Origin Destination Frequency Notes
CAMKC Amsterdam, MO Kansas City, MO (BNSF) As Needed Coal Empties
CBOKC Spiro, OK Kansas City, MO (BNSF) As Needed Coal Empties
CEMKC Pittsburg, KS Kansas City, MO (BNSF) As Needed Coal Empties
CFLKC Gentry, AR Kansas City, MO (UP) As Needed Coal Empties
CKCAM Kansas City, MO (BNSF) Amsterdam, MO As Needed Coal Loads
CKCBO Kansas City, MO (BNSF) Spiro, OK As Needed Coal Loads
CKCEM Kansas City, MO (BNSF) Pittsburg, KS As Needed Coal Loads
CKCFL Kansas City, MO (UP) Gentry, AR As Needed Coal Loads
CKCLC Kansas City, MO (UP) Lake Charles, LA As Needed Coal Loads
CKCSH Kansas City, MO (BNSF) Longview, TX As Needed Coal Loads
CKCTU Kansas City, MO (BNSF) Mt. Pleasant, TX As Needed Coal Loads
CKCTX Kansas City, MO (BNSF) Texarkana, AR (UP) As needed Coal loads
CKCWE Kansas City, MO (UP) Cason, TX As Needed Coal Loads
CLCKC Lake Charles, LA Kansas City, MO (UP) As Needed Coal Empties
CSHKC Longview, TX Kansas City, MO (BNSF) As Needed Coal Empties
CTUKC Mt. Pleasant, TX Kansas City, MO (BNSF) As Needed Coal Empties
CTXKC Texarkana, AR (UP) Kansas City, MO (BNSF) As needed Coal empties
CWEKC Cason, TX Kansas City, MO (UP) As Needed Coal Empties

D Series - Military

Symbol Origin Destination Frequency Notes
DESFP East St Louis, MO Ft Polk, LA As Needed Military Tanker train

G Series - Grain

Symbol Origin Destination Frequency Notes
GADKC Ashdown, AR Kansas City, MO As Needed Grain Empties
GADBN Ashdown, AR Kansas City, MO (BNSF) As Needed Grain Empties
GBNAD Kansas City, MO (BNSF) Ashdown, AR As Needed Grain Loads
GBVKC Brownsville, TX Kansas City, MO As Needed Grain Empties
GCBHQS Council Bluffs, IA Ahorcado, MX As Needed Grain Loads
GCPHV Kansas City, MO (CP) Heavener, OK As Needed Grain Loads
GDQKC De Queen, AR Kansas City, MO As Needed Grain Empties
GHQCBS Ahorcado, MX Council Bluffs, IA As Needed Grain Empties
GHQKCI Ahorcado, MX Kansas City, MO As Needed Grain Empties
GHVCP Heavener, OK Kansas City, MO (CP) As Needed Grain Empties
GHVJV Heavener, OK Jacksonville, IL As Needed Grain Empties
GHVKC Heavener, OK Kansas City, MO As Needed Grain Empties
GJVHQI Jacksonville, IL Ahorcado, MX As Needed Grain Loads
GJVMXS Jacksonville, IL Mexico City, MX As Needed Grain Loads
GJVSJI Jacksonville, IL As Needed Grain Loads
GKCAD Kansas City, MO Ashdown, AR As Needed Grain Loads
GKCBV Kansas City, MO Brownsville, TX As Needed Grain Loads
GKCDQ Kansas City, MO De Queen, AR As Needed Grain Loads
GKCHQI Kansas City, MO Ahorcado, MX As Needed Grain Loads
GKCHV Kansas City, MO Heavener, OK As Needed Grain Loads
GKCMT Kansas City, MO Morton, MS As Needed Grain Loads
GKCMXI Kansas City, MO Mexico City, MX As Needed Grain Loads
GKCMYS Kansas City, MO Monterrey, MX As Needed Grain Loads
GKCNL Kansas City, MO North Laredo, TX As needed Grain loads
GKCQRS Kansas City, MO Queretaro, MX As Needed Grain Loads
GKCRVS Kansas City, MO Reverse, LA (CN) As Needed Grain Loads
GKCSLI Kansas City, MO Salinas Victoria, MX As Needed Grain Loads
GKCTRRA Kansas City, MO (CP) Venice, IL (TRRA) As Needed Grain Loads for Italgrani Mills in St. Louis, MO.
GMTKC Morton, MS Kansas City, MO As Needed Grain Empties
GMXJV Mexico City, MX Jacksonville, IL As Needed Grain Empties
GMXKCS Mexico City, MX Kansas City, MO As Needed Grain Empties
GMYKCS Monterrey, MX Kansas City, MO As Needed Grain Empties
GNLKC North Laredo, TX Kansas City, MO As needed Grain empties
GQRKCS Queretaro, MX Kansas City, MO As Needed Grain Empties
GRVKC Reverse, LA (CN) Kansas City, MO As Needed Grain Empties
GSLKCI Salinsas Victoria, MX Kansas City, MO As Needed Grain Empties
GTRRAKC Venice, IL (TRRA) Kansas City, MO (CP) As Needed Grain Empties from Italgrani Mills in St. Louis, MO.
GVNKC Vienna, IL Kansas City, MO (CP) As needed Grain empties

I Series - Intermodal

Symbol Origin Destination Frequency Notes
I166 Wylie, TX Meridian, MS (NS) Sun-Fri NS 245. Works Deramus Yard - Shreveport, LA
I167 Meridian, MS (NS) Dallas, TX Thu-Mon NS 244
I168 Wylie, TX Meridian, MS (NS) Daily NS 26A. Works Deramus Yard - Shreveport, LA
I169 Meridian, MS (NS) Dallas, TX Daily NS 29K
I178 Sanchez Yard - Nuevo Laredo, MX Benjamin Mendez, MX
I179 Benjamin Mendez, MX Laredo, TX (UP) UP ILDSM, ILDYC
I182 Kansas City, MO Lazaro Cardenas, MX As needed CP 182, former ICHILAZ
I183 Lazaro Cardenas, MX Kansas City, MO As needed CP 183, former ILAZCHI
I186 Robstown, TX (BNSF) San Luis Potosi, MX BNSF QCHIROB
I187 San Luis Potosi, MX Robstown, TX (BNSF) BNSF QROBCHI
I966 Shreveport, LA (UP) Meridian, MS (NS) Daily UP ILBNS/NS 246
IKCVN Kansas City, MO Venice, IL (TRRA) Daily
IDASL Wylie, TX San Luis Potosi, MX Daily Works Deramus Yard - Shreveport, LA
IMYDA Monterry, MX Wylie, TX 3x a week Works Deramus Yard - Shreveport, LA
ISLSH San Luis Potosi, MX Deramus Yard - Shreveport, LA 4x a week
IZATLA Meridian, MS (NS) Shreveport, LA (UP) Daily NS 29S/UP ZAILC
IZHJNS Shreveport, LA (KCS) Meridian, MS (NS) Mon, Sat
IZLAAT Shreveport, LA (UP) Meridian, MS (NS) Wed-Mon NS 28J/UP ZLCAI

L Series - Local

Symbol Origin Destination Frequency Notes
LBC101 Deramus Yard - Shreveport, LA Bossier City, LA Daily Turn
LES101 East St. Louis, IL Wann, IL Daily Turn
LDQSH De Queen, AR Deramus Yard - Shreveport, LA
LRH101 Roodhouse, IL Jacksonville/Springfield, IL/Laddonia, MO M-F OD @0600. Jacksonville Mon, Fri. Springfield Wed. Laddonia Tues, Thurs
LSH102 Deramus Yard - Shreveport, LA Texarkana, TX Daily Turn
LSH833 Deramus Yard - Shreveport, LA Riverfront Yard - Shreveport, LA (UP) Daily UP interchange
LSR101 Slater, MO Mexico, MO M-F Tues, Thurs Mexico, also works west from Slater
LTX201 Texarkana, TX Texarkana, AR (UP) Daily UP Interchange
RSH201 Deramus Yard - Shreveport, LA Mansfield, LA Daily Turn
YES412 East St. Louis, IL Rose Lake, IL (CSXT) Daily OD @1600. CSX Interchange
LAD102 Ashdown, AR Unknown None
LARLV Artesia, MS Louisville, MS Five days a week. (No Sunday or Monday departures.) Was train #417, LA .
LARCO Artesia, MS Columbus, MS Five days a week. (No Saturday or Sunday departures.) Was train #419, Columbus Switcher.
LAR101 Artesia, MS Aberdeen, MS Six days a week. (No Sunday departure.) Was train #416, Aberdeen .
LAR107 Artesia, MS Unknown None
LAR109 Artesia, MS Unknown None
LAR201 Artesia, MS to Tuscaloosa, AL Unknown None
LAR203 Artesia, MS Tuscaloosa, AL and return. Unknown None
LAR305 Artesia, MS Columbus, MS and return. Unknown None
LAR407 Artesia, MS Louisville, MS Unknown None
LAR?? Artesia, MS Porterville, MS Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Was train #423, Macon
LBM204 Beaumont, TX Unknown None
LBR110 Baton Rouge, LA Unknown None
LBR104 Baton Rouge, LA Unknown None
LBR202 Baton Rouge, LA Unknown None
LBR204 Baton Rouge, LA Unknown None
LBR208 Baton Rouge, LA Unknown None
LBR304 Baton Rouge, LA Unknown None
LCN102 Corinth, MS Counce, TN and return. Unknown Morning Job.
LCN206 Corinth, MS Counce, TN and return. Seven days a week. Was train #404, Evening Job
LCN??? Corinth, MS to Counce, TN and return. Seven days a week. Was train #2404, Evening job, on former CCR.
LCOAR Columbus, MS Artesia, MS Five days a week. (No Saturday or Sunday departures.) Was train #420, Columbus Switcher.
LCO302 Columbus, MS Artesia, MS and return. Unknown Morning Job.
LGP101 Gulfport, MS Hattiesburg, MS Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Was trains 449, Road freight, IC to KCS interchange. Normally use's Midsouth Power.
LGP102 Hattiesburg, MS Gulfport, MS Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. Was trains 450, Road freight, IC to KCS interchange. Normally use's Midsouth Power.
LGP201 Gulfport, MS to De Lisle, MS Seven days a week. ? Was trains 451, Switcher for the E.I. Dupont Plant. Normally use's Midsouth Power.
LGP202 De Lisle, MS to Gulfport, MS Seven days a week. ? Was trains 452, Switcher for the E.I. Dupont Plant. Normally use's Midsouth Power.
LGP206 Gulfport, MS De Lisle, MS Seven days a week. ? Was trains 451452, Switcher for the E.I. Dupont Plant. Normally use's Midsouth Power.
LGP302 Gulfport, MS Unknown None
LHG101 Hodge, LA Whinnfield, LA Seven days a week. ? Was trains 463 and 464
LHG202 Hodge, LA to Gibsland, LA and return. Seven days a week. Was trains 461 and 462 "Gibsland Shuffle" Road freight.
LHG304 Hodge, LA to Winnfield, LA and return. Five days a week. (Monday through Fridays) Was trains 465. Works the yard, Spots the Stone Container plant and sets up the outbound trains.
LHS101 Hughes Springs, TX Unknown Hughes Springs Dodger
LJA101 Jackson, MS to Morton, MS Unknown None
LJA302 Jackson, MS to Morton, MS Unknown None
LKC132 Kansas City, MO Unknown None
LKC218 Kansas City, MO Unknown None
LKC219 Kansas City, MO Unknown None
LKC220 Kansas City, MO Unknown None
LKC321 Kansas City, MO Unknown None
LKR301 Kraft, LA to Campti, LA and return. Seven days a week. ? Works the Willamette Industries paper mill at Campti, LA
LLC204 Lake Charles, LA Unknown None
LLC208 Lake Charles, LA Unknown None
LLC210 Lake Charles, LA Unknown None
LLC304 Lake Charles, LA Unknown None
LLE201 Leeville, LA Unknown None
LLT104 Latanier, La Unknown None
LLT204 Latanier, La Unknown None
LLT304 Latanier, La to Winnfield, LA and return. Seven days a week. , LA to Winnfield, LA Dodger, Works the former Louisiana And Arkansas Hope Secondary mainline between Pineville Junction and Winnfield, LA. Delivers cars to Hodge to Winnfield Roundrobin (HG101) and works on line customers in route.
LLV204 Louisville, MS to Newton, MS Five days a week around 930PM. (No Saturday or Sunday departures.) Philadelphia Roundrobin.
LLV206 Louisville, MS to Artesia, MS and return. Five days a week. (No Saturday or Sunday departures.) Was train #418, LA , Evening Job.
LLV304 Louisville, MS to Artesia, MS and return. Unknown Morning Job.
LLV408 Louisville, MS to Artesia, MS Unknown Morning Job.
LMI102 Minden, LA Unknown None
LMI202 Minden, LA Unknown None
LME302 Meridain, MS to Forest, MS and return. Unknown None
LMN102 Monroe, LA Unknown None
LMN106 Monroe, LA Unknown None
LMN304 Monroe, LA Unknown None
LNA101 Nashville, AR Unknown None
LNH202 Neosho, MO Unknown None
LNO302 New Orleans, LA to New Orleans Public Belt Cotton Warehouse Yard Unknown To New Orleans Public Belt Cotton Warehouse Yard and return
LNO304 New Orleans, LA Unknown None
LNR302 Norco, LA Unknown None
LNWUN Newton, MS to Union, MS Unknown Was train #434, Newton Switcher, also works Sebastapol, MS.
LNW?? Newton, MS to Bay Springs, MS Unknown Was train #435
LNW104 Newton, MS Unknown None
LNW202 Newton, MS to Louisville, MS and return. Five days a week around 930PM. (No Saturday or Sunday departures.) Was train #432, Philadelphia Roundrobin, Evening Job.
LNW302 Newton, MS to Forest, MS Unknown None
LNW306 Newton, MS to Jackson, MS and return. Unknown Morning Job.
LPA108 Port Arthur, TX Unknown None
LPA205 Port Arthur, TX Unknown None
LPA208 Port Arthur, TX Unknown None
LPA312 Port Arthur, TX Unknown None
LSH102 Shreveport, LA Five days a week. (No Saturday or Sunday departures.) Texarkana Turn
LSH132 Shreveport, LA Unknown None
LSH133 Shreveport, LA Unknown None
LSH333 Shreveport, LA Unknown None
LSH833 Shreveport, LA Unknown None
LSH201 Shreveport, LA Unknown None
LSS101 Siloam Springs, AR Unknown None
LSU203 Sulphur Springs, TX Unknown None
LSU303 Sulphur Springs, TX Unknown None
LSW101 Sallisaw, OK Unknown None
LSW301 Sallisaw, OK Unknown None
LTC103 Tuscaloosa, AL Unknown None
LTC204 Tuscaloosa, AL Unknown None
LTP101 Tupelo, MS Unknown None
LTX101 Texarkana, TX/AR Unknown None
LTX101 Texarkana, TX/AR Unknown None
LTU?? Tupelo, MS to Baldwin, MS Six days a week. (No Sunday departure.) Was train #410, Tupelo Switcher.
LTU?? Tupelo, MS to Verona, MS Six days a week. (No Sunday departure.) Was train #411, Tupelo Switcher.
LUNNW Union, MS to Newton, MS Unknown Was train #433, Newton Switcher, also works Sebastapol, MS.
LVB101 Vicksburg, MS to Jackson, MS Unknown Was trains 469470
LVB103 Vicksburg, MS to Redwood, MS Six days a week. Was trains 457458, Redwood branch to International Paper.
LVB105 Vicksburg, MS to Vicksburg, MS Unknown Switcher (Sometimes used for pusher on 2.5% grade eastbound.)
LVB305 Vicksburg, MS Unknown None
L??AR Aberdeen, MS to Artesia, MS Six days a week. (No Sunday departure.) Was train #415, Aberdeen .
L??AR Porterville, MS to Artesia, MS Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Was train #424, Macon
L??CN Counce, TN to Corinth, MS Seven days a week. Was train #403, Day job on former CCR.
L??CN Counce, TN to Corinth, MS Seven days a week. Was train #2403, Evening job, on former CCR.
L??NW Bay Springs, MS to Newton, MS Unknown Was train #436
L??TC Northport, AL to Tuscaloosa, AL Unknown Was train #426
L??TC Holt,AL to Tuscaloosa, AL Unknown Was train #429, Tuscaloosa 2nd trick switcher.
L??TU Baldwin, MS to Tupelo, MS Six days a week. (No Sunday departure.) Was train #409, Tupelo Switcher.
L??TU Verona, MS to Tupelo, MS Six days a week. (No Sunday departure.) Was train #412, Tupelo Switcher.

M Series - Manifest

Symbol Origin Destination Frequency Notes
M165 Jackson, MS Shreveport, LA
M166 Shreveport, LA Jackson, MS
M167 Meridian, MS (NS) Shreveport, LA Daily NS 339
M168 Shreveport, LA Meridian, MS (NS) Daily NS 340
M190 Sanchez Yard - Nuevo Laredo, MX Mexico City, MX
M258 Knoche Yard - Kansas City, MO Venice, IL (TRRA) Daily Arrives Venice in the mornings.
M259 Venice, IL (TRRA) Knoche Yard - Kansas City, MO Daily Typically a late morning departure. Works Roodhouse, IL
M260 Knoche Yard - Kansas City, MO Deramus Yard - Shreveport, LA
M261 Deramus Yard - Shreveport, LA Knoche Yard - Kansas City, MO
M262 Knoche Yard - Kansas City, MO Deramus Yard - Shreveport, LA Daily Works International Freight Gateway - Kansas City, MO, Pittsburg, KS, Heavener, OK, & Texarkana, TX
M263 Deramus Yard - Shreveport, LA Knoche Yard - Kansas City, MO Daily Works Texarkana, TX, Heavener, OK, Pittsburg, KS, & International Freight Gateway - Kansas City, MO
M264 Deramus Yard - Shreveport, LA Lake Charles, LA
M265 Lake Charles, LA Deramus Yard - Shreveport, LA
M266 Deramus Yard - Shreveport, LA Artesia, MS
M267 Artesia, MS Deramus Yard - Shreveport, LA
M270 Corpus Christi, TX Sanchez Yard - Nuevo Laredo, MX
M271 Sanchez Yard - Nuevo Laredo, MX Corpus Christi, TX
M272 Monterey, MX Matamoros, MX
M273 Matamoros, MX Monterey, MX
M274 Jackson, MS Sanchez Yard - Nuevo Laredo, MX
M275 Sanchez Yard - Nuevo Laredo, MX Jackson, MS
M278 Sanchez Yard - Nuevo Laredo, MX Monterey, MX
M279 Monterey, MX Laredo, TX (UP)
M280 Kansas City, MO Escobedo, MX
M281 Sanchez Yard - Nuevo Laredo, MX Deramus Yard - Shreveport, LA
M283 Toluca, MX San Luis Potosí, MX
M290 Sanchez Yard - Nuevo Laredo, MX San Luis Potosí, MX
M293 Queretaro, MX San Luis Potosí, MX
M294 San Luis Potosí, MX Tampico, MX
M295 Tampico, MX San Luis Potosí, MX
M299 Veracruz, MX Mexico City, MX
MBMSH Beaumont, TX Deramus Yard - Shreveport, LA Daily
MBRSH Baton Rouge, LA Deramus Yard - Shreveport, LA Daily
MCXSH Gentilly Yard - New Orleans, LA (CSX) Deramus Yard - Shreveport, LA
MDASH Wylie, TX Deramus Yard - Shreveport, LA
MJASH High Oak Yard - Jackson, MS (CN) Deramus Yard - Shreveport, LA
MPANL Port Arthur, TX Nuevo Laredo, MX 3x a week
MPASH Port Arthur, TX Deramus Yard - Shreveport, LA
MSHBM Deramus Yard - Shreveport, LA Beaumont, TX Daily
MSHBR Deramus Yard - Shreveport, LA Baton Rouge, LA Daily
MSHCX Deramus Yard - Shreveport, LA Gentilly Yard - New Orleans, AL (CSX)
MSHDA Deramus Yard - Shreveport, LA Wylie, TX
MSHPA Deramus Yard - Shreveport, LA Port Arthur, TX
MSHSZ Deramus Yard - Shreveport, LA Sanchez Yard - Nuevo Laredo, MX Daily Works Kendleton, TX
MSZSH Sanchez Yard - Nuevo Laredo, MX Deramus Yard - Shreveport, LA Daily Works Kendleton, TX

O Series - Unit Trains

Symbol Origin Destination Frequency Notes
O576 Kansas City, MO (CP) Port Arthur, TX As Needed CP 576. Crude Oil Loads
O577 Port Arthur, TX Kansas City, MO (CP) As needed CP 577. Crude Oil Empties
O677 Lazaro Cardenas, MX Monterey, MX
OADAL Ashdown, AR Alliance, TX As Needed Cement Loads
OALAD Alliance, TX Ashdown, AR As Needed Cement Empties
OALJA Alliance, TX (BNSF/FWWR) Jackson, MS As Needed Frac Sand Empties
OALKC Alliance, TX (BNSF/FWWR) Kansas City, MO (CP) As Needed Frac Sand Empties
OBRKC Baton Rouge, LA Kansas City, MO As Needed Crude Oil Empties
OJAAL Jackson, MS Alliance, TX (BNSF/FWWR) As Needed Frac Sand Loads
OKCAL Kansas City, MO (CP) Alliance, TX (BNSF/FWWR) As Needed Frac Sand Loads
OKCBR Kansas City, MO Baton Rouge, LA As Needed Crude Oil Loads
OKCLR Kansas City, MO Laredo, TX As Needed Frac Sand Loads
OKCSU Kansas City, MO Nederland, TX As Needed Crude Oil Loads
OLRKC Laredo, TX Kansas City, MO As Needed Frac Sand Empties
OSUKC Nederland, TX Kansas City, MO As Needed Crude Oil Empties
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