Railfanning in Kansas City

Welcome to Railfanning in Kansas City. This was created for the intent of railfans that live or will be visiting the Kansas City area. We will look at major junctions and also interesting areas that are considered jewels of the city. We will look at major areas, such as the famous Santa Fe Junction with its [new] tri-tier flyovers and Union Pacific's "Nat Nest" and "Sheep's Jump."

We will analyze the area with maps, satellite images, and also photographs taken by other railfans. To start click the image below...

Other Kansas City Railfanning Resources
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Kansas City Area Radio Frequencies
Collected from various sources throughout the internet and confirmed by the TrainPixs Network's webmaster, here are the updated Radio Frequencies used by railroads in the Kansas City area.

KCRailfan.com
Be sure to check out KCRailfan.com, a great resource to railfanning in the Kansas City area. Be sure to use both the TrainPixs Network and KCRailfan.com as sources when railfanning in the Kansas City metropolitan area.

SPV Atlases
Comprehensive Railroad Atlas - Prairies East & Ozarks (Includes Ark., Iowa, & Mo.)
This fifteenth volume of SPV's COMPREHENSIVE RAILROAD ATLAS OF NORTH AMERICA covers the states of Iowa, Missouri and Arkansas including the nation's second and third busiest hubs, Kansas City and St. Louis. You may purchase the atlases from the publishers website or from Docs Caboose.

SPV Atlases
Comprehensive Railroad Atlas - Prairies West (Includes Kans., Neb., Okla.)
You may purchase the atlases from the publishers website or from Docs Caboose.

Pentrex's Kansas City Rails (VHS)
This video presentation is well worth the money. It will give you an idea of what areas of interest are like. Though take note that some of these shots are either on PRIVITE PROPERTY or the area is inaccessible post-production. Buy the video at Pentrex's site.

Also check out our Links page for other online sources.