OKLAHOMA CITY June 13 2023 — EMD built this SW8 in 1952 and delivered it to the U.S. Army as No. 2034. It was rebuilt at Hill Air Force Base in 1987 and was assigned to the Army Ammunition plant... (more)

Sheesh: It is of course an 0-6-0 not an 0-4-0. Thank you to Dana M for pointing out my error. Corrections and additions are always welcome OKLAHOMA CITY June 13 2023. This 50-ton side-tank styl... (more)

SoPac is AOK. Although it has had a few owners since Southern Pacific, on August 12, 2021, LTEX 9362 (née-SP 9362, SD45T-2, EMD, 2/1975) looks a lot like it did when it was not wearing the... (more)

South Out Of Stilwell | A couple of miles south of Stilwell, OK, a bruised-up AC4400CW and a much cleaner SD70ACe lead a southbound train loaded with grain in a light rain on the morning of... (more)

The Road Less Traveled | A pair of Canadian Pacific engines lead northbound empty crude oil train Q577 past a seldom-used dirt road near Watts, OK on a rainy Sunday, July 9, 2023 morning.

Why The GEVOs Crossed The Road | Four GE ES44ACs lead a couple of other offline engines and southbound manifest train M262 across a dirt road just south of Westville, OK on a gloomy Sunday,... (more)

The Waynoka to Amarillo local is in the first stage of their journey back to Texas as they start the climb up Curtis Hill near Heman, OK on a cold Saturday morning.

Fiery Sky On The Fourth Of July | The sun has just begun to show itself on the morning of Tuesday, July 4, 2023 as southbound manifest train M262 cruises through some fields just north of W... (more)

Grain Train Crossing Farmland | A southbound CPKC grain train approaches the signal at milepost 243 in Westville, OK on a warm Sunday, July 2, 2023 evening.

Blue Hour At The Bridge | Northbound CPKC empty grain train G387 rolls across the bridge over the Illinois River near Watts, OK on the warm and humid evening of Sunday, July 2, 2023.

Twilight Over The Pasture | As twilight sets in on the warm evening of Sunday, July 2, 2023, a northbound train of empty grain hoppers cruises across a pasture under a pink sky near Westvil... (more)

Summer Day At The Arkansas River | Two former KCS units and a UP engine lead northbound empty grain train G387 on the CPKC Heavener Subdivision north of Spiro, OK on a warm Sunday, July 2, ... (more)

An SKOL freight uses BNSF trackage rights on its way to switch an industrial lead

An SKOL freight approaches an industrial lead in Oklahoma City

The Heartland Flyer departs Oklahoma City