With a thin blanket of snow on the ground from the night before, northbound manifest train MSZKC cruises through Westville, OK as it heads towards Kansas City on Wednesday, January 25, 2023.

OKLAHOMA City Feb 3 1980 — Rock Island SW8 835 is tied down at Harter Yard and awaiting its fate. This switcher was delivered in November 1952. In 1987 it went to the Terre Haute, Brazil & Easte... (more)

OKLAHOMA CITY OK Sept 3 1978 — Santa Fe U28CG 7901 makes a reverse move with its train. U28CGs were delivered in Red and silver warbonnet for passenger service. With the creation of Amtrak they ... (more)

In the woods at the north end of Watts siding in Watts, OK, a pair of GE AC4400CWs lead a southbound grain train on a gloomy Sunday, January 22, 2023 morning.

EL RENO OK April 13 1980 — A smiley face decorates the head end of Rock Island GP7R 4428. My photo.

NORMAN OK (February) 1986 — Santa Fe SF30C 9506 leads a southbound TOFC train as it approaches the East Boyd Street crossing. This train is probably No. 185. GE delivered the unit as U36C 8731 i... (more)

Bringing up the rear of southbound manifest train M260, a lone ES44AC rides off into the sunset in Watts, OK on a pleasant Saturday, January 14, 2023 evening.

A southbound grain train cruises down the Kansas City Southern mainline just north of Watts, OK late in the afternoon on Saturday, January 14, 2023.

OKLAHOMA CITY OK Feb 3 1980 — The engine shed at Harter Yard hosts Rock Island SW8 812 with two cabooses on the side. My photo.

The first sunlight of day shines on the clouds and is reflected in the water of the Illinois River as a northbound empty coal train heads north out of the community of Watts, OK on a cool and calm... (more)

The sun has just set behind the hills of eastern Oklahoma as a southbound manifest train glides past farmland near the community of Bunch on a mild Saturday, January 7, 2023.

Railroading In Transition. KCS 4193 (SD70ACe) and EMDX 7218 (SD70AH-T4, 2020) were just two of the seven engines setting up a manifest train at the Kansas City Southern yard in Heavener, Ok... (more)

The BNSF Gainesville local heading south out of Norman with a pair of Santa Fe Warbonnets.

This was the BNSF Gainesville local passing by the Pauls Valley Depot with BNSF 650 and 629 as the sole power for todays trip. Despite the worn out paint, shooting Santa Fe power past a Santa Fe d... (more)

McALESTER 0K July 10 1978 -- Katy NW2m 7 awaits a crew and an assignment. My photo.