NS 8025 leads the Z-AUGSBD through eastern Oklahoma on the BNSF Cherokee Sub.

Local train RWT102-28, commonly referred to as the Watts Dodger, picks up speed while crossing a bridge just north of Watts, OK on a sunny September 28, 2022 morning. Leading the train is an ex-Fr... (more)

The last sunlight of the day illuminates a northbound Kansas City Southern grain train as it rolls across the Illinois River just north of Watts, OK on September 27, 2022.

Tulsa-Irving across the long Lake Texoma trestle on the former Frisco

PURCELL OK (August) 1977 — Recently outshopped Santa Fe CF7 2448 leads a northbound mixed freight. The train is passing by the former engine facility which is to the right of photo. The roundhou... (more)

Having just worked the yard in Watts, OK, manifest train MSHKC-22 exits the siding and heads north across the Illinois River on a sunny August 23, 2022. Captured on Lomography Color Negative 40... (more)

The Illinois River is quiet and calm on the afternoon of September 10, 2022 as northbound manifest train MSHKC-09 pulls out of the siding at Watts, OK. Having just worked the yard at Watts, this t... (more)

A bright September 10, 2022 morning sees a southbound coal train cruising through Bunch, OK. Though I made it trackside at 7:30 that morning, it wasn't until almost 11 that I saw the first train o... (more)

OKLAHOMA CITY (October) 1979 — Katy F7A 72C is tied down at the old roundhouse site in Turner Yard. It had the point on the journey from McAlester OK but will relinquish its lead spot for the re... (more)

OKARCHE OK Jan 17 1983 — Katy GP40 3109 and GP40 171 are switching cars at a bulk loading facility. This was the Rock Island's north-south line which Katy took over and operated as the Oklahoma... (more)

DAVIS OK July 25 1979 — Santa Fe GP9u 2250 and GP30u 3276 approach the East 1750 Road road overpass on the south side of Davis as they power the southbound Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey ... (more)

On the morning of September 15, 2022, a southbound coal train soars over the Arkansas River just north of Spiro, OK.

ES44AC number 4848 splits the crossing gates at Cherry St in Westville, OK with southbound manifest train MKCSH09 in tow on the warm evening of September 10, 2022. Having swapped some cars in the ... (more)

OKLAHOMA CITY OK Oct 16 1983 -- ATSF GP7u 1313 and stablemates are handling switching duties at Flynn Yard between I-240 and Moore. On March 26 1930, not far east of this location, the Wild Mary S... (more)

WAYNOKA OK (May) 1978 — Santa Fe U36C 8757 rolls past the slow-moving GP30 3235 eastbound on the Transcon. Note the crewman on the GP30 waving hello. I slept under the stars in a pickup bed alon... (more)