So much for being off on a holiday! A KCS yard job works in Heavener Yard on Thanksgiving Day 2023.

KCSM 4549 leads a train out of Heavener after completing a set out and a pickup at Heavener Yard. Soon will battle the grade at Rich Mountain Arkansas.

A pair of former Southern Pacific GP35's sit outside of Heavener Oklahoma waiting for a new assignment.

KCSM 4549 leads the old MKCSH at Heavener as they use the Waldron Brand for head room while they switch in the yard.

KCS Fort Smith Turn power takes a rest in Heavener Yard on a beautiful morning.

KCS 4105 leads a southbound manifest train out of Heavener Oklahoma.

KCS 5018 leads a southbound manifest through Page Oklahoma on a beautiful afternoon in the Ouachita Mountains.

KCS 4151 leads an empty grain northbound through Poteau Oklahoma.

PURCELL OK (July) 1977 — Amtrak SDP40F 509 is on the point of train #16 The Lone Star. The train has completed its station stop and is on its way north to its next stop in Norman OK. To the left... (more)

NORMAN OK (July) 1977 — Amtrak SDP40F 504 leads Train 16 The Lone Star. The northbound train has crossed Acres Street as it departs city center. EMD built the 504 (s/n 72694-5) in June 1973. Aft... (more)

Century-Old Ironwork | Three GE C44ACCTE locomotives lead a northbound Union Pacific manifest train across the 100 year-old bridge over the Grand River in Fort Gibson, OK on a sunny Sunday,... (more)

Three Bridges | A southbound Union Pacific coal train cruises across the 100 year-old span over the Grand River - otherwise known as the Neosho River - in Fort Gibson, OK on a sunny Sunday,... (more)

ENID OK Jan 10 1982 — North Central Oklahoma Railroad RS36 2873 is tied down in bitter cold at the Santa Fe yard. The ambient temperature this day was around -20F. Both my electronic Asahi Penta... (more)

ELK CITY OK July 28 1985 — Farmrail GP7 620 is tied down at the station. EMD built the unit (b/n 17357) in October 1952 for the Florida East Coast as FEC 620. The unit was acquired by First Unio... (more)

OKLAHOMA CITY Dec 18 1983 — Unpatched Oklahoma Kansas Texas (Conrail) GP38-2 8236 is tied down at Harter Yard. EMD built the unit in September 1978. In this photo the 8236 is on lease to the OKT... (more)