Outbound power consist has a variety known to older folks as “a duke’s mixture”. Anybody know the origin of that expression?

GNBC 2302 leads a quartet of the new to Farmrail GP38-2s South out of the former Frisco yard in Enid with an evening manifest. The engines were recently acquired through Metro East Industries, re... (more)

Grainbelt/Farmrail GPs sit idled at the shops in Clinton, replaced by leased CEFX GP20Ds on most trains.

A former SP unit sits awaiting assignment. Grainbelt's grain is mostly inbound at this time as it hasn't rained significantly in something like 7 years. I like the unit's name "Cheyenne&quo... (more)

Sporting RC equipment, this ex-SP GP20 and an ex-IC cousin switch Farmrails drilling sand yard at the end of their line in Weatherford. I was happy find this properly painted unit in service as t... (more)

A former Grainbelt covered hopper damaged in a derailment several years ago now serves as an overhead feed bin on a farm West of Ringwood, OK. A closer inspection of what seems to be an otherwis... (more)

As the sun begins to light another day of record heat the "really dead" line molders away emitted nothing more than a occasional pop as the metal expands. Amazing how many places this e... (more)

This unit apparently started out on SP but was sold off prior to the rebuilding into SP's 4100 series. I was a PNC leaser at one time Somewhere it apparently lost the turbo.

EB train has stopped just east of town to pick up a few cars before moving on. The owner of the ranch by the bridge appears to be a "collector" and might be a good visit for the "A... (more)

Former GM&O, ex-ICRR, ex-IAIS units were here and seemed to have taken over for the most part.

A set of leased CEFX power leads a mixed freight through the curve and into the North end of Drummond, OK. An increase in traffic has led to Grainbelt/Farmrail leasing power to supplement and rep... (more)

Farmrail GP10 8267 and SW9 169 sit at the head of the power line at the diesel shops in Clinton, OK. While Farmrail has long been a mainstay of first generation EMD power, the recent boom in oilf... (more)

GNBC 8053 in Farmrail colors at Snyder Ok.

Grainbelt #8335, an ex-Illinois Central GP10, sits on the Farmer's Grain siding in Ames, OK. The locomotive has been sitting here for several months untouched. As you can see - the siding is qui... (more)