Frisco's standard black and yellow freight livery suited Alco and EMD carbodies very nicely. This westbound freight, with in the lead an Alco FA-1 5217 and four EMD F-units, rolls over the N. Can... (more)
Yoo·faa·luh. While Union Pacific Railroad's 4014 (Alco, 4-8-8-4) has been traveling around the system, it has seen all kinds of terrain from mountains to canyons. One of the more distinct... (more)
Birds Eye View Of The Big Boy. Union Pacific Railroad's 4014 ("Big Boy", 4-8-8-4, Alco, 1941) made the first stop of the day on its trip south to Fort Worth, TX in Vinita, Oklahom... (more)
UP 4014 "Big Boy" rolling southbound on the UP Cherokee Sub near Vinita, OK.
The Big Boy's first servicing stop for the day on Thursday, August 12, was Vinita, Oklahoma. This scene shows the typical crowd and turnout for the steam train's brief appearance in the numerous s... (more)
The Big Boy's summer tour train crosses Lake Eufaula near Eufaula, Oklahoma, alongside US highway 69.
The whole town came out to see the Big Boy make a brief appearance in downtown Eufaula.
A-OK still connects with KCS at Howe, but their former CRI&P line used to be part of a through route between southeastern connections at Memphis and the SP at Tucumcari.
A hybrid yellow MP SD40-2 leads a WP GP40-2 and four more units, two in MP blue, and two in Armour yellow.
Three KCS units lead a northbound grain train across the Illinois River in Watts, OK on the evening of August 2, 2021.
A northbound empty coal train rolls across the Illinois River bridge in Watts, OK on a hot and humid July 31, 2021.
KCS GE and ProgressRail ACe take a southbound across the Illinois River just north of Watts,a very small town, but perhaps the most important spot on KCS between Pittsburg and Heavener. A few day... (more)
A northbound manifest train rolls through the middle of Westville, OK on a sunny July 25, 2021.
With just a hint of light left in the sky, a northbound manifest freight train crosses the Illinois River in Watts, OK on a humid July 25, 2021.
