MIDWEST CITY OK June 4 1979 -- Freshly rebuilt Santa Fe GP7u 2158 idles at the General Motors yard near Tinker AFB. Santa Fe's Cleburne (TX) shops rebuilt the locomotive in May 1979. At the time o... (more)

FORT WORTH TX June 4 1978 — Katy GP40 227 leads a mixed freight toward the Tower 55 diamonds. A crewman was having an animated conversation with someone. My photo.

VANCOUVER WA Oct 2 2010 — GE 25-ton CBCX 103 was used to switch cars in a limited area at the east side of the Columbia Business Center. GE built the unit (b/n 15681) in April 1942. As of Jan 1... (more)

OKLAHOMA CITY OK Mar 23 1975 -- CF7 2639 sits on the elevated tracks south of the Amtrak station and near the Rock Island interchange track. Note the blue number board and rounded cab roof. Some t... (more)

BELVA OK May 15 1978 — ATSF F45 5908 and two SD45s haul a mixed freight around the curve on their journey west. At the time of this picture numerous signal maintainer roads and a friendly railro... (more)

NORMAN OK January 1975 -- The races on. Santa Fe GP38 3544 passes University of Oklahoma long distance runners on the east side of the OU Duck Pond area. The eastbound (compass north) train is app... (more)

HELPER UT March 9 1980 — Rio Grande SD9 5309 ais shjown in switching service. This shot taken from the Rio Grande Zephyr. My photo.

OKLAHOMA CITY (July) 1977 — Amtrak SDP40f 517 leads the Lone Star past mile post 386 and a Santa Fe train on the siding with lease power. My photo.

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)

PURCELL OK July 1977 -- ATSF 3546 eases to a stop beside ATSF 328. Both trains were crewed by a short pool that operated between Arkansas City to Purcell and between Purcell and Gainesville. The... (more)

MINTURN CO AUG. 23 1981 -- D&RGW GP30 3013 awaits a crew to take its train west.

KANSAS CITY KS May 2 1982 -- Norfolk and Western SD39 1502 leads a UP mixed freight with the Kansas City skyline as a backdrop.

WAUKOMIS OK Aug 4 1978 — Rock Island GP7R 4507 leads a mixed freight south as it approaches the E0500 grade crossing on the Rock's north-south main line. My photo.

EL RENO OK April 13 1980 — The Rock Island has shut down and this string of Rock Island cabooses await their fate. My photo.

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)