OKLAHOMA CITY OK (September) 1977 — Katy FP7 78C is tied down at what is left of the engine facility in Turner Yard awaiting a return trip to McAlester. EMD built the FP7 (b/n 14806) as MKT 121C... (more)
OKLAHOMA CITY (July) 1976 — MKT FP7 78C lays over at Turner Yard after arrival from McAlester OK. Its next trip will take it back to McAlester as the trailing unit. Note what is left of the coal... (more)
#78C was an FP7 - it had a steam boiler for use on the occasional passenger assignment in its early days. The other unit was F7 #72C.
The smooth lines of that EMD F unit nose adds a contrast to all those stripe and building angles.
The Extra MKT 78C East is pulling by the scale house as it departs Turner Yard on its run to MCAlester, OK.
