U30B 837 and Caboose 1272

by Frisco.org Posted on October 23, 2015
U30B 837 and Caboose 1272 at Oklahoma City, OK (date unknown)
U30B 837 and Caboose 1272

U30B 837 and Caboose 1272 at Oklahoma City, OK (date unknown).

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3 Responses to U30B 837 and Caboose 1272

  1. TAG1014 says:
    October 23, 2015 at 3:39 PM

    Wish we knew more about this picture! There looks to be some business cars and other passenger cars in the train. Maybe an “investors” or “shippers” special of some sort??

    Tom G.

  2. Karl Brand says:
    October 23, 2015 at 3:59 PM

    This is OKC during the late 1960’s. The first car is one of the Frisco business cars which is followed by a Southern RR car that has been fitted with track geometry equipment. The Frisco leased this car to evaluate the condition of its main lines. My father rode this outfit when it coved the KC Sub, and he noted that even though the conventional rail had been replaced with CWR the geometry car could “see” where the old joints were located. He took some pictures when he rode; I will try and find them. It will also provide a better time frame with regard to a date.

  3. TAG1014 says:
    October 23, 2015 at 5:48 PM

    Great Karl! Thanks for the info. One night back in that era, I was waiting at the Broadway Avenue grade crossing (In Springfield by the Anheiuser-Busch elevators), a freight was passing through into the yards. At the end of the train there were six Frisco and Southern business cars tacked on ahead of the caboose. This might have been about the same time as the archive photo??

    Tom G.

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