GP38-2 673 at Enid, Oklahoma on December 17, 1980 (Gene Gant).
GP38-2 673
U25B 826
U25B 826 at Cheyenne, Wyoming on May 28, 1967 (Ed Fulcomer).
SW9 311
SW9 311 at Memphis, Tennessee on January 1981 (Steve Forrest).
FA-1 5228
FA-1 5228 at Springfield, Missouri (date unknown).
The locomotive consist is sitting at the Mechanical Department’s service tracks area east of the Springfield Diesel Shop. This photograph predates the facility upgrade in 1970 when the mobile sand gantry and covered shed were added.
To the left of the locomotives are the fixed sand towers. In this view, just below the engineer’s side number board, in the distance is a locomotive on the diesel shop pocket track. It is adjacent to the tall yard light tower. Further to the north on the rise is an industry spur with the gray corrugated metal building of Springfield Plywoods, Inc.
In the distance to the right of the locomotives is the Anheuser-Busch grain elevator. Visible is the north extension of this inverse “T” shaped elevator. These silos are reached via an overhead conveyor bridge over the Frisco’s tracks. The elevator is at the far east end of Springfield’s West or Kansas Avenue Yard. It sits immediately east of the former grade crossing with North Broadway Avenue.
The view is looking northeast.
Special thanks to Mark Davidson.
GP38AC 641
GP38AC 641 (location unknown) in July 1974.
Fort Scott, Kansas Depot
Fort Scott, Kansas Depot (Postcard).
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SD45 936
SD45 936 at Tulsa, Oklahoma on July 22, 1972 (James Claflin).
GP38-2 443
GP38-2 443 at Fort Worth, Texas in March 1980.
This was shot in the mechanical department’s locomotive service tracks area at West Yard.
Special thanks to Mark Davidson.
SW7 301 and E8A 2013 (Sea Biscuit)
SW7 301 and E8A 2013 (Sea Biscuit)
SW7 301 and E8A 2013 (Sea Biscuit)
SW7 301 and E8A 2013 (Sea Biscuit) at Birmingham, Alabama on February 26, 1966 (J. David Ingles).
GP15-1 115
GP15-1 115
GP15-1 115
GP15-1 115 at Hugo, Oklahoma on July 7, 1980.
These photographs were taken at the Mechanical Department’s locomotive service tracks area at Hugo Yard. This facility is located on the south side of the freight yard.
Hugo Yard is on the geographic east/west (timetable north/south) Arkinda–Ardmore Subdivision (Lakeside, Oklahoma to Hope, Arkansas). The yard is located just west of the crossing with the Frisco’s Arthur Subdivision (Fort Smith, Arkansas to Paris, Texas).
The views are looking north/northeast.
Special thanks to Mark Davidson.
