SW1500s 341 and 338 at Memphis, Tennessee on September 26, 1979.
SW1500s 341 and 338
S-4 298
S-4 298 at Springfield, Missouri in April 1971 (Mike Condren).
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GP38-2 2314 (Frisco 459)
GP38-2 2314 (Frisco 459) at Thayer, Missouri in July 1982 (R.R. Taylor).
GP7s 505 and 522
GP7s 505 and 522 Enid, Oklahoma in July 1974.
Location is Enid, Oklahoma.
The locomotives are in the Mechanical Department’s service tracks area at Enid Yard. To the right the lower front pilot of GP7 505 is the facility’s locomotive turntable. The turntable is a holdover from the former roundhouse facility that sat just to the north. The shop stood between North Monroe Street on the east and North Quincy Street on the west. It was bounded by West Locust Street on the north and West Chestnut Street on the south.
Visible to the northwest are some of the silos on the south half of the Enid Terminal Elevator. This was the first large terminal elevator constructed in the city. It was built in 1925-1926 – central silos (1,100,000 bushels), with additions in 1931 – north silos (800,000 bushels) and 1959 – large diameter south silos (500,000 bushels) and 1987 – north metal bins (678,000) . The elevator is 594 feet long by 60 feet wide, the silos are 100 feet tall, with a 10 foot tall gallery above and its central headhouse stands 190 feet tall. The central headhouse is just off the right side of the photograph. The elevator has a capacity of 3,078,000 bushels. It is located at 1015 North Van Buren Street.
View is looking northwest.
Special thanks to Mark Davidson.
GP7 617 and GP35 702
GP7 617 and GP35 702 Springfield, Missouri in October 1978.
Location is Springfield, Missouri.
SW1500 353, GP7s 526 and 617 are sitting on the diesel pocket track east of the Springfield Diesel Shop. GP35 702 and SD45 905 are sitting on the service tracks east of the locomotive service track shed. The track in the foreground is the West Shops lead and Clinton Subdivision main track. The overhead horizontal pipes are the insulated steam and return cold water lines supplying the wash rack pump house out of view to the east (left).
The power line poles and transformers supply electricity to the pump house for the locomotive wash rack. A portion of the wash rack with its green corrugated plastic overspray shield is visible on track 2 in the distance above SD45 905. Still further in the distance above that is the elevator leg, distribution head and piping at the Western Feed and Milling Company (today ADM Animal Nutrition) feed mill at 1300 West Locust Street.
View is looking southeast.
Special thanks to Mark Davidson.
SW7 304
SW7 304 St. Louis, Missouri (EVDA Slides).
Location is St. Louis, Missouri.
The switch engine is on the north side of Lindenwood Yard. It is moving west toward the locomotive service tracks and diesel shop area. It has just passed under the Arsenal Street bridge. An interesting detail seen through the rear window on the fireman’s side is the clear plastic trash bag. It is hanging from one of the safety rails protecting the window on the inside of the cab.
To the north, beyond the tree line in the upper right of the image, down in the valley is the River des Peres (River of the Fathers). From its origin in Creve Coeur (heartbreak) the 9.3 mile river initially flows southwest before turning southeast just west of the Frisco yard. It empties into the Mississippi River just south of the city limits of St. Louis.
View is looking southwest.
Special thanks to Mark Davidson.
GP38-2 413 and Caboose 1250
GP38-2 413 and Caboose 1250 (date and location unknown).
Frisco System Magazine – December 1903
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SW9 310
SW9 310 at St. Louis, Missouri on September 1, 1980.
E8A 2017 (Pensive)
E8A 2017 (Pensive) (date and location unknown).
