SD38-2 297
SD38-2 297 at Tulsa, Oklahoma on August 31, 1980 (Pat Wendt).
SD38-2 297 at Tulsa, Oklahoma on August 31, 1980 (Pat Wendt).
SD38-2 298 at Memphis, Tennessee on September 1, 1980 (P.B. Wendt).
SD38-2 296 and SW1500 357 at Tulsa, Oklahoma (date unknown) (Trackside Slides).
Special thanks to Keith Robinson.
SD38-2 296 at Tulsa, Oklahoma on May 18, 1980 (J.C. Benson).
SD38-2 6261 (Frisco 297) at Tulsa, Oklahoma on November 5, 1981 (Ray Kucaba).
SD38-2 297 at Tulsa, Oklahoma in May 1980 (Vernon Ryder).
SD38-2 298 at Memphis, Tennessee in May 1980 (Vernon Ryder).
H-10-44 281 and Brake Sled X82 switching at Tulsa, Oklahoma in December 1960 (Al Chione).
For an explanation of the brake sled, we turn to Frisco.org resident expert Karl Brand who provides the following information: There were three brake sleds used at Cherokee Yard in Tulsa, Oklahoma. They were made from the tenders of the 1500 or 4100 class steam locomotives. The “hump” at Cherokee Yard was all downhill, unlike the hump at Tennessee Yard where the hump engines had to shove up and over the hump. Since the cut of cars being shoved down the hill at Cherokee Yard had no train air, the brake sled added weight and brakes to keep things from running away. It’s why the SD38-2s assigned to Cherokee Yard had dynamic brakes, and the SD38-2s assigned to Tennessee Yard did not.