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GP38-2 665, F9B 151, GP7 562 and GP38AC 653

by Frisco.org Posted on May 21, 2019
GP38-2 665, F9B 151, GP7 562 and GP38AC 653 Memphis, TN circa September 1973
GP38-2 665, F9B 151, GP7 562 and GP38AC 653

GP38-2 665, F9B 151, GP7 562 and GP38AC 653 Memphis, TN circa September 1973.
Location is Memphis, Tennessee.

The train is southbound (geographic northeast at this point) on the Memphis Subdivision. It has just crossed the Mississippi River into the city. The train’s headend is located between Shelco (Shelby County), mile post 483.1 (MP 483.1) and Union Railway crossing, MP 483.6. Just off the single track Mississippi River Bridge the Frisco’s main becomes double track from Shelco to Tennessee Yard, MP 496.4.

The trailing unit of the five locomotive unit consist is Frisco GP38AC 657.

The tracks in the foreground belong to the Missouri Pacific (MP) Railroad, the St. Louis Southwestern (SSW) or Cotton Belt and the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific (CRIP) or Rock Island. These tracks have just come off their two track Harahan Bridge over the Mississippi River. Just ahead is their Kentucky Street Interlocking.

Just beyond The Frisco, MP, RI, SSW and the Southern, Louisville and Nashville will enter the Broadway corridor of multiple tracks across central Memphis. This will extend eastward to K C Junction. At K C Junction the lines separate to their respective routes to the north, northeast, east and southeast.

Visible in the distance to the left of the lead locomotive’s pilot are the backs of the northbound highway signs at the Interstate 55 (I-55) (west and south), E. H. Crump Boulevard (east), Riverside Drive (north) clover-leaf interchange. The westbound white automobile is on West E. H. Crump Boulevard just before it turns into I-55.

View is looking southwest.

Thanks to Mark Davidson for the details.

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GP35 722, GP38-2 665 and GP35 701

by Frisco.org Posted on August 6, 2017
GP35 722, GP38-2 665 and GP35 701 (location unknown) in May 1980
GP35 722, GP38-2 665 and GP35 701

GP35 722, GP38-2 665 and GP35 701 at Amory, Mississippi in May 1980.

The train is northbound. In the background on the left is the “new” metal depot/yard office at 101 Front Street North in Amory. In the early 1970s this depot replaced the former 1916, flat roofed, eight inch tile, stucco covered passenger depot. To the right of the train are the yard, freight car and locomotive mechanical facilities.

Amory was the division point separating the Tupelo Subdivision (North to Memphis/Yale Yard/Tennessee Yard) from the Birmingham Subdivision (Southeast to Birmingham, Alabama) and the Columbus Subdivision (South to Magnolia, Mississippi and ultimately Pensacola, Florida or Aliceville, Mississippi and via the former AT&N, ultimately, Mobile, Alabama).

One half block to the Southeast of the depot the Frisco had a blond brick, two story building that housed the offices for the Southern Division. That building is now the Amory City Hall and offices. In front of the building is the city’s Frisco Park. In the Northwest corner of the park, under a steel shed roof, is Frisco 1529. This steam engine is a Mountain type, 4-8-2 wheel arrangement, built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1926.

The view is looking Southeast.

Special thanks to Mark Davidson.

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GP40-2 756 and GP38-2 665

by Frisco.org Posted on January 25, 2016
GP40-2 756 and GP38-2 665 (date and location unknown) (Bledsoe Rail Slides)
GP40-2 756 and GP38-2 665

GP40-2 756 and GP38-2 665 at Fort Worth, Texas (date unknown) (Bledsoe Rail Slides).

This was shot in the mechanical department’s locomotive service tracks area at West Yard. Visible in this view are the locomotive sanding tower (left of the locomotives), the top of the bulk sand storage tank with elevator (right of the locomotives) and the corner of the shed for the repair in place track.

Special thanks to Mark Davidson.

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