H-10-44 278
H-10-44 278 at Tulsa, Oklahoma (date unknown) (Mac Owen – Blackhawk Films).
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H-12-44 285
H-12-44 285 (date unknown) (Mac Owen – Blackhawk Films).
This is one of the four H-12-44 (282-285) units owned by the Frisco. These units were equipped for multiple unit operation on the Cherokee Yard hump. They would only MU cab-to-cab.
Special thanks to Mark Davidson.
H-10-44 280
H-10-44 280 switching at Tulsa Union Station in April 1972.
H-10-44 275
H-10-44 275 at Tulsa, Oklahoma in July 1962 (Blackhawk Films, from the collection of Fred Byerly).
H-10-44 270
H-10-44 270 at Tulsa, Oklahoma in April 1968 (Al Chione).
This photograph was taken at the Mechanical Department’s locomotive facility at Cherokee Yard from the locomotive service area very near the intersections of West 26th Street and South Yukon Avenue. This was taken at the older shop area near the former roundhouse. It was converted during the transition from steam to diesel engines.
The view is looking north northwest.
Special thanks to Mark Davidson.
H-10-44 281 and Brake Sled X82
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.
H-10-44 280
H-10-44 280 at Tulsa, Oklahoma in April 1972.
H-10-44 270
H-10-44 270 at Tulsa, Oklahoma in November 1961 (Trackside Slides).
Fairbanks-Morse – A Name Worth Remembering
A Fairbanks-Morse advertisement featuring Frisco content (date and publication unknown).
H-10-44 271
H-10-44 271 at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (West Lead) (date unknown).
