GP7 506 and F7A 33
GP7 506 and F7A 33 (date and location unknown).
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U25B 814
U25B 814 at Springfield, Missouri (date unknown).
The subject locomotive is westbound entering Springfield Yard. It one of four locomotives in consist that include U25B 829, F9B 5146, and U25Bs 814 and 805. The lead unit is in mandarin orange and white paint, while the following units are in black and yellow paint. All of these units are equipped with dynamic brakes.
An interesting note; when the Frisco acquired its first five-unit order of F9Bs (5140-5144) in January 1954, they did not own any cab equipped control units with dynamic brakes. This changed in February when two wreck-damaged former F3A units (5005 and 5007) were rebuilt and delivered by EMD. They now featured F9A car bodies, equipment and dynamic brakes.
An additional order of nine dynamic brake equipped F9B units, (5145-5152), followed in April and May 1957. However, no new dynamic brake control units were added. This would change in 1961 with the arrival of the first General Electric U25Bs. Subsequent GE and EMD were largely ordered with this brake option.
Visible in the distance to the left, and above the locomotive’s nose, are the Springfield Stockyards. The stockyards were on south of the Frisco’s tracks, located between North Broadway Avenue on the east and North Kansas Avenue on the west.
The view is looking southwest.
The Frisco Archive includes additional photographs of this train. Please see these related images: 1, 2, 3.
Special thanks to Mark Davidson.
GP7 570
GP7 570 at Springfield, Missouri (date unknown).
B30-7 867
B30-7 867 at Bushyhead, Oklahoma on April 14, 1980 (Bob Graham).
GP35 707 and U25B 800
GP35 707 and U25B 800 lead a train (date and location unknown).
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Quartet of GP7s
Quartet of GP7s (date and location unknown).
GP7 519
GP7 519 (date and location unknown).
GP38-2 664
GP38-2 664 leads a train (date and location unknown).
GP7 509
GP7 509 at Sapulpa, Oklahoma (date unknown).
The train is headed north and has just crossed Dewey Street. The small brick building left of the locomotive is part of the Tulsa-Sapulpa Union Railway engine facilities and still stands today. The tower in the background is from the glass plant.
This photograph was taken inside the wye about at the location where the depot once stood.
Special thanks to Paul Slavens.
GP7 570 and Caboose 1104
GP7 570, GP7 611 and Caboose 1104 at Tulsa, OK (date unknown).
The location is Tulsa with the caboose hop headed east with the Arkansas River bridge just ahead after rounding a curve to the right. The highway bridge in the background is I-244 between the river and 17th St. When I enlarged the photo, I can see the Citgo headquarters building above the rear of the cab and the 4th National Bank building between the trees just behind the cupola.
Special thanks to Terry Jankowski and Karl Brand.
