Category Archives: Slides

These images are from the main collection of slides held by Frisco.org.

The effort to grow this collection is constant. As of Spring 2014, over $5,000 has been spent to acquire these slides, solely for displaying them on the Frisco Archive for historical reference.

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U30B 5796 (Frisco 859) and GP38AC 2135 (Frisco 659)

by Frisco.org Posted on June 11, 2017
U30B 5796 (Frisco 859) and GP38AC 2135 (Frisco 659) at Springfield, Missouri in March 1981
U30B 5796 (Frisco 859) and GP38AC 2135 (Frisco 659)

U30B 5796 (Frisco 859) and GP38AC 2135 (Frisco 659) at Memphis, Tennessee in March 1981.

This is the Mechanical Department’s service tracks area at Tennessee Yard. On the right is the metal diesel shop with one story shop and storage space addition to its South. Visible are rectangular, downward facing area lights and one of the two silver painted, fixed sand towers at the North end of the service tracks 1, 2 and 3.

The view is looking Northeast.

Special thanks to Mark Davidson.

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H-10-44 280

by Frisco.org Posted on June 6, 2017
H-10-44 280 (date and location unknown)
H-10-44 280

H-10-44 280 at Tulsa, Oklahoma (date unknown).

The locomotive is near the north end of Cherokee Yard. On the left horizon is a portion of the downtown. The building in the background is the Bank of America Financial Center at 515 South Boulder Avenue West.

There are a number of interesting details on this locomotive. On the cab roof are a “nail” type radio antenna, single chime horn and a yellow globed identification light. Further forward are two flared exhaust stack spark arrestors.

Above the window on the cab side is a bleached canvas sun shade. On the forward hood at the corners just above the white stripe are classification lights. These units would on occasion be used on trains to outlying stations in Oklahoma including Enid, Muskogee and Oklahoma City.

On the front engine room door and frame sides are round cast metal builders plates for Fairbanks-Morse and Company. Hanging on “J” shaped hooks below the frame above the front truck is a heavy chain. If a coupler failed, clearance was tight, or adjacent track was in poor shape, these would on occasion be used to help move a car.

The view is looking northeast.

Special thanks to Mark Davidson.

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