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FA-1 5202

by Frisco.org Posted on March 15, 2017
FA-1 5202 (date and location unknown) (Al Chione)
FA-1 5202

FA-1 5202 and other unidentified units at Springfield, Missouri (date unknown) (Al Chione).

The train is entering the west end of Springfield’s Kansas Avenue Yard. It is on Long Track South 1 or 2. That is the West Speed Repair In Place (RIP) Track above the engines and below the yard light tower. In the distance in front of the lead locomotive is one of the Frisco’s Baldwin VO-1000 switch engines working the west end of the yard bowl tracks.

The photographer is standing very near the intersection of West Division Street and North Ethel Street and the view is looking northwest.

Special thanks to Mark Davidson.

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RS-2m 551

by Frisco.org Posted on December 22, 2016
RS-2m 551 (date and location unknown) (David Cash)
RS-2m 551

RS-2m 551 at Springfield, Missouri (date unknown) (David Cash).

The locomotives are at the Kansas Avenue Diesel Shop, sitting on the east end of the pocket track. The track in the foreground leads to the east end of the service tracks area. The track behind the locomotives is the north lead to the West Shops area and Clinton Subdivision (High Line).

Based on other photographs in the Frisco Archive of the 551 and 42, the approximate date is March 1972.

Special thanks to Mark Davidson.

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FA-1 5204

by Frisco.org Posted on September 16, 2016
FA-1 5204 at Oklahoma City, OK (date unknown)
FA-1 5204

FA-1 5204 at Oklahoma City, OK (date unknown).

OKC on the main line west of the yard (the yard sets east of the bridge you see in the back ground) and they are about to go under the ATSF and around Union Station trackage. The spur on the fireman’s side went to the connection track with the ATSF. The spur on the engineers side went to Producers CO-OP. Off the switch to Producers was a plant that rendered leather products. Many car load of dead cows were spotted, that made for some interesting smells. One of the switchman like to tell the story of coming eye ball to eye ball while tying a hand brake on a gondola load of cow hides. By looking at the consist I would guess that to be train QSF.

Special thanks to Jerome Lutzenberger.

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