PURCELL OK Feb 7 1981 — SD40-2 5106 leads a train which is tied down on a yard track. When a new crew arrives it will continue its trip south. EMD delivered the unit (s/n 786219-36) in October 1... (more)

Blue Sky Over Bricktown | Around lunchtime on a sunny and cold Saturday, January 20, 2024, a pair of southbound manifest trains meet near downtown Oklahoma City, OK. Picking up speed is BNS... (more)

Morning Meeting | A southbound manifest train rolls past downtown Oklahoma City, OK on the frigid morning of Saturday, January 20, 2024, not quite catching up with the rear motor of Amtrak'... (more)

NORMAN OK (May) 1982 — Santa Fe GP40X 3809, GP50 3817 and GP50 3824 lead train 185 on approach to the Highway 9 overpass. EMD built the unit (s/n 776054-8) in May 1978 and delivered it in blue b... (more)

Blanketed Twilight | After an afternoon of nonstop snowfall, several inches of powder lay on the hills around Bunch, OK where southbound CPKC manifest train M262 cruises through the single-... (more)

Flying North For The Winter | Two Canadian Pacific ES44ACs lead northbound CPKC intermodal train I181 across the Illinois River bridge near Watts, OK in an arctic blast snowstorm on the aft... (more)

Yard power at Heavener Yard.

After completing their work in Heavener, a pair of CP units leads a southbound train out of town.

NORMAN OK June 3 1978 — Santa Fe GP39-2 3631 overtakes train 563 lead by GP38 3556 at the north end of the passing siding in north Norman. I never thought I would miss B-truck mainline diesels s... (more)

PURCELL OK (September) 1977 — Santa Fe GP39-2 3627 is tied down awaiting a crew so the train can continue its journey south. Power short Santa Fe leased Canadian National and Chicago & Northwest... (more)

PURCELL OK (October) 1975 — ATSF GP39-2 3600, GP20 3106 and 3119 lead a southbound mixed freight under the U.S. 77 bridge. EMD built the 3600 (s/n 74602) in August 1974 and delivered it in blue ... (more)

A loaded grain train departs the yard in Heavener after a crew change.

A loaded grain train departs the yard in Heavener after a crew change.

PURCELL OK (July) 1977 — Santa Fe GP38 3546 awaits a crew to take it farther south. EMD built the unit (s/n 36582) in August 1970 and delivered it in Bookends with a blue body and yellow ends. A... (more)

NOBLE OK June 4 1979 — Santa Fe GP38 3540 and seven other B-truck units handle train 185. EMD built the unit in August 1970 (s/n 36576) and delivered it in Bookends livery with blue body and yel... (more)