PAULS VALLEY OK April 1974 -- An F-unit lead by 265C lashup leads a train east (compass south). The train will next cross the Washita River before rolling through Pauls Valley on its way to Texas... (more)

NORMAN OK June 2 1979 -- An SD45 leads a grain train under partly cloudy skies.

MUSKOGEE OK June 1976 -- MKT GP40 214 awaits its crew. Note the newspaper just below the rear wheel on the lead truck. Now that's service.

NORMAN OK April 29 1980-- A clean SD45-2 and a smoking U-boat on train 325 toward the Brooks Street crossing.

THACKERVILLE OK June 25 1979 -- A very new Santa Fe B23-7 6377 is at the lead of a hopper train. GE built the unit in June 1979 so it is possible this is its first run on the Gulf line.

SASAKWA OK May 1974 -- Two SD45s handle the headend of an autorack train. Open auto racks were still a common sight.

HOLDENVILLE OK July 10 1978 -- Dust from a passing auto clouds the scene st a Katy F3A makes its way east on Rock Island tracks.

ENID OK April 28 1980 -- This sad caboose hadn't been used in awhile as evidenced by the tree growing out from underneath. Sadly, it was a symptom of things to come. The slide mount says Enid but ... (more)

HEAVENER OK Sept 1977 -- KCS SD 40 619 and heads south with a mixed freight.

WAYNOKA OK May 1978 -- An SD45-2 takes a train across a short bridge.

PURCELL OK July 1977 -- ATSF 3546 eases to a stop beside ATSF 328. Both trains were crewed by a short pool that operated between Arkansas City to Purcell and between Purcell and Gainesville. The... (more)

PURCELL OK May 31 1985 -- The engineer of AT&SF 8082 snags his orders. The train is traveling west (compass south). I must have viewed this scene hundreds of times but only rarely thought to photo... (more)

PURCELL OK Sept 1977 -- Santa Fe lease-power CN 4111 waits for a crew.

TRACY OK July 10 1978 -- A Katy F3A makes its way east on its trip from Oklahoma City to McAlester.

DAVIS OK Aug 23 1985 -- ATSF SD45u 5394 was the first Santa Fe unit to be painted in the proposed SPSF paint scheme. It was painted in this experimental scheme with white lettering instead of yell... (more)