SOO & IC, Frisco, GN in Tulsa, OK

[neokrrfan]

Howdy all,

Caught a few interesting engines & cars west of & in Tulsa today.

1. Eastbound Unit train Kiowa, KS-Clark, OK (U-KIOCAK) had a SOO SD60M on the point as it approached Shirk siding (mp 437.0) on the BNSF Avard-sub west of Tulsa.

2. U-KIOCAK approaches restricted limits of BNSF Cherokee Yard in Tulsa, OK,

3. U-KIOCAK approaching crew change point at Union Street in Tulsa,

4. SOO SD60M at Union Street during crew change,

[neokrrfan]

5. Caughtan Illinois Central SD40-2R with Operation Lifesaver logo on the manifest Oklahoma City-Tulsa, OK (M-OKCTUL),

6. While going down the public service road that parallels the yard, I saw this Great Northern coal gondola that had arrived on the M-BIRTUL earlier that morning,

7. Trimmer job had a Frisco 2-bay hopper right behind the consist,

8. and a Jordan Spreader was on the end of atrain that have arrived during early morning hours.


Weather supposed to be clear & warm tomorrow so you'll know where I'll be!

Good hunting!

[papio]

Very nice shots! Wish our forecast was as encouraging as yours.

[setxrailfan]

Great shots Ken.

[stlgevo51]

Good shots! I saw that spreader on the Cuba Sub last summer on a siding.

[CJ7]

Interesting...you caught SOO 6060 and IC 6060.

[txrailfan]

Ken,

Great catch! Those Soo SD60M's are rare. I would love to catch one of those down here - maybe a U-CAKBNT or something...

I can only dream. It is cool though that the IC and Soo units had the same numbers.

[April Blue]

Originally Posted by CJ7

Interesting...you caught SOO 6060 and IC 6060.

Note to self. Buy lottery tickets using the numbers 6060.



April

P.S. Ken, good catches all.

[brad_in_omaha]

Nice Pics!