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Title: |
Arriving across the river |
Description: |
The 4014 crosses Hicks Creek as it slowly makes its way to the station. |
Photo Date: |
11/15/2019 Upload Date: 11/18/2019 4:57:12 AM |
Location: |
Ozark, AR |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Scenic,Steam,Passenger,Action |
Locomotives: |
UP 4014(4-8-8-4) UP 8824(SD70AH) |
Views: |
385 Comments: 4 |
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Title: |
Making the stop |
Description: |
UP 4014 rolls to a stop in front of the former Missouri Pacific station. A large crowd awaits, as was the case at all the stops I attended. |
Photo Date: |
11/15/2019 Upload Date: 11/18/2019 5:09:44 AM |
Location: |
Ozark, AR |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Scenic,Station,Steam,Passenger,Action |
Locomotives: |
UP 4014(4-8-8-4) |
Views: |
263 Comments: 2 |
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Title: |
On display |
Description: |
UP 4014 has come to a stop at Ozark, and the local throng is now viewing the engine. |
Photo Date: |
11/15/2019 Upload Date: 11/18/2019 5:11:29 AM |
Location: |
Ozark, AR |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Scenic,Station,Steam,Passenger,Action |
Locomotives: |
UP 4014(4-8-8-4) |
Views: |
293 Comments: 2 |
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Title: |
Down by the station |
Description: |
UP 4014 is still at the station, now seen from the Ark 23 bridge. The crowd is large. I was glad I didnt fight that madhouse to get a photo. |
Photo Date: |
11/15/2019 Upload Date: 11/18/2019 5:21:02 AM |
Location: |
Ozark, AR |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Scenic,Station,Steam,Passenger,Action |
Locomotives: |
UP 4014(4-8-8-4) UP 8824(SD70AH) |
Views: |
308 Comments: 3 |
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Title: |
Clearing them out |
Description: |
UP 4014 blows steam out of the cylinders as he gets underway. The folks next to the station are getting a good cleaning!! |
Photo Date: |
11/15/2019 Upload Date: 11/18/2019 5:26:46 AM |
Location: |
Ozark, AR |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Scenic,Station,Steam,Passenger,Action |
Locomotives: |
UP 4014(4-8-8-4) UP 8824(SD70AH) |
Views: |
348 Comments: 2 |
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Title: |
Smoking!! |
Description: |
The train starts up, 4014 blowing a tall plume as it gets underway. |
Photo Date: |
11/15/2019 Upload Date: 11/18/2019 5:28:01 AM |
Location: |
Ozark, AR |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Scenic,Station,Steam,Passenger,Action |
Locomotives: |
UP 4014(4-8-8-4) UP 8824(SD70AH) |
Views: |
330 Comments: 6 |
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Title: |
Slowly coming along |
Description: |
The train rolls slowly out of the station after its viewing stop here at Ozark, approaching the Ark 23 bridge. |
Photo Date: |
11/15/2019 Upload Date: 11/19/2019 2:57:22 AM |
Location: |
Ozark, AR |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Scenic,Station,Steam,Passenger,Action |
Locomotives: |
UP 4014(4-8-8-4) UP 8824(SD70AH) |
Views: |
369 Comments: 2 |
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Title: |
On the river |
Description: |
The 4014 rolls along the Arkansas River shortly after leaving the Ozark station. |
Photo Date: |
11/15/2019 Upload Date: 11/19/2019 3:03:52 AM |
Location: |
Ozark, AR |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Scenic,Station,Steam,Passenger,Action |
Locomotives: |
UP 4014(4-8-8-4) UP 8824(SD70AH) |
Views: |
345 Comments: 2 |
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Title: |
Down the river |
Description: |
The train has passed under the Ark 23 bridge and is now headed away from me down the Arkansas River valley. Next and last stop for the day will be Van Buren, 33 miles away. |
Photo Date: |
11/15/2019 Upload Date: 11/18/2019 4:55:52 AM |
Location: |
Ozark, AR |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Scenic,Steam,Passenger,Action |
Locomotives: |
UP 4014(4-8-8-4) |
Views: |
278 Comments: 2 |
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Title: |
Observing |
Description: |
Office car Kenefick brings up the rear as the train pulls away. It has a great view out the back, but today the action is all up front. |
Photo Date: |
11/15/2019 Upload Date: 11/18/2019 5:01:19 AM |
Location: |
Ozark, AR |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Scenic,RollingStock,Steam,Passenger,Action |
Locomotives: |
UP 4014(4-8-8-4) |
Views: |
279 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Alemite |
Description: |
The crew has the alemite gun hooked up, and is lubing the rods at the Van Buren service/overnight stop. |
Photo Date: |
11/15/2019 Upload Date: 11/18/2019 4:25:51 AM |
Location: |
Van Buren, AR |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Yard,Steam,Action |
Locomotives: |
UP 4014(4-8-8-4) |
Views: |
301 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Up in the cab |
Description: |
A view of 4014s cab at Van Buren. |
Photo Date: |
11/15/2019 Upload Date: 11/18/2019 4:41:49 AM |
Location: |
Van Buren, AR |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Yard,Steam |
Locomotives: |
UP 4014(4-8-8-4) |
Views: |
285 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Blue flagged |
Description: |
The maintenance people are working on the engine now that it has arrived at its service stop in VanBuren. Each craft has a key in the flag. The engine cant be moved til they are all taken off. |
Photo Date: |
11/15/2019 Upload Date: 11/18/2019 4:38:55 AM |
Location: |
Van Buren, AR |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Yard,Steam |
Locomotives: |
UP 4014(4-8-8-4) |
Views: |
254 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
A little history |
Description: |
This plaque is on the side of the tender near the gangway. It remarks that the engine was preserved by the R&LHS and on display in Pomona, Calif from 1962 to 2013. |
Photo Date: |
11/15/2019 Upload Date: 11/18/2019 4:51:44 AM |
Location: |
Van Buren, AR |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Yard,Steam |
Locomotives: |
UP 4014(4-8-8-4) |
Views: |
310 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Two 4014s |
Description: |
This Kenworth tractor was parked in the lot next to the UP trains resting place for the night. How bout that for a truck number!! |
Photo Date: |
11/15/2019 Upload Date: 11/18/2019 4:45:25 AM |
Location: |
Van Buren, AR |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Yard,Steam |
Locomotives: |
UP 4014(4-8-8-4) |
Views: |
338 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Tied up |
Description: |
UP 4014 is in the siding at Van Buren while the locals come out to see the train and engine. UP police are keeping everyone off the main track while the crew finishes out their day as twlight falls. |
Photo Date: |
11/15/2019 Upload Date: 11/18/2019 4:18:22 AM |
Location: |
Van Buren, AR |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Yard,Steam,Passenger,Action |
Locomotives: |
UP 4014(4-8-8-4) UP 8824(SD70AH) |
Views: |
414 Comments: 4 |
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Title: |
Onto the bridge |
Description: |
UP 4014 rolls onto the Neosho River bridge leaving Fort Gibson |
Photo Date: |
11/16/2019 Upload Date: 11/20/2019 4:12:05 AM |
Location: |
Fort Gibson, OK |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Bridge,Steam,Passenger,Action |
Locomotives: |
UP 4014(4-8-8-4) UP 8824(SD70AH) |
Views: |
243 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Trussed up |
Description: |
UP 4014 rolls through the trusses of the Neosho River bridge. |
Photo Date: |
11/16/2019 Upload Date: 11/20/2019 4:16:40 AM |
Location: |
Fort Gibson, OK |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Scenic,Bridge,Steam,Passenger,Action |
Locomotives: |
UP 4014(4-8-8-4) UP 8824(SD70AH) |
Views: |
280 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Jammed |
Description: |
The Wagoner stop posed some space issues, since the train was pulled up south of 5th St, a block from the diamond with the ex MKT, which we see in the foreground. It didnt leave a lot of room to park, and the streets are narrow as it is. We grabbed a shot and took off, wanting to beat him to Inola, a fairly straight shot for the train, but almost 30 miles by road. |
Photo Date: |
11/16/2019 Upload Date: 11/20/2019 4:44:17 AM |
Location: |
Wagoner, OK |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Steam,Passenger,Action |
Locomotives: |
UP 4014(4-8-8-4) UP 8824(SD70AH) |
Views: |
280 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Roadside |
Description: |
I was going to shoot the train down at Inola, but there is a line of poles between the road and the tracks. We went north on SH 88 toward Claremore, stopping near Tiawah for this shot. |
Photo Date: |
11/16/2019 Upload Date: 11/20/2019 4:40:04 AM |
Location: |
Tiawah, OK |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Scenic,Steam,Passenger,Action |
Locomotives: |
UP 4014(4-8-8-4) UP 8824(SD70AH) |
Views: |
261 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
View from the road |
Description: |
The sign at left tells the story as 4014 is making its Claremore stop, south of downtown and the BNSF crossing, which will give me time to get there for that shot. This is taken from the car as I sat in traffic on OK 88, which runs parallel to the tracks from Inola. Its a good chase road for a freight, but when some idiot decides he wants to shoot video from his car as he paces, it makes for a lot of frustration. There was almost no police presence here, despite the crowd, and the road was gridlocked for a mile or two. The train drew large crowds in all the places it stopped, most of which in Oklahoma were relatively small, though Ft Gibson, where we picked up the chase on Saturday; Wagoner, and Nowata had good traffic and crowd control. |
Photo Date: |
11/16/2019 Upload Date: 11/20/2019 4:02:50 AM |
Location: |
Claremore, OK |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Steam,Action |
Locomotives: |
UP 4014(4-8-8-4) |
Views: |
252 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Canteens |
Description: |
The canteens for the 4014 are seen at the stop in Claremore. |
Photo Date: |
11/16/2019 Upload Date: 11/20/2019 3:55:30 AM |
Location: |
Claremore, OK |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Steam,Action |
Locomotives: |
UP 4014(4-8-8-4) UP 8824(SD70AH) |
Views: |
280 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Crossing the BNSF |
Description: |
UP 4014 has done its display at Claremore, and is now crossing the BNSF, walking its way(at under 5 MPH) through the crowd as it hits the diamond. I was surprised not to see any BNSF people there, given the large number of people on the tracks of both roads. |
Photo Date: |
11/16/2019 Upload Date: 11/20/2019 3:43:12 AM |
Location: |
Claremore, OK |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Steam,Signal,Passenger,Action |
Locomotives: |
UP 4014(4-8-8-4) UP 8824(SD70AH) |
Views: |
294 Comments: 2 |
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Title: |
Home signal |
Description: |
UP 4014 rolls very slowly through the crowd as it passes the eastbound home signal for the BNSF crossing. |
Photo Date: |
11/16/2019 Upload Date: 11/20/2019 4:09:17 AM |
Location: |
Claremore, OK |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Steam,Signal,Passenger,Action |
Locomotives: |
UP 4014(4-8-8-4) UP 8824(SD70AH) |
Views: |
291 Comments: 2 |
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Title: |
Hiding out |
Description: |
This SD 70 was spotted to the east of the Ozark station. I didnt go over to check the details, but it looked like maybe UP had stationed a "protect" engine in case anything happened to the 4014. Seen from across the Arkansas River, hiding in the trees. |
Photo Date: |
11/15/2019 Upload Date: 11/22/2019 4:46:43 AM |
Location: |
Ozark, AR |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Roster |
Locomotives: |
UP 5006(SD70M) |
Views: |
153 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
At speed |
Description: |
UP 4014 makes good time as he rolls across the SH 88 overpass between Claremore and Oologah. |
Photo Date: |
11/16/2019 Upload Date: 11/20/2019 4:37:46 AM |
Location: |
Oologah, OK |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Scenic,Bridge,Steam,Passenger,Action |
Locomotives: |
UP 4014(4-8-8-4) UP 8824(SD70AH) |
Views: |
329 Comments: 3 |
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Title: |
Reflecting the sun |
Description: |
The 4014 rolls along US 169 near Talala, its train strung out behind in the late afternoon sun as it heads for its next stop in Nowata. |
Photo Date: |
11/16/2019 Upload Date: 11/20/2019 4:54:27 AM |
Location: |
Talala, OK |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Scenic,Steam,Passenger,Action |
Locomotives: |
UP 4014(4-8-8-4) UP 8824(SD70AH) |
Views: |
328 Comments: 3 |
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Title: |
Big crowd |
Description: |
As with everywhere the train stopped on this trip, the crowd at Nowata was big, as just about the whole town turned out. I got this shot holding the camera over my head to get a slightly better angle. We quit the chase here, heading back to Tulsa for a good dinner at Saltgrass Steakhouse. |
Photo Date: |
11/16/2019 Upload Date: 11/20/2019 4:25:55 AM |
Location: |
Nowata, OK |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Station,Steam,Passenger,Action |
Locomotives: |
UP 4014(4-8-8-4) UP 8824(SD70AH) |
Views: |
315 Comments: 3 |
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Title: |
Passing the elevator |
Description: |
This old Purina elevator at Choteau made a great backdrop for passing UP 4014, on the Parsons, Kan-McAlester OK leg of its 2021 tour. I need to get over here some morning to shoot freights passing this classic structure. |
Photo Date: |
8/12/2021 Upload Date: 8/17/2021 5:08:15 AM |
Location: |
choteau, OK |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Steam,Action |
Locomotives: |
UP 4014(4-8-8-4) UP 4015(SD70M) |
Views: |
158 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Helping it along |
Description: |
The "protect" diesel was one up from UP 4015, SD 70MAC 4015, seen in this broadside at Choteau |
Photo Date: |
8/12/2021 Upload Date: 8/17/2021 5:11:34 AM |
Location: |
choteau, OK |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Action |
Locomotives: |
UP 4015(SD70M) |
Views: |
254 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Roadside view |
Description: |
The days activity north of Wagoner was mostly alongside, and visible from, US 69. Aside from the idiot slowpokes who were blocking traffic in the left lane, it was a fairly easy chase. This view is from the shoulder of US 69 near Mazie. |
Photo Date: |
8/12/2021 Upload Date: 8/17/2021 5:14:21 AM |
Location: |
Mazie, OK |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Steam,Action |
Locomotives: |
UP 4014(4-8-8-4) UP 4015(SD70M) |
Views: |
105 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Down on |
Description: |
I first saw this location about 25 years ago when I was driving for JB Hunt. I always thought it would be a great spot for a photo. The intervening 25 years have been good to the trees, and the shot is now straight on, but still makes a compelling photo with a tele. We see UP 4014 approaching the US 69 overpass. It will be making its display stop in Wagoner in about five minutes. |
Photo Date: |
8/12/2021 Upload Date: 8/17/2021 5:18:20 AM |
Location: |
Wagoner, OK |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Steam,Signal,Action |
Locomotives: |
UP 4014(4-8-8-4) |
Views: |
146 Comments: 3 |
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Title: |
Over the river |
Description: |
UP 4014 rolls slowly across the Arkansas River a few miles out of Muskogee. View is from the old SR 16 bridge adjacent to the tracks. |
Photo Date: |
8/12/2021 Upload Date: 8/17/2021 5:24:13 AM |
Location: |
Muskogee, OK |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Bridge,Steam,Action |
Locomotives: |
UP 4014(4-8-8-4) UP 4015(SD70M) |
Views: |
200 Comments: 2 |
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Title: |
On display |
Description: |
The 4014 is in the siding at Muskogee, playing to a large crowd. This was the situation at all its stops, and really tied up some of the smaller towns such as Pryor and Wagoner, where streets were tight, and parking was in short supply. View is from Cincinnati Av viaduct. |
Photo Date: |
8/12/2021 Upload Date: 8/17/2021 5:30:18 AM |
Location: |
Muskogee, OK |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Steam,Passenger,Action |
Locomotives: |
UP 4014(4-8-8-4) |
Views: |
115 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Quite the crowd |
Description: |
This view from the Okmulgee Av crossing shows the large crowd that came out to see a rare spectacle. The display stops were well attended everywhere. |
Photo Date: |
8/12/2021 Upload Date: 8/17/2021 5:35:44 AM |
Location: |
Muskogee, OK |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Steam,Passenger,Action |
Locomotives: |
UP 4014(4-8-8-4) |
Views: |
111 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Tall order |
Description: |
To the south of downtown, I saw this grain elevator, a railroad fixture that always makes a good backdrop. Its not as majestic as some out on the open plains, but still makes a good photo prop for the Big Boy |
Photo Date: |
8/12/2021 Upload Date: 8/17/2021 5:39:05 AM |
Location: |
Muskogee, OK |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Scenic,Steam,Passenger,Action |
Locomotives: |
UP 4014(4-8-8-4) |
Views: |
139 Comments: 2 |
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Title: |
Stopped on the causeway |
Description: |
The ex MKT crossed Eufaula Lake on a long causeway, with spans over the lake channels. The 4014 has stopped just at the entrance to the causeway for reasons unknown to me. Thats not a problem, as it gives me a moment to set up. |
Photo Date: |
8/12/2021 Upload Date: 8/17/2021 5:43:28 AM |
Location: |
Onapa, OK |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Scenic,Steam,Passenger,Action |
Locomotives: |
UP 4014(4-8-8-4) UP 4015(SD70M) |
Views: |
120 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Now hes moving |
Description: |
The 4014 started rolling shortly after I set up. By the time he got down to where I was on the shoulder of US 69, he had to be making about 45 MPH. |
Photo Date: |
8/12/2021 Upload Date: 8/17/2021 5:45:46 AM |
Location: |
Onapa, OK |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Scenic,Steam,Passenger,Action |
Locomotives: |
UP 4014(4-8-8-4) UP 4015(SD70M) |
Views: |
150 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Blasting by |
Description: |
A wider view of 4014 blowing past my location on US 69 as he starts into the Eufaula Lake causeway. |
Photo Date: |
8/12/2021 Upload Date: 8/17/2021 5:48:27 AM |
Location: |
Onapa, OK |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Scenic,Steam,Passenger,Action |
Locomotives: |
UP 4014(4-8-8-4) UP 4015(SD70M) |
Views: |
166 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Meeting the moneymaker |
Description: |
Just as I pulled up to the crossing in McAlester, a 117 car northbound freight was pulling up, about to pass the 4014 and head for Wagoner, where it would go onto the ex Mopac for the rest of the trip to Kansas City. Heres UP 5625 with a flag, meeting its predecessor. |
Photo Date: |
8/12/2021 Upload Date: 8/17/2021 5:51:04 AM |
Location: |
McAlester, OK |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Steam,Passenger,Action |
Locomotives: |
UP 4014(4-8-8-4) UP 4015(SD70M) UP 5625(AC44CWCTE) |
Views: |
247 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Unlikely combo |
Description: |
The last block on the northbound was a group of autoracks, something the 4014 likely never saw in revenue service. |
Photo Date: |
8/12/2021 Upload Date: 8/17/2021 5:53:06 AM |
Location: |
McAlester, OK |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Steam,Action |
Locomotives: |
UP 4014(4-8-8-4) |
Views: |
103 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Katy station |
Description: |
It aint much, a concrete block and brick building that's rather utilitarian. The 4014 poses during its display and overnight stop. |
Photo Date: |
8/12/2021 Upload Date: 8/17/2021 5:54:52 AM |
Location: |
McAlester, OK |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Station,Steam,Passenger,Action |
Locomotives: |
UP 4014(4-8-8-4) |
Views: |
110 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Wide view |
Description: |
The crowd has dissipates quite a bit, allowing this side view of the engine as it sits in McAlester yard |
Photo Date: |
8/12/2021 Upload Date: 8/17/2021 5:56:39 AM |
Location: |
McAlester, OK |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Roster,Station,Steam,Passenger |
Locomotives: |
UP 4014(4-8-8-4) |
Views: |
98 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Overhead view |
Description: |
I had taken the Winnebago as a chase vehicle, given that the Covid pandemic has taken on new life in the past six weeks, and this would give me a fridge and a bathroom that I didnt have to share with the rest of the world. It also made for a good place to shoot photos from. I used the ladder on the back of the RV to get this shot from the roof, getting a commanding view of the 4014 and the entire train. |
Photo Date: |
8/12/2021 Upload Date: 8/17/2021 5:59:16 AM |
Location: |
McAlester, OK |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Yard,Steam,Passenger |
Locomotives: |
UP 4014(4-8-8-4) UP 4015(SD70M) |
Views: |
163 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Straight on |
Description: |
The 4014 seen straight on from the Stonewall Av crossing, the automatic signal at stop, protecting the engine as it sits at the station. His day was done here, and I had an almost three hour trip home. Day is done. |
Photo Date: |
8/12/2021 Upload Date: 8/17/2021 6:01:14 AM |
Location: |
McAlester, OK |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Station,Steam,Signal,Passenger |
Locomotives: |
UP 4014(4-8-8-4) |
Views: |
107 Comments: 2 |
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