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| Title: |
Long view and a big tree |
| Description: |
There are several shots at Baron for different length lenses. This shot is a tele view, 250mm, that gives you the stretched out train and a view of a large trackside tree, which at this date has not started to green up. One of my great frustrations with the KCS is the lack of colorful trees. Almost no redbuds, and few Bradford pears for spring color. |
| Photo Date: |
4/11/2024 Upload Date: 4/25/2024 6:29:04 AM |
| Location: |
Baron, OK |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Action |
| Locomotives: |
CP 8877(ES44AC) CP 8044(AC4400CWM) |
| Views: |
85 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
MP 250 |
| Description: |
A closer up look has the train rolling past MP 250, the white concrete post to the left of the train, and the "lift plow" sign as it approaches the crossing. |
| Photo Date: |
4/11/2024 Upload Date: 4/25/2024 6:31:42 AM |
| Location: |
Baron, OK |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Action |
| Locomotives: |
CP 8877(ES44AC) CP 8044(AC4400CWM) |
| Views: |
80 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
250-0 |
| Description: |
The wide angle shot here is of the train passing signal 250-0, which KCS relocated here from an earlier position a bit to the north a few years ago, which made it much more accessible for the C&S forces. They did a similar move a couple miles south with the signal at MP 252, which was moved from a position on an embankment, to the crossing just south of that milepost. |
| Photo Date: |
4/11/2024 Upload Date: 4/25/2024 6:39:47 AM |
| Location: |
Baron, OK |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Signal,Action |
| Locomotives: |
CP 8877(ES44AC) CP 8044(AC4400CWM) |
| Views: |
81 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
County barn |
| Description: |
There used to be a body shop here. Adair county picked up the property when the shop folded, and now uses it for a maintenance base for road equipment. The tracks here are on a short steep grade, coming out of a speed restricted curve that slows them considerably. Its kind of a straight on shot, but an easy one. The slow speed also makes getting ahead of the train for a shot at the signals at CP North Stilwell easy, or passing the station, about 1.5 mile south. |
| Photo Date: |
4/11/2024 Upload Date: 4/25/2024 6:51:40 AM |
| Location: |
Stilwell, OK |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
CP 8877(ES44AC) CP 8044(AC4400CWM) |
| Views: |
90 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Slow roll |
| Description: |
The grain train was to meet a northbound move here at Stilwell, and is doing a slow roll down to the signal as the northbound rolls up the siding behind it. |
| Photo Date: |
4/11/2024 Upload Date: 4/26/2024 4:13:55 AM |
| Location: |
Stilwell, OK |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Station,Action |
| Locomotives: |
CP 8877(ES44AC) CP 8044(AC4400CWM) |
| Views: |
98 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Side by each |
| Description: |
The lite power move is overshadowed by the grain train as it rolls away north. |
| Photo Date: |
4/11/2024 Upload Date: 4/26/2024 4:35:25 AM |
| Location: |
Stilwell, OK |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Station,Action |
| Locomotives: |
CP 8877(ES44AC) CP 8044(AC4400CWM) KCSM 4735(ES44AC) |
| Views: |
84 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
From the bridge |
| Description: |
The grain train was held up long enough waiting for the dispatcher to clear the signal that I had time to beat it up to the US 59 overpass a half mile south for this tele view of the train picking up speed as he rolled for Cave Springs and south. Id follow the lite power back to Watts. |
| Photo Date: |
4/11/2024 Upload Date: 4/26/2024 4:37:37 AM |
| Location: |
Stilwell, OK |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Station,Signal |
| Locomotives: |
CP 8877(ES44AC) CP 8044(AC4400CWM) |
| Views: |
89 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Into the shade |
| Description: |
The wider angle view shows the southbound rolling into the curve, and into the shadow of the US 59 overpass, its 102 cars stretched out behind. |
| Photo Date: |
4/11/2024 Upload Date: 4/26/2024 4:39:42 AM |
| Location: |
Stilwell, OK |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Action |
| Locomotives: |
CP 8877(ES44AC) CP 8044(AC4400CWM) |
| Views: |
64 Comments: 1 |
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