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Tom Beckett's Collection
 
1/10/2025
 
 
 
 
 
Owner: Kansas City Southern
Model:GE ES44ACBuilt As:Builder Info (Unavailable )
Serial Number:61260Order No:
Frame Number: Built:
Other locos with this serial:  KCS 4804(ES44AC)
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On the creek
Title:  On the creek
Description:  The northbound power set crosses Barren Fork Creek.
Photo Date:  7/16/2023  Upload Date: 8/6/2023 5:28:20 AM
Location:  Baron, OK
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Bridge,Action
Locomotives:  KCS 4804(ES44AC) CP 9725(AC44CW) CP 7012(SD70ACU) KCS 4788(ES44AC) KCS 4737(GP40-3)
Views:  204   Comments: 2
By the automatic
Title:  By the automatic
Description:  The lite power move passes the automatic at MP 252. It will be a race to get him on the Baron Creek bridge
Photo Date:  7/16/2023  Upload Date: 8/6/2023 5:32:13 AM
Location:  Baron, OK
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Signal,Action
Locomotives:  CP 7012(SD70ACU) KCS 4733(ES44DC) KCS 4788(ES44AC) KCS 4804(ES44AC) CP 9725(AC44CW) KCS 2817(GP40-3) KCS 2805(GP40-3) KCS 2037(GP22ECO)
Views:  205   Comments: 2
Coming into Watts
Title:  Coming into Watts
Description:  The move crosses Barren Fork Creek as it approaches the south signal at Watts.
Photo Date:  7/16/2023  Upload Date: 8/6/2023 5:35:38 AM
Location:  Watts, OK
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Bridge,Action
Locomotives:  CP 7012(SD70ACU) KCS 4733(ES44DC) KCS 4787(ES44AC) KCS 4804(ES44AC) CP 9725(AC44CW) KCS 2817(GP40-3) KCS 2805(GP40-3) KCS 2037(GP22ECO)
Views:  246   Comments: 0
Chewie Rd curve
Title:  Chewie Rd curve
Description:  Theres a nice S curve at Chewie Rd, near MP 240, south of Watts, that makes for a good scene. The power move in into the curve about to cross Chewie Rd.
Photo Date:  7/16/2023  Upload Date: 8/6/2023 5:37:21 AM
Location:  Watts, OK
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  CP 7012(SD70ACU) KCS 4733(ES44DC) KCS 4787(ES44AC) KCS 4804(ES44AC) CP 9725(AC44CW) KCS 2817(GP40-3) KCS 2805(GP40-3) KCS 2037(GP22ECO)
Views:  231   Comments: 1
On the move
Title:  On the move
Description:  The southbound grain train has cleared, and the northbound lite power move gets underway north.
Photo Date:  7/16/2023  Upload Date: 8/6/2023 5:53:37 AM
Location:  Stilwell, OK
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CP 7012(SD70ACU) KCS 4733(ES44DC) KCS 4787(ES44AC) KCS 4804(ES44AC) CP 9725(AC44CW) KCS 2817(GP40-3) KCS 2805(GP40-3) KCS 2037(GP22ECO)
Views:  214   Comments: 1
Last shot
Title:  Last shot
Description:  After the lite power set dropped the dodger power at Watts, the last shot I got was crossing the Illinois River north of town, one of the more scenic places on the line.
Photo Date:  7/16/2023  Upload Date: 8/6/2023 5:59:56 AM
Location:  Watts, OK
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Bridge,Action
Locomotives:  CP 7012(SD70ACU) KCS 4733(ES44DC) KCS 4787(ES44AC) KCS 4804(ES44AC)
Views:  137   Comments: 3
The whole shebang
Title:  The whole shebang
Description:  The entire lite power move, eight units, three of which will be dropped at Watts for the coming weeks dodger, rolls north after meeting a southbound.
Photo Date:  7/16/2023  Upload Date: 8/6/2023 6:07:46 AM
Location:  Stilwell, OK
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CP 7012(SD70ACU) KCS 4733(ES44DC) KCS 4787(ES44AC) KCS 4804(ES44AC) CP 9725(AC44CW) KCS 2817(GP40-3) KCS 2805(GP40-3) KCS 2037(GP22ECO)
Views:  219   Comments: 1
Going away
Title:  Going away
Description:  The DPU on the grain train recedes into the distance as it heads for Cave Springs and south, as the lite power gets ready to go, waiting on the signal to clear.
Photo Date:  7/16/2023  Upload Date: 8/6/2023 6:12:14 AM
Location:  Stilwell, OK
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CP 7012(SD70ACU) KCS 4733(ES44DC) KCS 4787(ES44AC) KCS 4804(ES44AC) CP 9725(AC44CW) KCS 2817(GP40-3) KCS 2805(GP40-3) KCS 2037(GP22ECO) KCS 4587(AC44CW)
Views:  214   Comments: 2
Shorter consist
Title:  Shorter consist
Description:  The lite power move is now three units shorter, having dropped off the three dodger units at Watts. CP 9725 now brings up the rear, an appropriate contrast to the leader.
Photo Date:  7/16/2023  Upload Date: 8/7/2023 4:54:36 AM
Location:  Watts, OK
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Yard,Action
Locomotives:  CP 9725(AC44CW) KCS 4804(ES44AC) KCS 4787(ES44AC) KCS 4733(ES44DC) CP 7012(SD70ACU)
Views:  140   Comments: 1
Dodger power
Title:  Dodger power
Description:  The last three units of the move were a set of four axle power for the Watts based dodger. I got them on the bridge over Baron Creek.
Photo Date:  7/16/2023  Upload Date: 8/7/2023 4:56:36 AM
Location:  Baron, OK
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Bridge,Action
Locomotives:  KCS 2037(GP22ECO) KCS 2805(GP40-3) KCS 2817(GP40-3) CP 9725(AC44CW) KCS 4804(ES44AC)
Views:  179   Comments: 1
Trailing up the line
Title:  Trailing up the line
Description:  KCS 2037 trails the lite power as it rolls into Watts
Photo Date:  7/16/2023  Upload Date: 8/7/2023 5:35:43 AM
Location:  Watts, OK
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  KCS 2037(GP22ECO) KCS 2805(GP40-3) KCS 2817(GP40-3) CP 9725(AC44CW) KCS 4804(ES44AC) KCS 4787(ES44AC)
Views:  194   Comments: 1
Local power set off
Title:  Local power set off
Description:  The lite power move sets off the three units for the Watts based dodger on a yard track.
Photo Date:  7/16/2023  Upload Date: 8/7/2023 5:56:28 AM
Location:  Watts, OK
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Yard,Action
Locomotives:  KCS 2037(GP22ECO) KCS 2805(GP40-3) KCS 2817(GP40-3) CP 9725(AC44CW) KCS 4804(ES44AC) KCS 4787(ES44AC) KCS 4733(ES44DC) CP 7012(SD70ACU)
Views:  220   Comments: 1


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