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| Title: |
Coil steel meets the H train |
| Description: |
A southbound coil steel train meets a recrewed H train at the north end of Watts. |
| Photo Date: |
9/23/2014 Upload Date: 9/27/2014 3:57:38 AM |
| Location: |
Watts, OK |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
KCS 4842(ES44AC) KCS 3949(SD70MAC) KCS 4617(AC44CW) |
| Views: |
464 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Pulling down |
| Description: |
After shooting the coal train, we headed for home up US 59, on the thought that maybe something else will coming south, or at Watts. We were right. An M KCSH was pulling down to the south end of Watts to work as we got into town. |
| Photo Date: |
5/14/2021 Upload Date: 5/17/2021 5:14:58 AM |
| Location: |
Watts, OK |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Signal,Action |
| Locomotives: |
KCS 5015(ET44AC) KCS 4617(AC44CW) |
| Views: |
207 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Setting out |
| Description: |
The M train sets off a short cut of cars into Watts yard. |
| Photo Date: |
5/14/2021 Upload Date: 5/17/2021 5:26:22 AM |
| Location: |
Watts, OK |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Signal,Action |
| Locomotives: |
KCS 5015(ET44AC) KCS 4617(AC44CW) |
| Views: |
196 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Pick up |
| Description: |
The M train has set off his inbound cars, and made his pick up, including the three units off the dodger, which will go to Heavener for service, to be returned for Mondays local. |
| Photo Date: |
5/14/2021 Upload Date: 5/17/2021 5:29:43 AM |
| Location: |
Watts, OK |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Yard,Action |
| Locomotives: |
KCS 5015(ET44AC) KCS 4617(AC44CW) KCS 2849(GP40-3) KCS 2834(GP40-3) KCS 2968(GP40-3) |
| Views: |
507 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Headroom |
| Description: |
The M train pulls down for headroom to clear the siding switch, and back down onto his train. Hes picking up the three engines from the local, and 24 cars. |
| Photo Date: |
5/14/2021 Upload Date: 5/17/2021 5:35:40 AM |
| Location: |
Watts, OK |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Yard,Signal,Action |
| Locomotives: |
KCS 5015(ET44AC) KCS 4617(AC44CW) KCS 2849(GP40-3) KCS 2834(GP40-3) KCS 2968(GP40-3) |
| Views: |
518 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
Waiting.... |
| Description: |
The M train, now put back together, is ready to go, waiting on a signal to head south. The grain bins in the distance are at KCS customer Bakery Feeds. |
| Photo Date: |
5/14/2021 Upload Date: 5/17/2021 5:47:20 AM |
| Location: |
Watts, OK |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Yard,Signal,Action |
| Locomotives: |
KCS 5015(ET44AC) KCS 4617(AC44CW) KCS 2849(GP40-3) KCS 2834(GP40-3) KCS 2968(GP40-3) |
| Views: |
525 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Around the curve |
| Description: |
The M train has picked up 24 cars along with the dodger power, and pulls around the curve toward MP 237 to clear the interlocking at South Watts to get back to his train. The late afternoon sun glints off the four axle power KCS uses on locals. Theyve acquired quite a few GEs as road power in the last 20 years. As I look at the GPs used for locals, I have to wonder what a KCS four motor GE might look like, a B 23-7, say. |
| Photo Date: |
5/14/2021 Upload Date: 5/17/2021 5:58:56 AM |
| Location: |
Watts, OK |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
KCS 5015(ET44AC) KCS 4617(AC44CW) KCS 2849(GP40-3) KCS 2834(GP40-3) KCS 2968(GP40-3) |
| Views: |
512 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
Y City Rd |
| Description: |
I didnt beat the train to Gentry, but I knew I could get ahead of him before he got to Decatur, and a spot with OK sun angle, since it was the middle of the day. I set up at Y City Road, just north of the new Simmons plant, which gave me enough room to get all six units. |
| Photo Date: |
6/24/2021 Upload Date: 7/2/2021 4:35:01 AM |
| Location: |
Decatur, AR |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
KCS 4827(ES44AC) BNSF 9244(SD70ACe) KCS 4617(AC44CW) KCS 5020(ET44AC) KCS 4761(ES44AC) KCSM 4730(ES44AC) |
| Views: |
421 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Wider look |
| Description: |
A bit wider angle shows the full power consist and some of the train. When I crossed the tracks to set up this shot, I saw the signal just to the north flashing yellow, approach medium for the next signal in downtown Decatur, which would be displaying approach. That meant a meet at Dorsey, between Decatur and Gravette. I rolled the coal train by, and waited for the southbound. |
| Photo Date: |
6/24/2021 Upload Date: 7/2/2021 4:48:44 AM |
| Location: |
Decatur, AR |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
KCS 4827(ES44AC) BNSF 9244(SD70ACe) KCS 4617(AC44CW) KCS 5020(ET44AC) KCS 4761(ES44AC) KCSM 4730(ES44AC) |
| Views: |
432 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Meeting a coal train |
| Description: |
I was headed home from a doctors appointment this momrning, and saw the coal train slowly working into the siding as I approached the crossing on Kenwood St. Catching the head end was not going to work, and I thought the meet would be imminent. I was right, and had taken up a position at Lake Frances Rd. The southbound 100 car grain train is passing the DPU on the empty TXUX coal train as it approaches CP South Siloam Springs. |
| Photo Date: |
1/13/2022 Upload Date: 1/14/2022 5:30:11 AM |
| Location: |
Siloam Springs, AR |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Signal,Action |
| Locomotives: |
KCS 4617(AC44CW) KCSM 4751(ES44AC) BNSF 9060(SD70ACe) |
| Views: |
354 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
Through the signals |
| Description: |
The southbound grain train rolls between the boards at CP South Siloam Springs as the coal train starts to move off the siding. The cars at right are in the siding of Pipelife Jetstream, which makes PVC pipe. They get switched by a Watts based local, most days in the morning |
| Photo Date: |
1/13/2022 Upload Date: 1/14/2022 5:47:40 AM |
| Location: |
Siloam Springs, AR |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Signal,Action |
| Locomotives: |
KCS 4617(AC44CW) KCSM 4751(ES44AC) BNSF 9060(SD70ACe) |
| Views: |
324 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Close up |
| Description: |
The grain train now rolls past me, a pair of GEs leading the charge down the hill to Watts. |
| Photo Date: |
1/13/2022 Upload Date: 1/14/2022 5:41:37 AM |
| Location: |
Siloam Springs, AR |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Signal,Action |
| Locomotives: |
KCS 4617(AC44CW) KCSM 4751(ES44AC) |
| Views: |
265 Comments: 1 |
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