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| Title: |
Hudson mill |
| Description: |
The northbound grain train passes the Hudson Foods mill between Westville and Watts. Its now a Tyson facility |
| Photo Date: |
9/23/2023 Upload Date: 10/1/2023 5:42:17 AM |
| Location: |
Westville, OK |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Action |
| Locomotives: |
BNSF 6299(ES44AC) KCSM 4098(SD70ACe) |
| Views: |
37 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Approaching approach |
| Description: |
The northbound grain move approaches signal 238-0, showing approach, as it will take the siding there, to meet the southbound holding the main. Interestingly, the defect detector here an MP 238 still announces "KCS detector." The detector at Davidson Road, north of Siloam, MP 226.7, has announced CPKC for a couple of months. |
| Photo Date: |
9/23/2023 Upload Date: 10/1/2023 5:55:15 AM |
| Location: |
Watts, OK |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Signal,Action |
| Locomotives: |
BNSF 6299(ES44AC) KCSM 4098(SD70ACe) |
| Views: |
66 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Big trees |
| Description: |
The northbound passes a large tree as it makes its way along US 59 en route to the meet at Watts. |
| Photo Date: |
9/23/2023 Upload Date: 10/1/2023 6:17:11 AM |
| Location: |
Watts, OK |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Action |
| Locomotives: |
BNSF 6299(ES44AC) KCSM 4098(SD70ACe) |
| Views: |
44 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Rolling into town |
| Description: |
The northbound grainer rolls into the sweeping curve at MP 237, just south of Watts, ready to take the siding for the waiting southbound. |
| Photo Date: |
9/23/2023 Upload Date: 10/1/2023 6:23:22 AM |
| Location: |
Watts, OK |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
BNSF 6299(ES44AC) KCSM 4098(SD70ACe) |
| Views: |
40 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
Caught him |
| Description: |
I had started out with a southbound that met an empty grain train at Siloam; now there was another meet in the mix, the same southbound meeting this empty grain train. I had heard them talking about the meet on the radio, and went south to see if I could intercept the northbound. I was able to get him just as he reached the crossing north of Westville, |
| Photo Date: |
9/23/2023 Upload Date: 10/1/2023 6:26:02 AM |
| Location: |
Westville, OK |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Action |
| Locomotives: |
BNSF 6299(ES44AC) KCSM 4098(SD70ACe) |
| Views: |
37 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Giving it a good look |
| Description: |
The crew of the southbound is on the ground to do a roll by of the 56 car empty grain train. It will hold here, I will go after the southbound down to Westville, getting a couple of shots before the clouds move in. |
| Photo Date: |
9/23/2023 Upload Date: 10/1/2023 6:33:14 AM |
| Location: |
Watts, OK |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
KCS 4708(ES44AC) KCSM 4066(SD70ACe) BNSF 6299(ES44AC) KCSM 4098(SD70ACe) |
| Views: |
44 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Wider view |
| Description: |
The crew of the southbound watches as the northbound passes, some of the southbound M 262 visible in this wider angle shot. |
| Photo Date: |
9/23/2023 Upload Date: 10/1/2023 6:41:57 AM |
| Location: |
Watts, OK |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Action |
| Locomotives: |
KCS 4708(ES44AC) KCSM 4066(SD70ACe) BNSF 6299(ES44AC) KCSM 4098(SD70ACe) |
| Views: |
48 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Face to face |
| Description: |
The coal train is now face to face with the waiting grain train, and will clear for him momentarily. |
| Photo Date: |
2/18/2024 Upload Date: 2/22/2024 5:57:25 AM |
| Location: |
Watts, OK |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Signal,Action |
| Locomotives: |
UP 7899(AC45CCTE) BNSF 6299(ES44AC) |
| Views: |
21 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Checking it out |
| Description: |
The crew on the southbound greets their counterparts, and is ready to give them a roll by. |
| Photo Date: |
2/18/2024 Upload Date: 2/22/2024 6:00:58 AM |
| Location: |
Watts, OK |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Signal,Action |
| Locomotives: |
UP 7899(AC45CCTE) BNSF 6299(ES44AC) KCS 4802(ES44AC) KCSM 4734(ES44AC) |
| Views: |
22 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
To the nines. |
| Description: |
I headed down to Westville to see if I could catch the coal train coming north. After a bit of a wait, he showed, a TXUX train with a UP leader, and both units ending in "99". The power on coal trains mixes a lot more lately than it used to; these trains used to get solid BNSF consists, with KCS power added to get them over the hilly Heavener Sub. We see it north of Westville. |
| Photo Date: |
2/18/2024 Upload Date: 2/22/2024 5:30:31 AM |
| Location: |
Westville, OK |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Action |
| Locomotives: |
UP 7899(AC45CCTE) BNSF 6299(ES44AC) |
| Views: |
17 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Straightening out |
| Description: |
The coal train has come through the S curve near Chewie Rd, and is taking to the more or less tangent north of the curve, though the train itself is still winding through it. |
| Photo Date: |
2/18/2024 Upload Date: 2/22/2024 5:36:35 AM |
| Location: |
Westville, OK |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Action |
| Locomotives: |
UP 7899(AC45CCTE) BNSF 6299(ES44AC) |
| Views: |
34 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Shockeys |
| Description: |
The northbound rolls past the tall tree outside Shockeys Farm, its 125 cars stretched into the distance. |
| Photo Date: |
2/18/2024 Upload Date: 2/22/2024 5:44:33 AM |
| Location: |
Watts, OK |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Action |
| Locomotives: |
UP 7899(AC45CCTE) BNSF 6299(ES44AC) |
| Views: |
21 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Taking the approach signal |
| Description: |
The coal train rolls toward an approach signal, letting him know hell be getting a red over yellow at South Watts, taking the siding there. |
| Photo Date: |
2/18/2024 Upload Date: 2/22/2024 5:49:19 AM |
| Location: |
Watts, OK |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Signal,Action |
| Locomotives: |
UP 7899(AC45CCTE) BNSF 6299(ES44AC) |
| Views: |
26 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
Ready to head in |
| Description: |
The coal train has slowed to take the switch at CP South Watts, and will shortly be entering the siding. I get a sun glint shot as he rolls around the curve just to the south. |
| Photo Date: |
2/18/2024 Upload Date: 2/22/2024 5:53:12 AM |
| Location: |
Watts, OK |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
UP 7899(AC45CCTE) BNSF 6299(ES44AC) |
| Views: |
19 Comments: 1 |
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