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Tom Beckett's Collection
 
5/6/2024
 
 
 
 
 
Owner: Kansas City Southern
Model:Rebuilt EMD GP40-3Built As:WP 3504 (GP40)
Serial Number:31665Order No:7878
Frame Number:7878-4Built:5/1966
Notes:ex-WP 3504
Other locos with this serial:  WP 3504(GP40) UP 654(GP40) KCS 4768(GP40-3) KCS 2809(GP40-3)
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Dodger north
Title:  Dodger north
Description:  Once the grain train arrived at Siloam, the dodger went north. Hed go to Georges(now its Simmons Pet Food, the railroad still refers to it by the old name) to work there, then return south.
Photo Date:  12/30/2016  Upload Date: 12/31/2016 4:50:00 AM
Location:  Siloam Springs, AR
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  KCS 2809(GP40-3) KCS 2962(GP40-3) KCS 1915(GP38-2)
Views:  196   Comments: 1
 Piping up
Title:  Piping up
Description:  Actually, delivering the plastic pellets. I have yet to see a load of pipe go out of here by rail. The dodger works Pipe Life, seen from the US 412 overpass.
Photo Date:  1/11/2017  Upload Date: 1/26/2017 3:20:02 AM
Location:  Siloam Springs, AR
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  KCS 2809(GP40-3) KCS 2962(GP40-3) KCS 1915(GP38-2)
Views:  399   Comments: 1
Walking up
Title:  Walking up
Description:  The ground squirrels who have the task of throwing switches and coupling cars walk to the head end of the dodger, its power poking its nose out from under the US 412 overpass, following its work at Pipelife Jetstream. Theyll be on their way to Decatur shortly.
Photo Date:  4/3/2017  Upload Date: 4/9/2017 2:47:36 AM
Location:  Siloam Springs, AR
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  KCS 2809(GP40-3)
Views:  257   Comments: 0
Local power
Title:  Local power
Description:  When I got to Watts, the power for the dodger was in the yard, waiting on its next assignment, in this backlit shot..
Photo Date:  9/23/2023  Upload Date: 10/1/2023 6:46:31 AM
Location:  Watts, OK
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Yard,Action
Locomotives:  KCS 2805(GP40-3) KCS 2950(GP40-3) KCS 2809(GP40-3)
Views:  61   Comments: 2
Dodger
Title:  Dodger
Description:  My first effort was to shoot the "dodger," L 102, working McKee Foods-Little Debbie-at Gentry. This is a view from the Main St crossing. Theres a little color here.
Photo Date:  11/8/2023  Upload Date: 11/12/2023 6:26:00 AM
Location:  Gentry, AR
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  KCS 2019(GP38-2) KCS 2809(GP40-3) KCS 2950(GP40-3)
Views:  57   Comments: 1
Pulling down
Title:  Pulling down
Description:  The dodger pulls out of the siding as it works the covered hoppers and tanks that McKee gets to make their taste treats.
Photo Date:  11/8/2023  Upload Date: 11/12/2023 6:29:18 AM
Location:  Gentry, AR
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  KCS 2019(GP38-2) KCS 2809(GP40-3) KCS 2950(GP40-3)
Views:  67   Comments: 1
Little Debbie
Title:  Little Debbie
Description:  The dodgers power sits outside the plant entrance, whose view is marred by equipment from a local street project.
Photo Date:  11/8/2023  Upload Date: 11/12/2023 6:32:20 AM
Location:  Gentry, AR
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  KCS 2019(GP38-2) KCS 2809(GP40-3) KCS 2950(GP40-3)
Views:  66   Comments: 1


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