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Western Railroad Discussion > few more from last week . . .Date: 04/20/11 05:51 few more from last week . . . Author: 3rdswitch . . some short lines encountered;
top: South Kansas and Oklahoma at exFrisco yard Neodesha, KS. middle: a nice surprise as this SKO job was working on a sunday in Cherryvale, KS with exFrisco engine sanding tower still standing in distance. bottom: an overall of Missouri and Northern Arkansas facility in Carthage, MO. JB    Date: 04/20/11 05:55 Re: few more from last week . . . Author: 3rdswitch . . a couple of DeQueen and Eastern units used for switching at the large paper facility in Valliant, OK.
middle: one of many Kiamichi units in storage in Hugo, OK. bottom: set of four "smurfs" ( I think these are MK2000D's? ) that will power this afternoons turn west out of Hugo to Madill, OK. JB    Date: 04/20/11 05:59 Re: few more from last week . . . Author: 3rdswitch . . and last;
top: a geep in Wichita at a grain facility. middle: Wichita, Tillman and Jackson power at facilty in Wichita Falls, TX. bottom: a freshly painted geep at another grain facility in Quanah, TX. JB    Date: 04/20/11 09:50 Re: few more from last week . . . Author: SP8595 Nice to see these away from the mainline, not usually seen shortline/industrial shots. I wonder how many other units have had a letter and number like the DQ&E units? Hate to see the "gen-sets" invade, takes away the character of the older power.
Date: 04/20/11 16:53 Re: few more from last week . . . Author: kcjonz My youngest son and I both work at the factory just south of the 1333 in Wichita. We've nicknamed it the Gen. Lee.
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