Recent Digital Photos
by Mike Condren

54 Years of Railroad Photography
1960-2014

Mike's Main Railroad Web Site

October 16, 2014

A&M #70 was the lead unit in the derailment north of Chester due to a washed out bridge. Note the dirt everywhere as this was the side which ended up laying on the ground just out of the water.
The picture below is of the derailment October 7, 2014 showing #70 laying on its side and the middle unit upright.
Photo from internet

The former C420 #66 is seen being converted into a slug with concrete blocks where the engine and generator was located.

Oct. 22, 2014

Indianapolis Union Station is seen from the south east corner. Ths station still sees daily Amtrak service due to its location near the Beech Grove, IN Amtrak maintenance base.

The Memorial Circle is seen from Meridian Street heading north.

The closest thing I got to a photo of a train in Indianapolis is this westbound CSX train on the east side of downtown.

I did spot this switcher NW of downtown.

This is Google Maps satellite view of the Amtrak Shops in Beech Grove, IN.
A Talgo set is seen beyond the parking lot.
A Superliner car was sitting on what appear to be shop trucks.
Another car outside of the shops.
Three Superliner cars are seen near the east end of the shops.
A string of single level cars was parked on the north side of the shops.
A couple of wrecked locos are seen on the west end of the shops.
A couple of strings of stored locos awaiting shop time are seen behind the fence on the west side of the shops.

The rest of my photos in Indianapolis were lost when my camera was left in the hotel room in Richmond, IN and never discovered on Oct. 24. Among photos lost were the shots of each individual statue at the circle, better shots of Union Station, a couple of CSX trains, the new monorail opeation, and photos of Jan's cousins after dinner.

Oct. 26, 2014

On our way out of Richmond, IN, we went by the former PRR Union Station and got these photos with my cell phone.

Oct. 28, 2014

I shot this image of the camera that I was interested in buying so the clerk knew what I wanted.

This was the first image I took with my new Canon Rebel T5. It is a UP MP15 in Muskogee, OK on Oct. 28, 2014.

Nov. 20, 2014

On my way to Tulsa for my presentation at the meeting of the Southwest Tulsa Historical Society, I shot this south bound freight coming off the former Katy in Wagoner and heading toward Van Buren on the former Missouri Pacific.

This telephoto shot shows the power and cars on the approach to the hump at Cherokee Yard in West Tulsa, OK on Nov. 20, 2014. The hump at Cherokee Yard is downhill from the tracks where the cars approach it, a unique arrangement. To my knowledge all other hump yards are arranged so that the cars being pushed over the hump are on level or slightly unlevel track. This approach is from a steep downward slope as seen in this photo.

An east bound freightof gondolas is seen rounding the wye from the Avard Sub and heading east behind 4 CSX units and one BNSF unit at Cherokee Yard in West Tulsa, OK.

A short time later, this freight heads out of the yard toward the Avard Sub led by a lease unit, CREX 1435, and 2 BNSF units..

I then headed to Urban where the SK&O and UP lines to Tulsa connect with the BNSF mainline. Since my last visit, a 6ft high chain link fence has been erected between the parking lot and tracks all the way from Elgin Ave to Frankford Ave as seen in the left side of the photo.

In the first photo we see a transfer run from Cherokee Yard to the SK&O, former ATSF line at Urban and then to one of the SK&O yards.
A westbound BNSF is seen approaching the same crossing at Frankford Ave.
Then the meet on the Frankfort Ave crossing.

I next chased this eastbound intermodal train to the crossing at Yale Ave in northeast Tulsa.

This westbound freight is seen at the Trenton Ave crossing east of downtown Tulsa, OK.

I then travelled to the area where the Sand Springs Railroad interchanged cars with the BNSF. After a few minutes I noticed that the Sand Springs Railroad was picking up the cars on the interchange. I headed west to the Gilcreast Blvd exit on US412 and then headed to the SS tracks where I caught this switching action. These photos of the Sand Springs were the catch of the day as I had never shot action of this reilroad before.

After dropping off the tabk car, the switchers are seen returning to the mainline.

I then headed out Charles Page Blvd to a point where it was obvious that this railway began as an interurban. Note the power poles along this residencial neighborhood where commuter cars once picked up and delivered patrons.

I then headed to the engine terminal area of Cherokee Yard where I got this shot.

I then headed to the 17th Street Tulsa Hot Spot where I caught the east bound freight.

I returned to the interchange with the Sand Springs and caught this transfer a few minutes later.

The transfer met a westbound freight.
The freight was moving very slowly because it had a flashing red top signal as seen in the distance.

 
 

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