Recent Digital Photos
by Mike Condren

55 Years of Railroad Photography
1960-2015

Mike's Main Railroad Web Site

Photos by Mike and Matt Condren and Virginia Cruanes

May 18, 2015

This SKOL unit was working the north end of their Tulsa yard. It is seen under the US75 overpass north of I-244.

This eastbound BNSF freight is seen approaching the Trenton Ave crossing in Tulsa.

May 29, 2015

This USAF C-130 is displayed outside the entrance to Little Rock Air Force Base in Jacksonville, AR.

These 70' former baggage/express box cars are seen north of the station in Bald Knob, AR.

I found this intermodal train stopped west of the crossing at Fair Oaks, AR.

This westbound was stopped in the Parkins siding.

These units were seen at the west end engine terminal of the UP Marion Intermodal Yard at Ebony, AR.

Oh, how things have changed at Kentucky Street where the "one story tower" once governed the railroad traffic across the Mississippi River. Here we see a westbound BNSF freight. On both sides of the tracks we see condos!

This view is more "old time" normal, showing an abandoned wharehouse.
As I was leaving the Kansas Street area, I caught this view of the DPU.

Here is a view of the Kansas Ave area showing the new condos.

I caught this loaded BNSF unit coal train on the NS approaching the former SOU Forrest Yard.
We then see it meeting a westbound NS empty coal train stopped on the main in the yard.

Ithen headed to east Memphis for supper with friends. On my return down Sam Cooper Expressway, I discovered this display of bikes at the one time entrance to Overton Park. This once was a street car route which served the park and the zoo.

On my way to the hotel in Marion, I found this parked loaded unit coal train at the Critco Siding near the Mound City Road crossing north of West Memphis, AR.

May 30, 2015

On our way to the National Train Day celebration at Central Station in Memphis, my son Matt shot this loaded unit coal train on the Critco Siding west of the Mound City Road crossing.

The Following images were taken at the National Train Day
event in Central Station in Memphis.

Somehow it did not occur to me to check Central Station on my way back to Marion after supper on May 29. The following Amtrak train spent the night at Central Station. This tour had 2 ex-Frisco cars and several friends as riders. I missed getting any photos as it left sometime before we arrived at Central Station. The following 3 photos are used with permission from the photographer, Craig Lord.
Craig Lord Photo
Craig Lord Photo
The Cimmaron River is owned by 50+ year friends Anthony and Andrew Marchiando.
Craig Lord Photo

This series of images shows members of my family climbing onto a CN loco and views in the cab of the locomotive. First is a shot of my grandson Shawn on the loco.
This image shows son-in-law Patrick with Shawn, daughter Virginia climbing on the engine, and son Matt waiting his turn.
This view shows the family on the end of the loco.

The next series of images were taken by daughter Virginia Cruanes inside the cab of CN 2007. Her first view shows the controls of the locomotive.
Virginia Cruanes Photo
Her next image was of me on the ground talking to former student and long time railfan friend, Kenny Young.
Virginia Cruanes Photo
She then shot her son, Shawn, getting instruction for becoming a student engineer.
Virginia Cruanes Photo
Virginia Cruanes Photo

This White bus in Yellow Cab paint is seen at the National Train Day at Central Station in Memphis.

Members of my family are seen with former student and long time railfan friend Kenny Young.

Steve Forrest and my daught Virginia and son Matt are seen standing in front of the panels which once were located in the "one story tower" at Kentucky Street.
Next we see me and Steve in front of the panel.
Steve is then seen standing in front of the poles used to deliver train orders to crews passing Kentucky Street "tower".

We then went by Kentucky Street on our way to the Pyramid. We found a loaded unit coal train eastbound with the DPUs passing the location of the former Kentucky Street "tower".

This is a view of the CN Jct area from Kentucky Street.

These locos were on display at Central Station.

As we leave the Central Station area, we spot an eastbound freight on the BNSF off the CN. We caught it at Mississippi Blvd.

On our way back to the hotel after supper, we found this loaded unit coal train at Critco siding west of the Mount City Road.

May 31, 2015

As we left Marion, AR in the rain, I shot these locos at the engine terminal at the west end of the UP Marion Intermodal Yard in Ebony, AR.

 
 

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