Tulsa Cherokee Yard

John W Barriger III Photos

Here we see the train passing Cherokee Yard in West Tulsa.

This first viw is from track level of the hump.

These track level shots show the bowl side of the hump.

The next two photos were taken from the top level of the hump tower. Note downtown Tulsa in the right distance.

This view is to the east from the top level of the hump tower.

This is the view to the south from the top of the hump tower, showing the down hill approach to the hump. This meant that the hump engines needed brake trailers made from steam loco tenders. Later the SD38-2s for this yard had dynamic brakes.

This view was taken down in the bowl area where new autos were once unloaded.

This is looking in the opposite direction from the tracks with new autos in auto racks. The truck tractors were used to haul trainlers of new autos.

These photos were taken from the business car on the departure/arrival track on the east side of the hump yard.

These 2 H12-44 are parked on the caboose track at the hump of Cherokee Yard on Jan. 3, 1970.

These pusher H12-44s collided with a car on the hump of Cherokee Yard on Nov. 28, 1970.

The following photos are by Mike Condren. This 1972 view is from the back side of the hump.

This 1972 view is from the top level of the "hump tower" showing the bowl of the hump yard and in the distance to the right, downtown Tulsa.

This view was taken from the platform overlooking the bowl of the yard.

This view shows a pair of H12-44s shoving a string of cars up the hump.

This is the operators desk in the top level of the hump tower in August 1982.

These views show the bowl of the hump yard from the platform outside the office at the top of the hump tower.

This page was designed and is maintained by Mike Condren. If you have materials that you would like
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