http://www.fl9.com/2008/01/31/oklahoma-city-skyline/ Ken Fitzgerald's railroad photography, railroad radio frequencies and locomotive horns. Sat, 30 Aug 2008 02:38:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 http://www.fl9.com/2008/01/31/oklahoma-city-skyline/#comment-62099 Fri, 01 Feb 2008 22:37:28 +0000 http://www.fl9.com/2008/01/31/oklahoma-city-skyline/#comment-62099 I think that story is true Bryan. Let's see if David Eads who used to work for the Rock will comment on this. I think that story is true Bryan. Let’s see if David Eads who used to work for the Rock will comment on this.

]]> http://www.fl9.com/2008/01/31/oklahoma-city-skyline/#comment-62086 Fri, 01 Feb 2008 21:41:24 +0000 http://www.fl9.com/2008/01/31/oklahoma-city-skyline/#comment-62086 Oh, and someone once told me when the Santa Fe looked at buying the Choctaw route they ran a short inspection train down the line using Sante Fe and Rock business cars. But, the line was so bad part way through the trip the Sante Fe execs got nervous about the train derailing and cut the trip short. Any truth to this story??? Oh, and someone once told me when the Santa Fe looked at buying the Choctaw route they ran a short inspection train down the line using Sante Fe and Rock business cars. But, the line was so bad part way through the trip the Sante Fe execs got nervous about the train derailing and cut the trip short. Any truth to this story???

]]> http://www.fl9.com/2008/01/31/oklahoma-city-skyline/#comment-62085 Fri, 01 Feb 2008 21:37:14 +0000 http://www.fl9.com/2008/01/31/oklahoma-city-skyline/#comment-62085 Ah, yes!!! The old rickety Choctaw route!!! Grew up almost right next to it. I was pretty young but vaugley remember those old blue and white GP-9's and 38's screeeeeching by on that awful track. I am told The Rock wouldn't run six axle locos here(at least past my house) cause the curves were supposedly to sharp somewhere on the line. They were soon replaced with the John Deere Green and Yellow I cut my railfan teeth on into my teen years. That is until the Armour Yellow flood came, asimilated everything and took away my monthly cab and caboose rides to El Reno, BLAH!!! Ah, yes!!! The old rickety Choctaw route!!! Grew up almost right next to it. I was pretty young but vaugley remember those old blue and white GP-9’s and 38’s screeeeeching by on that awful track. I am told The Rock wouldn’t run six axle locos here(at least past my house) cause the curves were supposedly to sharp somewhere on the line. They were soon replaced with the John Deere Green and Yellow I cut my railfan teeth on into my teen years. That is until the Armour Yellow flood came, asimilated everything and took away my monthly cab and caboose rides to El Reno, BLAH!!!

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