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Frisco No. 1625 steam locomotive

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I dedicate this to pimanjc and stnaper since both are retired railroad workers Eagle-Picher Mining Company, Cardin Mine, Picher, Oklahoma (Ex St. Louis-San Francisco (Frisco) Railway, ex USRA) No. 1625 2-10-0 �Decapod� type American Locomotive Company (Alco), Schenectady Works, NY C/N 58903 March. 1918 Built to 5 ft. Gauge for Imperial Russian Railways, never delivered and was subsequently regauged and sold to USRA, then resold to SLSF Railway after WW1. Sold to Eagle-Picher Mining Co. in October of 1951. Last operated 1957, Retired 1964, Donated 1964

Comments (51)


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zaigodou

6:19PM | Sun, 23 December 2012

Very beauty!!!!!

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nitegrafix

6:20PM | Sun, 23 December 2012

That is awesome. Very dramatic!

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evielouise

6:33PM | Sun, 23 December 2012

I love trains and this is a marvelous old one great picture !~~

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blinkings

7:09PM | Sun, 23 December 2012

What a brute! Great info.

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pimanjc

8:22PM | Sun, 23 December 2012

Its great to see these old Ladies. Thanks for the dedi and posting.

KnightWolverine

9:30PM | Sun, 23 December 2012

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cricke49

11:18PM | Sun, 23 December 2012

another excellent capture of this locomotive and a great dedi to the men who have worked in the industry!:)*5

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jocko500

11:18PM | Sun, 23 December 2012

very good shot

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byteline

1:00AM | Mon, 24 December 2012

Cool. Thanks for the infos.

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starship64

1:51AM | Mon, 24 December 2012

Another great shot.

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crunch01

4:22AM | Mon, 24 December 2012

you have a fantastic Christmas! Jim

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UteBigSmile

5:14AM | Mon, 24 December 2012

It's a beautiful Engine! Tinki-Christmas-Greetings.gif

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LBJ2

5:40AM | Mon, 24 December 2012

Wonderful shot and motif, Richard. I always had a weakness for these beautiful steam driven lovcomotives. Also very interesting historic facts. Merry Christmas to you and yours..if you celebrate Christmas, that is :)

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dakotabluemoon

6:48AM | Mon, 24 December 2012

Massive piece here.

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fransjorgen

9:26AM | Mon, 24 December 2012

That were real machines in the old days....Awesome.. Frans

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moochagoo

12:33PM | Mon, 24 December 2012

Very impressive details

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bobrgallegos

1:58PM | Mon, 24 December 2012

Great capture of this awesome locomotive!

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MagikUnicorn

8:05AM | Tue, 25 December 2012

Beautiful POV and what a gorgeous engine

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claude19

9:39AM | Tue, 25 December 2012

very great thanks for your comments about this steam loco !!! SUPERB capture !

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UVDan

10:11AM | Wed, 26 December 2012

Very nice. I marvel at the pipefitting and mechanicals.

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Tholian

12:51AM | Thu, 27 December 2012

Heck of a gauge the Russians were using. Nice shot.

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MakeCanon
ModelCanon EOS 7D
Shutter Speed1/125
ISO Speed160
Focal Length17

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