F7A SLSF 22

Discussion in 'F7' started by fredman23, Oct 1, 2013.

  1. fredman23

    fredman23 Member

    Here are some FP7As provided by my good friend Dave Townsend.

    Edit 3/6/2024: Image 1 - F7A SLSF 25 F9B SLSF 151 and F7A SLSF 22 at the service tracks area at East Yard, Oklahoma City, OK. Note the single track Oklahoma City diesel shop building on the left. Just to the west is the silver bulk sand storage silo or tank and its vertical bucket conveyor elevator leg.

    Company sand service hoppers are spotted over the dump pit. When unloading sand is screw augered sideways to the elevator leg. In the leg it is elevated to the top of the storage silo. Compressed air is used to move the sand into individual locomotive sand boxes. View looking east northeast.

    Image 2 - The F7A locomotives in this image feature painted Mandarin orange coonskin heralds positioned high up one the white stripe band. The heralds were positioned differently in two other paint variations in this scheme.

    Originally a decal version placed the herald low on the nose, splitting the lower Mandarin orange and white band. In a third variation, a limited number of units featured a contrasting color painted herald in a similar position splitting the lower color separation band. Note the elevator leg in the distance above the roof of F7A SLSF 25.

    View looking northeast.

    Image 3 - F7A SLSF 22, F9B SLSF 151, F7A SLSF 25 in the wash rack at the service tracks at East Yard, Oklahoma City, OK. The was rack was used primarily to clean passenger car sides when laying over between runs.

    The roadway bridge in the distance visible at the cab level on the left and below the number boards on the right is South Lincoln Boulevard. It elevates the roadway above the west end of the yard and over the North Canadian River.

    View looking northwest.

    Added photograph narrative details and location.
    MKD

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  2. Karl

    Karl 2008 Engineer of the Year Frisco.org Supporter

    I believe that you mean F7As.
     
  3. klrwhizkid

    klrwhizkid Administrator Staff Member Administrator Frisco.org Supporter

    Here is a picture of F7A SLSF 22 at Newburg, MO.

    Photograph by Bill Siegal.

    Photograph dated 1973.

    Thanks for sharing, Bill!

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  4. Coonskin

    Coonskin Member

    That is an awesome picture!

    That set of F units is classic, and you can FEEL the c-c-c-cold!

    EDIT: Being a retired Engineer, first thing I thought of was "sure hope that old F has a working, and good, heater in it!"
     
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  5. mark

    mark Staff Member Staff Member

    Excellent photograph!

    An image very worthy of posting on the Frisco Archive.

    Makes it an even more valuable image when one considers that there are brave soles that venture out in such weather.

    My least favorate season when working, even more the older I get, especially with snow, ice and when so cold.

    Hope this helps.

    Thanks!

    Mark
     
  6. gstout

    gstout Member Frisco.org Supporter

    This is a good one.

    Now, how do we model icicles convincingly?

    GS
     
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  7. gjslsffan

    gjslsffan Staff Member Staff Member

    A great photo for sure, and just outstanding Frisco F units too.

    Hope those guys were warm in the cab. Nothing to me looks as miserably cold, a locomotive with icicles hanging off it. I think of the slippery hand rails and grab irons, walkways. Sometimes you cannot get warm.

    What did concern me the most, was ice build-up on grade crossings. I mean a set of locomotive wheels will crush a lot of ice, but I also have had locomotive wheels run right atop the ice too, at slow speed. We stopped, reversed and luckily went right back on to the rail.

    When its been many degrees below zero for weeks, that ice gets harder than woodpecker lips. Highway plows shove the snow and ice right to the edge and pile it up. Then we come around a curve at 50 mph and blow it all up again.
     
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  8. qaprr

    qaprr Member Frisco.org Supporter

    Wow!

    Awesome photograph.

    ML
     
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  9. klrwhizkid

    klrwhizkid Administrator Staff Member Administrator Frisco.org Supporter

    Bill is in the process of going through his slides to pick out all the Frisco images.

    He will pass these off to me for scanning to be added to the Frisco Archive, including the above.
     
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  10. It has been a lot of years Greg, but I used clear GE silicone.

    I could improve upon this now I would like to think.

    But this will give you an idea at least to start on yours! :)

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  11. gstout

    gstout Member Frisco.org Supporter

    Well, the dope who left his driver's side window open deserves what he is going to get.

    GS
     
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