Vintage Locomotive

I love shooting old things with historical value because they have so much more character than shiny and new!  I was browsing through my gallery and came across one of my most favorite photos... let me share it with you but first a little history....

The Meteor 4500 presently sits in SW Tulsa at the new Route 66 Village Theme Park.  Previously, it was rusting away until a group of railroad enthusiasts volunteered to restore her and create a place for all to enjoy.

The Meteor 4500 has an Oklahoma history... she was built for Frisco in 1942 and transported passengers until it was converted to diesel in 1948.  After the conversion, it served as a freight locomotive until retirement in 1954 when it was donated to the City of Tulsa.  During passenger service she pulled cars daily between Oklahoma City and St. Louis with stops in Tulsa.  Many American servicemen traveled on this train to and from war.

It is a beautiful train and worth seeing during a Tulsa visit.

Meteor 4500 at Route 66 Village

Your comments and experiences are most welcome here.  This print is posted in my gallery if you want to examine it more closely.

Click here ->> Meteor 4500 Image  A new browser window will open.

If you want to learn more about the history of the Meteor,
click here ->> History of the Frisco Meteor