Does any one know where to find a good place to take photos in the okc area.
Big 90,
Im not sure ,I think its right downtown like …There is a train show there next month and the track runs right in front on the conv ctr if I remember correctly,(someone correct me if this is not right) Its been many years since I went to it…But if you can wait til then you could kill 2 birds w/1 stone! The okc show is a VERY BIG train show…Good hunting,Danny
Big90mack; BNSF tracks run from the north in Edmond to Norman in the south. I don’t know about places up north but here in Moore, there are a couple of good places. Anywhere between Main Street and South Fourth. Public road on both sides of the track. Just one thing - you will have to be patient - they don’t come along to often.
Paul
what about the flynn yard is that good place
Paul - I know this is off topic, but just out of curiosity, did you live in Moore in 1999 when the big F5 tornado hit Oklahoma City and Moore?
Don’t forget about the UPRR main that runs from KS. down to Ft. worth via El Reno, Chickasha and West OKC.
Big90mack: About Flynn Yard - I go by it a lot on Eastern and acess to the yard is off Eastern but I have never been brave enough to go up to the yard. One road leads to the tower and the other to what I think is a back shop.Unless one has authorization, I don’t think it would be wise to enter these roads. On the west side of the yard is Pole Road which is a public road and you can see some activity, but it is back far enough with some small obstructions that viewing (at least in my opinion) is not that good.
And Willy 2, I was in Moore at the time of the tornado. We were not effected, as we live south and east of the path the tornado took by about a mile and a half.
Maybe someone else from our area could give you some other locations.
Paul
I did the same thing @ OKC Easter wknd 1989. Of course, back then it was SF, BN & Katy. I am curious on just what became of the former BN & Katy yards there.
Hey Big90mack, Depends on what you want to photograph. As a former City Councilman in the Town of Cashion, OK. I guess i´m qualified to answer this. Here are some ideas.
FIRST contact the Oklahoma Department of Transportation in OKC and they will give you a copy of the State Railroad Map AND a new State Highway Map. Sometimes a visit to the railroad section offices in the DOT office building will produce older railroad maps which show the many abandoned lines in the State. Also the State Archives Building has the railroad papers, layouts, line profiles…EVERYTHING all neatly stored in boxes for the asking.
For Amtrak: Along the BNSF mainline from the old Santa Fe Station downtown, south to Ft. Worth. Some of the area from the old “Bricktown tourist district” at about Reno Av. South to at least 59th St are a little rough. Beyond 59th there are lots of crossings where a good shot can be had. The Station in Normon is really a great spot. The Canidian River Bridge South of Normon is good too but access is tough and watch for quicksand along the riverbed. Also Pauls Valley has some scenic locations. Keep moving south to Davis and the Arbuckle Mountains and there are some really great spots of mountain railroading in the prairie.
For BNSF Freight: See above for downtown South. For Downtown North, again rough areas but along the Broadway Extension there are some locations. Also check out the old Britton townsite which is now a neighborhood shopping area of the same name on Britton Av. (exit off Broadway Ext.) Further North Edmond has many crossings and the old RR overpass in the little downtown has good parking behind the retail buildings just north of the overpass. (there is also a marker about the RR history of the area at this location), On north just follow Broadway (just beyond the Edmond Bus. district it seems to end at a cemetary, simply jog right and go to the next left and your back on it). Now all the way to Guthrie there are spots where the Railroad darts in
I went to the Amtrak station but a !@#$% cop ran me out im not a passenger! I did go to El Reno got some good shoots thay have an old Rock Island loco shop.
I have a map of the old Burlington Route map of the west date on the map is 1940 it has all of the lines
the price of the map in 1940 was $1.oo the price now?