Doug Loudenback
08-13-2007, 08:02 PM
I've started a new post ... Trains & Trolley History ... Doug Dawgz Blog: Trains & Trolleys (http://dougdawg.blogspot.com/2007/08/trains-trolleys.html) ... but it's not nearly done, even though the "1st part" pretty much is ... it contains the following pics taken on Saturday 8/11 between 1 and 3 p.m., and, man, was I sweatting before it was done! (I didn't take the google pics or the mural pic from the state capitol).
The 1st part is intended to be a sobering introduction before waxing nostalgic. After the initial image which notes that horses, buggys and wagons weren't the only ways to "do" the Land Run ...
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a49/DougLoudenback/trains/trains_statecapitolmurals.jpg
... I begin with the section, "Trains in Okc Today" as a reality check.
At S. Classen Blvd. Between SW 6th & SW 7th
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a49/DougLoudenback/trains/trains_google01s.jpg
On The Ground Looking South
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a49/DougLoudenback/trains/trains_8_11_07_01s.jpg
Same Location Looking North
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a49/DougLoudenback/trains/trains_8_11_07_02s.jpg
Something Left Behind, Looking Southeast
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a49/DougLoudenback/trains/trains_8_11_07_03s.jpg
Further South Looking South
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a49/DougLoudenback/trains/trains_8_11_07_04s.jpg
Looking At Abandoned Track Curving Southwest
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a49/DougLoudenback/trains/trains_8_11_07_05s.jpg
On the Tracks Looking Northwest Toward Classen
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a49/DougLoudenback/trains/trains_8_11_07_08s.jpg
On The Tracks Looking East
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a49/DougLoudenback/trains/trains_8_11_07_06s.jpg
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a49/DougLoudenback/trains/trains_8_11_07_07s.jpg
At Walker Looking North Across The Tracks
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a49/DougLoudenback/trains/trains_8_11_07_09s.jpg
Looking Northeast Across The Tracks
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a49/DougLoudenback/trains/trains_8_11_07_10s.jpg
A Google Image of the Union Station Area
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a49/DougLoudenback/trains/trains_google02s.jpg
Looking Northeast At The Robinson Crossing
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a49/DougLoudenback/trains/trains_8_11_07_11s.jpg
On Robinson Looking North
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a49/DougLoudenback/trains/trains_8_11_07_12s.jpg
On Compress Street Under I-40 Looking West
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a49/DougLoudenback/trains/trains_8_11_07_13s.jpg
On South Side of Deep Deuce Apartments Looking Southwest - Harrison Bridge
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a49/DougLoudenback/trains/trains_8_11_07_14s.jpg
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a49/DougLoudenback/trains/trains_8_11_07_15s.jpg
Same Location Looking Southeast To the Bricktown Police Station
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a49/DougLoudenback/trains/trains_8_11_07_16s.jpg
You Can Almost Not See Them, Now
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a49/DougLoudenback/trains/trains_8_11_07_17s.jpg
I took a few more this afternoon of the old 39th street bridge which, I think, was the crossing for the Yukon/El Reno Interurban Line north of Lake Overholser ... they are in the same vein as the above but aren't in the blog yet. I'm double-checking to make sure that this bridge was the one used for the Interurban route. It's certainly old enough, and is in the correct location, and has some "thingies" which could hold the electric line, but the road surface is layered with multiple levels of asphalt and, where the concrete begins at the west end of the bridge there are no signs of former rails. So, I'm checking ... if anyone knows for sure, one way or the other, please chime in!
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a49/DougLoudenback/trains/trains_39thstbridge01s.jpg
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a49/DougLoudenback/trains/trains_39thstbridge02s.jpg
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a49/DougLoudenback/trains/trains_39thstbridge03s.jpg
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a49/DougLoudenback/trains/trains_39thstbridge04s.jpg
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a49/DougLoudenback/trains/trains_39thstbridge05s.jpg
The 1st part is intended to be a sobering introduction before waxing nostalgic. After the initial image which notes that horses, buggys and wagons weren't the only ways to "do" the Land Run ...
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a49/DougLoudenback/trains/trains_statecapitolmurals.jpg
... I begin with the section, "Trains in Okc Today" as a reality check.
At S. Classen Blvd. Between SW 6th & SW 7th
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a49/DougLoudenback/trains/trains_google01s.jpg
On The Ground Looking South
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a49/DougLoudenback/trains/trains_8_11_07_01s.jpg
Same Location Looking North
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a49/DougLoudenback/trains/trains_8_11_07_02s.jpg
Something Left Behind, Looking Southeast
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a49/DougLoudenback/trains/trains_8_11_07_03s.jpg
Further South Looking South
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a49/DougLoudenback/trains/trains_8_11_07_04s.jpg
Looking At Abandoned Track Curving Southwest
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a49/DougLoudenback/trains/trains_8_11_07_05s.jpg
On the Tracks Looking Northwest Toward Classen
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a49/DougLoudenback/trains/trains_8_11_07_08s.jpg
On The Tracks Looking East
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a49/DougLoudenback/trains/trains_8_11_07_06s.jpg
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a49/DougLoudenback/trains/trains_8_11_07_07s.jpg
At Walker Looking North Across The Tracks
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a49/DougLoudenback/trains/trains_8_11_07_09s.jpg
Looking Northeast Across The Tracks
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a49/DougLoudenback/trains/trains_8_11_07_10s.jpg
A Google Image of the Union Station Area
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a49/DougLoudenback/trains/trains_google02s.jpg
Looking Northeast At The Robinson Crossing
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a49/DougLoudenback/trains/trains_8_11_07_11s.jpg
On Robinson Looking North
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a49/DougLoudenback/trains/trains_8_11_07_12s.jpg
On Compress Street Under I-40 Looking West
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a49/DougLoudenback/trains/trains_8_11_07_13s.jpg
On South Side of Deep Deuce Apartments Looking Southwest - Harrison Bridge
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a49/DougLoudenback/trains/trains_8_11_07_14s.jpg
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a49/DougLoudenback/trains/trains_8_11_07_15s.jpg
Same Location Looking Southeast To the Bricktown Police Station
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a49/DougLoudenback/trains/trains_8_11_07_16s.jpg
You Can Almost Not See Them, Now
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a49/DougLoudenback/trains/trains_8_11_07_17s.jpg
I took a few more this afternoon of the old 39th street bridge which, I think, was the crossing for the Yukon/El Reno Interurban Line north of Lake Overholser ... they are in the same vein as the above but aren't in the blog yet. I'm double-checking to make sure that this bridge was the one used for the Interurban route. It's certainly old enough, and is in the correct location, and has some "thingies" which could hold the electric line, but the road surface is layered with multiple levels of asphalt and, where the concrete begins at the west end of the bridge there are no signs of former rails. So, I'm checking ... if anyone knows for sure, one way or the other, please chime in!
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a49/DougLoudenback/trains/trains_39thstbridge01s.jpg
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a49/DougLoudenback/trains/trains_39thstbridge02s.jpg
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a49/DougLoudenback/trains/trains_39thstbridge03s.jpg
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a49/DougLoudenback/trains/trains_39thstbridge04s.jpg
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a49/DougLoudenback/trains/trains_39thstbridge05s.jpg