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Matthew Zisi's Collection
 
5/7/2024
 
 
 
 
 
Owner: Saint Louis-San Francisco
Model:BLW 4-8-4Built As:SLSF 4500 (4-8-4)
Serial Number:64449Order No:
Frame Number:28X31 cylinders, 74" driversBuilt:11/1942
Notes:BLW 11/1942, donated to Tulsa, OK
Other locos with this serial:  SLSF 4500(4-8-4)
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Frisco 4500
Title:  Frisco 4500
Description:  On display at the Route 66 Park in SW Tulsa, just east of Interstate 244.
Photo Date:  10/20/2017  Upload Date: 7/27/2018 7:00:12 PM
Location:  Tulsa, OK
Author:  Matthew Zisi
Categories:  Roster,Scenic,Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:  SLSF 4500(4-8-4)
Views:  705   Comments: 1
Frisco 4500
Title:  Frisco 4500
Description:  Note the oil derrick in the background-this spot was the site of the first oil strike in Tulsa. You can be sure that many more would follow!
Photo Date:  10/20/2017  Upload Date: 7/27/2018 7:01:55 PM
Location:  Tulsa, OK
Author:  Matthew Zisi
Categories:  Roster,Scenic,Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:  SLSF 4500(4-8-4)
Views:  224   Comments: 0
Frisco 4500
Title:  Frisco 4500
Description:  This engine burned oil, not coal.
Photo Date:  10/20/2017  Upload Date: 7/27/2018 7:03:44 PM
Location:  Tulsa, OK
Author:  Matthew Zisi
Categories:  Roster,Scenic,Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:  SLSF 4500(4-8-4)
Views:  245   Comments: 0
Frisco 4500
Title:  Frisco 4500
Description:  Built for passenger service, this engine pulled the Meteor, a train that ran from St. Louis to Oklahoma City, via Tulsa.
Photo Date:  10/20/2017  Upload Date: 7/27/2018 7:05:17 PM
Location:  Tulsa, OK
Author:  Matthew Zisi
Categories:  Roster,Scenic,Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:  SLSF 4500(4-8-4)
Views:  209   Comments: 0
Frisco 4500
Title:  Frisco 4500
Description:  It was also used on the Texas Special, which ran from St. Louis all the way to San Antonio.
Photo Date:  10/20/2017  Upload Date: 7/27/2018 7:06:35 PM
Location:  Tulsa, OK
Author:  Matthew Zisi
Categories:  Roster,Scenic,Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:  SLSF 4500(4-8-4)
Views:  229   Comments: 1
Frisco 4500
Title:  Frisco 4500
Description:  After the Metero was dieselized, this engine was assigned to other passenger trains such as the General Wood and the Will Rogers.
Photo Date:  10/20/2017  Upload Date: 7/27/2018 7:08:47 PM
Location:  Tulsa, OK
Author:  Matthew Zisi
Categories:  Roster,Scenic,Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:  SLSF 4500(4-8-4)
Views:  230   Comments: 0
Frisco 4500
Title:  Frisco 4500
Description:  This locomotives service was short-lived, as the diesel era was about to begin. Retired in 1950, it was donated to the city of Tulsa 4 years later, where it was put on display at the Mohawk Park Zoo.
Photo Date:  10/20/2017  Upload Date: 7/27/2018 7:11:44 PM
Location:  Tulsa, OK
Author:  Matthew Zisi
Categories:  Roster,Scenic,Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:  SLSF 4500(4-8-4)
Views:  183   Comments: 0
Frisco 4500
Title:  Frisco 4500
Description:  In 1991, it was moved to nearby Owasso for restoration. After 20 years, the process was completed, and the engine was moved to its current location.
Photo Date:  10/20/2017  Upload Date: 7/27/2018 7:13:09 PM
Location:  Tulsa, OK
Author:  Matthew Zisi
Categories:  Roster,Scenic,Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:  SLSF 4500(4-8-4)
Views:  260   Comments: 1
Frisco 4500
Title:  Frisco 4500
Description:  Its sister, 4501, which I got to photograph a few months later (http://railfan3145.rrpicturearchives.net/locoPicture.aspx?id=63535), is now on display at the Museum of the American Railroad in Frisco, TX.
Photo Date:  10/20/2017  Upload Date: 7/27/2018 7:14:44 PM
Location:  Tulsa, OK
Author:  Matthew Zisi
Categories:  Roster,Scenic,Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:  SLSF 4500(4-8-4)
Views:  211   Comments: 0
Frisco 4500
Title:  Frisco 4500
Description:  Closeup shot of the tender.
Photo Date:  10/20/2017  Upload Date: 7/27/2018 7:15:18 PM
Location:  Tulsa, OK
Author:  Matthew Zisi
Categories:  Roster,Scenic,Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:  SLSF 4500(4-8-4)
Views:  220   Comments: 0
Tulsa-Sapulpa Union Coach
Title:  Tulsa-Sapulpa Union Coach
Description:  No number, but named the William Hill
Photo Date:  10/20/2017  Upload Date: 7/27/2018 7:21:55 PM
Location:  Tulsa, OK
Author:  Matthew Zisi
Categories:  Passenger
Locomotives:  SLSF 4500(4-8-4)
Views:  175   Comments: 0


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