On the corner of Tulsa’s fairgrounds sits an old Baldwin steam locomotive. The Dierks Forest #207. It was built in 1917 and was used by a lumber company, Dierks Forest, for hauling lumber in southeast Oklahoma and southwest Arkansas and was moved to Tulsa’s fairgrounds in 1963.
One source I found claimed some sort of supernatural presence. I don’t know about that but when I see industrial machines like this I just imagine all the work that went into it, from the engineers who designed it to the men who built it and then followed by the people who operated and maintained the engine through its life.
It sure makes for a nice display is what I think.
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Old steam engines are super photogenic! I think it’s great that so many have been saved for posterity to see.
Oh, yes! I do love those old trains!! Getting to take one of them for all the traveling we did when I was growing up is one of the best memories of my childhood!! Terrific captures for the day!! Hope you have a great week!!
There since ’63? Many cans of black spray paint have been added I’d wager.
Thanks for this. I think there is something almost genetic about steam locomotives’ appeal and magnatisim fort people our age…experience, and imagination, and the call of travel, melded with some old music and stories. It’s interesting to me that my blog posts that gather the most page views are all about trains.
We have a train museum nearby! You’d love it!
The old steam engines are cool, great shots.. I have some similar at the B&O Railroad museum in Baltimore. Thanks for sharing, have a happy week!
I love trains – the old ones like these have personality the new ones don’t have!
Also love trains, because during teens I made use of them at least once a week.
Old trains, old tanks, planes and ships, even old trucks – they are very interesting. They bring about mych curiosity of how and what was it like at old times. This is a beautiful find.
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Great photos of the Locomotive. So many things would never have happened without those machines to move goods and people around.
A great post Alan. Those magnificent machines do invoke a sense of mystery, respect and nostalgia – thank you for sharing.
i love trains!! so fun. it is snowy here in VA. hope you and the family are great this week. take care. ( :
Now, that is what a train should look like ~ Great series of shots!
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Awesome – I love these old train engines!
It is beautiful and you are right….its a great display.
I think the same way, Yogi, when I see an old locomotive on display like this. It’s nice when they are preserved so they don’t all end up in a scrap heap.
There’s something very artistic about their design.
hey Yogi, thanks for your comment at my blog – am loving your photos – look like my sort of place to check out 🙂
It really is a feat of engineering!
Lovin’ it!! I remember one time, driving Interstate 80 going through Wyoming, in Cheyenne there was a HUGE shiny black engine…at a city park.
This is reminiscent of a time we had, long ago.
I think the same thing when I look at an amazing piece of machinery — all the people who worked on it to make it be spectacular. And, I hope that they feel pretty proud of themselves.
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The old steam engines have such character.