Meteor 4500 Train

by Janette Boyd

Title

Meteor 4500 Train

Artist

Janette Boyd

Medium

Photograph - Photo/texture/digital

Description

Photo of Meteor 4500 Train in Tulsa, Oklahoma with original sky only from texture by FAA Artist, Jai Johnson, called, "Reflect" added using Corel Paintshop techniques of blending with multiple brushes.

Top Finisher in FAA Contest, "Train Photos" 11/22/2015
Top Finisher in FAA Contest, "Your Best Train Photo" 10/19/15

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Meteor 4500
The Meteor was a named passenger train operated by the St. Louis-San Francisco Railway (a.k.a. SLSF or "the Frisco"). It ran overnight between Oklahoma City and St. Louis via Tulsa. This Frisco train should not be confused with Amtrak's Silver Meteor.

The Meteor began early in the 20th Century; one engineer who joined the Frisco in 1917 recalled that the Meteor was already a well-known train at that time. Initially the trains were pulled by Frisco-class 1300 locomotives, being high-wheeled Baldwin engines with 2-8-0 wheel arrangements. During the late 1930s and into the early years of World War II, Frisco-class 1500 Baldwin engines with 4-8-2 wheel arrangements took over the job.

Frisco-class 4500 locomotives, and specifically locomotives No. 4500, 4501 and 4502, being three of twenty-five Northern class Baldwin 4-8-4s built for Frisco during World War II, were later designated for use on the Meteor. These locomotives were delivered in a distinctive zephyr blue, white and gray paint scheme with "Meteor" spelled out across the tender in bold red lettering. These three passenger engines also saw service pulling the Texas Special.

When the Meteor was converted to use diesel locomotives, No. 4500 was re-painted into Frisco's standard black with gold striping and lettering and assigned to passenger trains such as the General Wood and the Will Rogers.

The cosmetically-restored Engine No. 4500 resides at the Route 66 Historical Village in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meteor_(train)

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