south of Wagoner, Oklahoma, 6 NOV'71
Yes, it looks like the track could use some actual rock ballast and a bit of weed control, but the caboose was another product of the Barriger improvements and trailed the 102 cars by the signal that was part of Katy's traditional timetable and train order operation protected by ABS. Katy was one of the very last users of this time-honored system of dispatching trains. Official maximum speed on the mainline was 55mph and it seems that their trains were usually steppin' right along in the country.
south of Wagoner, Oklahoma, 6 NOV'71
Yes, it looks like the track could use some actual rock ballast and a bit of weed control, but the caboose was another product of the Barriger improvements and trailed the 102 cars by the signal that was part of Katy's traditional timetable and train order operation protected by ABS. Katy was one of the very last users of this time-honored system of dispatching trains. Official maximum speed on the mainline was 55mph and it seems that their trains were usually steppin' right along in the country.