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Metadata
Catalog Number |
2022.212.001 |
Collection |
Oral History |
Narrator's Name |
Massey, Michael R. |
Object Name |
Recording |
Date |
11/02/2022 |
Digital Link |
Click here to listen to recording. |
Scope & Content |
Recording of an oral history interview featuring brothers Mike and Ed Massey conducted at the Route 66 Historical Village by Tulsa Historical Society & Museum volunteer Lorretta Bertalot on November 2, 2022. The audio track is 1:08:55 in length. Mike and Ed Massey come from a family of railroaders. They share stories of their father and grandfather working on the Saint Louis & San Francisco "Frisco" Railway. They led the effort to restore the historic Frisco 4500 steam engine through funding from volunteers and the City of Tulsa Parks Department. It is located in the Route 66 Historical Village on Southwest Boulevard on the same site of replica of the Red Fork Depot. 00:38 Mike Massey talks about two generations of family railroaders 02:59 Frisco 4500 steam engine 07:42 raising funds to restore engine 08:46 vision to build an outdoor museum to focus on transportation and oil 12:14 Ed Massey on the history of railroads coming into west Tulsa 20:16 end of passenger service in Tulsa 24:02 different types of railroad cars 43:22 troop trains in World War II 52:35 adding a passenger car, oil tank car, and a caboose to display 58:05 standard railroad gauge explained |
Search Terms |
depots locomotives museums oral history interviews railroads Red Fork, OK Route 66 Historical Village trains |
People |
Massey, Eddie W. Massey, Michael R. |