David Hibler operates one of the four fully-updated, 1/8-scale diesel locomotives at Locomotive Operators of Central Oklahoma on Oct. 5. LOCO is located on five acres, west of Shawnee Twin Lakes on Lake Drive, and is open on the first Sunday monthly, 1-4 pm. In December, the train club will once again offer their Christmas Light Train Ride on Nov. 29, Dec. 7, Dec. 14, and Dec. 19, beginning at 5:30 pm. In addition to Christmas lights on the trains and along the route, they will have Santa Claus & cocoa.
One of the features of the Locomotive Operators of Central Oklahoma facility is a trestle bridge, shown. LOCO is located on five acres west of Shawnee Twin Lakes on Lake Drive, and there are six other bridges and an 80-foot tunnel, according to their website, http://locotrains.org/loco/about-us/ . They are open to the public on the first Sunday of each month, 1-4 pm. Natasha Dunagan, Countywide & Sun
Engineer Brian Lacock waits for people to board the train pulled by a 1/8-scale diesel engine at the Locomotive Operators of Central Oklahoma facility on Oct. 5. LOCO is a non-profit train club, located west of Shawnee's Twin Lakes on Lake Drive, and is open for public rides on the first Sunday of each month, 1-4 pm.
Along with the rustle of leaves in the autumn trees, just west of Shawnee Twin Lakes, one can also hear the “clickety-clack” of trains running along metal rails.If so, you may be on Lake Drive, spending an afternoon at the five-acre Locomotive Operators of Central Oklahoma (LOCO) facility.According to LOCO President Shana Hibler, they now have four ⅛-scale, “fully-upgraded...
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