route 66 village

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FRISCO 4500 Engine

restored and on display

in Tulsa, Oklahoma on the Mother Road!

Hit the road to see the sights, experience this Country’s finest eateries and feel the heartbeat of it’s residents...traveling Route 66 in your own vehicle was the way to go but so much more traveled along it’s pathways...freight, food, and fuel rode the rails alongside the cars!

★ Hundreds of visitors from....

....all over the world

Workers can hardly get their project finished, because those who see the train HAVE TO STOP and want to ask questions!

★ The World’s Tallest Oil Derrick

Standing next to the tracks a steel reminder of the Oil Boom that made Tulsa the “Oil Capitol of the World” rises 194 feet in the air...with the historic site of that first oil strike on June 25, 1901 [see more...]

Southwest Boulevard in Tulsa...a transportation dream come true

Located in the heart of the Nation, Tulsa is often referred to as an important intersection of America...where railroads, highways and pipelines crisscross the country.

A sign in Santa Monica, California names Route 66 as Will Rogers Highway - a tribute to Oklahoma’s favorite son who traveled it into America’s heart

The Route 66 Village is caretaker of one of America’s last and largest remaining steam engines. It was literally rescued from the jaws of the scrap pile and restored to a beautiful piece of machinery to tell the stories of days gone by when the steam engines ruled the rails. This restored Frisco 4500 Steam Engine once ran from St. Louis, Missouri to Oklahoma City carrying thousands of passengers and freight to destinations between these cities.