AT&L
Naming your railroad after towns it passes through is unoriginal, but naming it after your grandkids isn't.
The Austin, Todd and Ladd was founded in 1985 to take over the trackage of the short-lived North Central Oklahoma Railway including nearly 40 miles of the Rock Island's former Choctaw Route between Geary and El Reno, Oklahoma. It is named after the founder's grandchildren.
In this scene, the AT&L is in operation as it navigates over a wooden trestle near Calumet, Oklahoma with a loaded grain train from Watonga. The lead engine is a chopped-nose ex-Southern GP38-2, distinguished by the bell placement on the long hood.
AT&L
Naming your railroad after towns it passes through is unoriginal, but naming it after your grandkids isn't.
The Austin, Todd and Ladd was founded in 1985 to take over the trackage of the short-lived North Central Oklahoma Railway including nearly 40 miles of the Rock Island's former Choctaw Route between Geary and El Reno, Oklahoma. It is named after the founder's grandchildren.
In this scene, the AT&L is in operation as it navigates over a wooden trestle near Calumet, Oklahoma with a loaded grain train from Watonga. The lead engine is a chopped-nose ex-Southern GP38-2, distinguished by the bell placement on the long hood.