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When you see me post photos like this, you can bet my wife has been the set designer.
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A chance encounter with the Arkansas-Oklahoma Railroad interchanging with the Kansas City Southern at Howe, Oklahoma led to a westward chase along a former Rock Island line. Here east of Wister, Oklahoma the road's pair of "Super 7's" in Rock Island-inspired red and yellow trundle over a nice wooden trestle.
AOK 4098 Super 7-23B nee WP 2260 U23B
AOK 4093 Super 7-23B nee WP 2255 U23B
A pair of ex Santa Fe GP30u's in AOK paint and an ex Santa Fe GP35 still in ATSF colors lead an AOK train on the former Rock Island Memphis-Tucumcari mainline through Harrah,OK east towards Shawnee,OK. Hard to imagine the fast freights and passenger trains that once plied the rails here.
Meridians MX09 AOK, an Optare Versa, having departed Northampton Northgate station on route 31 to Kings Heath. 9th June 2016
I drove about 35 miles to catch this one after i saw it run through the intersection headed into Chicago this morning
Arkansas & Oklahoma Railroad former BNSF GP30u 2442 & a former BNSF B40-8W rest In McAlester, OK. waiting on their next days assignment.