Two of A-OK's ex-Santa Fe GP30u diesels powered a short train of gondolas from the KCS interchange at Howe to a wood-processing customer west of Wister. That work finished, the locos are in the l... (more)
With a manned GP30u fore and aft, the A-OK crew left Howe with 19 gons loaded with old crossties bound for Nevada Railroad Materials (NRM). At Wister, lead unit 2442 was cut-off and run into a si... (more)
A two-man crew uses ex-ATSF GP30u 2443 - which celebrated its 55th birthday in January 2018 - to shove 19 gondolas toward a tie-treatment plant a few miles west of Wister. This is the former CRI&... (more)
After arriving in the small town of Wister to pick up 21 storage cars, the crew ties down the GP30 before a quick lunch at the Caston Creek Bar & Grill.
AOK GP30 No. 2443 is ready to shove 21 storage cars from Wister to the KCS interchange in Howe roughly six miles away. A minor switching incident earlier which briefly derailed the locomotive made... (more)
Resting by one of the few remaining functional Rock Island signals on this line.
A lone GP30 hauls 17 hoppers cars east on the AOK. they are headed for the KCS interchange in Howe, OK
New addition to the AOK fleet. Ex-ATSF GP30u looking good in its new livery. Thank you Dave!