Arkansas–Oklahoma Railroad Overview
The Arkansas–Oklahoma Railroad is a Class III carrier headquartered in Wilburton, OK that operates two segments of the former Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad (CRIP) Choctaw Route that originally ran between Memphis Tennessee and Tucumcari, New Mexico. AOK started operations on March 3, 1996 on 73 miles (117 km) of track then owned by the U.S. state of Oklahoma between Howe and McAlester by assuming the existing lease of the Missouri Pacific, then wholly owned by the Union Pacific Railroad (UP). This lease included a purchase option which AOK exercised in April 2016. The line interchanges with the Kansas City Southern Railway at Howe, and with the UP at McAlester.
AOK also leases UP-owned trackage in McAlester (ex-Katy branch industrial branch lead) and additional Choctaw Route trackage west of McAlester to milepost 385 for service to the McAlester Industrial Park and for car storage.
AOK has also leased the 36-mile (58-km) Shawnee Branch from the UP running from Shawnee to a connection with the UP near Oklahoma City. The bridge over the Canadian River was restored in 2014 for service to the Citizen Potawatomi Nation Iron Horse Industrial Park, with the line open to milepost 445. AOK switches the Midwest City Automobile Logistics Facility. The Choctaw Route remains out of service between milepost 445 and 385.
AOK completed a lease and new switching agreement with BNSF for the Shawnee industrial lead in October 2021. This approximately 10 mile lead is the remnant of the Cushing to Paul's Valley Santa Fe line. With the completion of this agreement, AOK operates all traffic to Shawnee.
Arkansas–Oklahoma Railroad interchanges with UP at Oklahoma City and McAlester, BNSF at Shawnee, and CPKC at Howe.
Arkansas–Oklahoma Railroad Locomotives
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| Number
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Model
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Year Built
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History
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Notes
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| AOK 536
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SW1
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1942
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Ex-DBGX 536/CRIP 536
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Assigned to the McAlester Division.
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| AOK 567
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B40-8W
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1992
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Ex-BNSF 567/ATSF 567
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Assigned to the McAlester Division.
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| AOK 581
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B40-8W
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1992
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Ex-BNSF 581/ATSF 581
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Assigned to the McAlester Division.
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| AOK 2010
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SW8
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1951
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Ex-USAX 2010
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Assigned to the McAlester Division.
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| AOK 2402
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GP30u
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1962
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Ex-LTEX 2402/BNSF 2402/ATSF 2702/ATSF 3202/ATSF GP30 1202
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Assigned to the Shawnee Branch.
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| AOK 2411
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GP30u
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1962
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Ex-LTEX 2411/BNSF 2411/ATSF 2711/ATSF 3211/ATSF GP30 1211
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Assigned to the Shawnee Branch.
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| AOK 2442
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GP30u
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1963
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Ex-LTEX 2442/BNSF 2442/ATSF 2742/ATSF 3242/ATSF GP30 1242
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Assigned to the McAlester Division.
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| AOK 2443
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GP30u
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1963
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Ex-LTEX 2443/BNSF 2443/ATSF 2743/ATSF 3243/ATSF GP30 1243
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Assigned to the McAlester Division.
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| AOK 2504
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GP35u
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1964
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Ex-LTEX 2504/BNSF 2504/ATSF 2804/ATSF GP35 1304
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Assigned to the McAlester Division.
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| AOK 2511
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GP35u
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1964
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Ex-LTEX 2511/BNSF 2511/ATSF 2811/ATSF GP35 1311
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Assigned to the McAlester Division.
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| AOK 3098
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SD45T-2
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1972
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Ex-LTEX 3098/KYLE 3098/KYLE 9245/CEFX 9245/SP 9245
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Assigned to the Shawnee Branch.
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| AOK 4093
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B23-S7
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1972
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Ex-NS 4093/CR 2031/MGA B23-S7 2301/WP U23B 2255
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Assigned to the McAlester Division.
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| AOK 4098
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B23-S7
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1972
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Ex-OHCR 4098/NS 4098/CR 2038/MGA B23-S7 2308/WP U23B 2260
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Assigned to the McAlester Division.
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| AOK 4510
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GP35
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1972
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Ex-MVPX 4510//INPR 4510/WE 2675/NS 2675/SOU 2675
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Alco Trucks. Assigned to the Shawnee Branch.
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| AOK 9330
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SD45T-2
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1974
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Ex-LTEX 9330 KYLE 9330/CEFX 9330/SP 9330
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Assigned to the Shawnee Branch.
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| AOK 9362
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SD45T-2
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1975
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Ex-LTEX 9362/KYLE 9362/CEFX 9362/SP 9362
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Assigned to the McAlester Division.
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Arkansas–Oklahoma Railroad McAlester Division Customers
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| Customer
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Location
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Company Description
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Type of Railcar
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Notes
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| Dura-Line
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McAlester
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Plastic Cable & Conduit Products
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Covered Hoppers
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| Eurecat
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McAlester
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Alumina & Silica Catalyst Recycling
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Covered Hoppers
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| Berry Global
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McAlester
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Plastic Packaging
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Covered Hoppers
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| Komar Distribution Services
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McAlester
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Liquid Transload Facility
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Tank Cars
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| AOK Transload
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McAlester
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Transload Facility
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Tank Cars/Covered Hoppers
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| AOK Transload
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Wilburton
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Transload Facility
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Tank Cars/Covered Hoppers
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| AOK Transload
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Wister
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Transload Facility
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Tank Cars
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Arkansas–Oklahoma Railroad Shawnee Branch Customers
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| Customer
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Location
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Company Description
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Type of Railcar
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Notes
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| Buzzi Unicem
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Oklahoma City
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Cement Terminal
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Covered Hoppers
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| Midwest City Auto Facility
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Oklahoma City
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Auto Terminal
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Autoracks
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| Norwesco
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Shawnee
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Plastic Liquid Tanks
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Covered Hoppers
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| Shawnee Milling
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Shawnee
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Flour & Corn Mill
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Covered Hoppers
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| Sovereign Pipe Technologies
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Shawnee
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Plastic Piping
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Covered Hoppers
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| Iron Horse Industrial Park
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Shawnee
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Transload Facility
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Flat Cars
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| Ball Pipe & Supply
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Shawnee
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Scrap Metal Recycling
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Gondolas
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| Jindal Films
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Shawnee
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Plastic Film Products
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Covered Hoppers
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| Bison Metals
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Shawnee
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Metal Tubing Products
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Gondolas/Flatcars
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Inactive?
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