The A-OK is one of the newer shortlines and is operating over the former Rock Island line between McAlester and Mansfield, AR. They have had a collection of used locomotives.

2, 44 Ton, was built in March 1942, #2363, as St Louis-San Francisco 2.  It was sold to Tulsa-Sapulpa Union Ry as 2 and later to Frit Car & Equipment Co. as 2.  It later was sold to CNCo and scrapped in 1977.

This company operates a number of aggregate sites in Oklahoma. One of their major plants was at Big Canyon, which is just south of Dougherty in the Arbuckle Mountains. This location produced limestone ballast for railroad use until most of the railroads went to granite ballast. It then closed down. In 1967 they used two little 25 ton General Electric locomotives.

102138 was built by General Electric in October 1941, #15013.

125001 was built by General Electric in October 1941, #15012.

1 of the locomotives was plinthed, but it is not on public display.

This company operated zinc mines in the southeastern corner of Oklahoma and used second hand St Louis-San Francisco Russian decapods in its final years of operation until it closed in 1957.

1615 was built by Alco-Richmond in 1917, #58829, for the Imperial Russian State Rys, but was diverted by the USRA to the Frisco in 1918. It was sold to EP in 1951 and is now on display at Altus, OK.

1621 was built by Baldwin in 1918, #48420, for Russia, but was diverted to the Southern Ry as 8029. They sold it to the Fort Smith Subiaco & Rock Island as 101 shortly afterwards. When Frisco's first 1621 was destroyed in a dynamite blast in the 1920s, they traded 4-6-0 614 to them and replaced the 1621. It was sold to EP in 1951 and is now on display at the Museum of Transportation at Kirkwood, MO.

1625 was built by Alco-Schenectady in 1918, #58903, for Russia but was diverted to the Frisco in 1918. It was sold to EP in 1951 and is now on display at the Age of Steam, Dallas, TX.

1630 was built by Baldwin in 1918, #47953, for Russia but was diverted to the Frisco in 1918. It was sold to EP in 1951 and is now operational at the Illinois Railway Museum, restored as Frisco 1630.

1632 was built by Baldwin in 1918, #48522, for Russia but was diverted to the Frisco in 1918. It was sold to EP in 1951 and was preserved at the Smoky Hill Railroad Museum in Ottawa, KS. It is now at the Belton Grandview & Kansas City Ry in Belton, MO.

When the Katy abandoned its Wichita Falls & North Western line, one segment was sold to the Hollis & Eastern and has operated ever since. Here are a few views of some of their locomotives.

2520 is a CF7 built by Electro-Motive in June, 1956, #21130, as a F9A and was Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe 282C, Class 281. In May, 1974, it was rebuilt at Cleburne and became the 2520, Class 2417. In February, 1987, it was sold to the Railway Engineering & Supply Co who sold it to the H&E in 1987. It was replaced in March, 1999, by a newer GP9 rebuild and has reportedly been sold to another short line.

7427 was a 45 Ton General Electric, October, 1944, #13165. It came from Phillips Petroleum Co 7427 in December, 1971. They got it from the U S Army, 7427.

No number, S12, was built by Baldwin in October 1953, #75922, as Southern Pacific 1547, Class DS-118.  It was renumbered 2154, Class BS412-4, in 1966 and sold as Metropolitan Stevedore Co 2 on August 9, 1974.  It was later sold as Wills Brothers 5683 and then became JTM without number.  It later was sold as SMS Lines 303.

2001, WE 65 Ton, was built by Plymouth in January 1932.  It was sold as Cassville-Exeter RR 2001 and sold to  Kansas City Public Service Freight Operation but apparently not used.  It later was sent to the Green Bay museum but does not show in the present list.

2003, PE 70 Ton, was built by Plymouth in September 1936, #3865.  It was sold as Fort Dodge Des Moines & Southern 501 in October 1954 and resold to Sonken & Galamba Co in December 1956.  It was sold as KCPSFO 1 in July 1957 and retired in 1964.  It was preserved as J-PRR 2003 by Museum of Transportation.

1026, GP9u, wa built by Electro-Motive in March 1959, #25101, as Southern Pacific 5801, Class DF-612.  It was renumbered as 3664, Class EF418-8, in 1966 and sold to General Electric in August 1971.  It was then sold to Precision National Corp in August 1971 and rebuilt at Paducah as Illinois Central Gulf 8268 in December 1971.  It was sold as MidSouth Rail 8268 in August 1986 and renumbered as 1026.  It was retired and sold as LRS 1026.

613, GP7, was built by Electro-Motive in May, 1953, #18444, as New York Central 5740, Class DRSP-4n. The steam generator was removed and the locomotive was reclassified DRS-4n. In 1966 it was reclassified ERS-15. In 1968 it became Penn Central 5740, Class ERS-15. In April, 1976, it became Consolidated Railroad Corp 5740 Class GP-7. XTRA purchased the locomotive in 1981 and renumbered it 613. After a short time on the North Central Texas RR as 613, it was sent to the NCORR as 613. In August, 1986, it went to the Wisconsin & Calumet as 613. It is now Chicago Rail Link 613.

614 was built by Electro-Motive in May, 1953, #18452, as New York Central 5748, Class DRSP-4n. It was converted and reclassified DRS-4n. In 1966 it was reclassified ERS-15. In 1968 it became Penn Central 5748, Class ERS-15. In April, 1976, it became Conrail 5748 Class GP-7. XTRA purchased it in 1981 and it became 614. It was NCT 614 from 1982 until early 1984, when it went to the North Central Oklahoma. It also went to the WICT as 614 in 1986. It is now Chicago Rail Link 614.

2 was built by Lima on May 25, 1918, #2977.  It was sold as Virgin Pine Lumber Co 2 in February 1920 and resold as C&R Lumber Co 15 in July 1926.  It was sold as Goodyear Yellow Pine Co 2 in April 1931 and sold as Crosby Lumber & Manufacturing Co 15 on August 14, 1944.  It was renumbered 1 and sold as Pascagoula Veneer Co 1.  It was purchased by C W Witbeck in July 1966 and resold to Thomas Lawson Jr on November 13, 1970, as Dixie Midland Ry 8.  It was sold as Eureka Springs & North Arkansas Ry 8 in 1983 and sold as Lowville & Beaver River RR 8 in 1989.  It is owned by Railway History Society of Northern New York and is stored with boiler problems.

5 "Tommy" was built by Alco-Cooke in 1923, #65189, as stock.  It was sold as OkNo 5 in December 1933 and sold to Sonken-Galamba Corp in 1958.  It was sold to Kansas City Railroad Museum and went to Belton, Grandview & Kansas City RR.

7, 70 Ton, was built by General Electric in August 1950, #30453.  It was merged as St Louis-San Francisco 12 in 1964 and sold to Andrew Merrilees Co in September 1965.  It was then sold to Ontario Steel Co as 2 in December 1968.

3349, GP9u, was built by Electro-Motive in February 1956, #21336, as Southern Pacific 5643, Class DF-607. It was renumbered 3476, Class EF418-6, in 1966, and rebuilt in on May 1, 1972, as 3349, Class EF418E-2.  It was sold to Southwest Car Parts in October 1987.  It was sold to R&L Co as 3349 and then to PofM as 3349.

This is a former trolley short line.

United States Asphalt Co.

281, 65 Ton, was built by Bethlehem-Westinghouse in June 1936, #A056, as Westinghouse Electric Corp 14.  It was sold as Bessemer & Lake Erie 281, Class W-1A, in June 1936 and sold as USPCo 281 in 1955.  It was retired in 1962.

5683, S12, was built by Baldwin in October 1953, #75922, as Southern Pacific 1547, Class DS-118.  It was renumbered 2154, Class BS412-4, in 1966 and sold as Metropolitan Stevedore Co 2 on August 9, 1974.  It was later sold as WB  5683 and then became Johnston's Terminal Muskogee without number.  It later was sold as SMS Lines 303.

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